Following on from last week’s Season 5 opener, we return to Saint Marie where the retiring Governer of the island is maliciously poisoned at her own leaving party with cyanide, with the only person to have been in contact with her is the Commissioner himself. “I don’t suppose you know what Governer Bamber was drinking?” … >
Dickensian is a nice enough drama for a half an hour at a time, but here’s where it’s gone wrong – it’s not a show about solving a dog murder. Because I don’t know about you, but right now I’m more interested in seeing Compeyson being brought to justice over the murder of Jip the … >
I expect the Midsomer Constabulary scores very highly in the police performance charts, given the ‘always get their man’ attitude that has prevailed there for nearly twenty years. But the force’s zero tolerance policy towards unsolved murders has not always been so rigidly followed – and ‘The Incident at Cooper Hill’ revolves around a murder … >
Set in 1870’s Yorkshire, ITV’s Jericho chronicles the travails of a community which has arisen to support the construction of a viaduct. Spanning a valley, the ambitious project will connect two railway lines and the ad-hoc settlement which has sprung up around it hosts a plethora of colourful characters. We are introduced to this rough, … >
It’s a politically charged outing this week as the Lyell team investigate the murder of Amir Aziz, a Muslim man with a strong connection to the community. Before the main thread of the story begins we’re taken to Bosnia, in 1995, where a young Sarah Begovic witnesses the murder of her father. It’s a harrowing … >
Written by and starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Channel 4’s Crashing follows the exploits of a group of people living in a disused London hospital as property guardians whilst trying to navigate some massive life changes. Lulu (Waller-Bridge) opens the episode on her way to surprise someone, upsetting fellow passengers with the help of a ukulele. Her … >
Annie is one of those musicals that you’re reasonably assured of what you’re going to get going in. It’s headed by an adorable kid with ginger ringlets, is peppered with a brace of reliably catchy show tunes, and is based on Harold Gray’s deceptively astute newspaper cartoon strip. In Nikolai Foster’s new production, however, the … >
If you were expecting BBC One’s gorgeous new adaptation of War and Peace to be a joyful comedic romp where people get to be happy, you probably should have Wikipedia’d a synopsis of the book before getting to the second episode, my friend. This week’s instalment sees Pierre (played with maximum awkwardness by the adorable … >
It doesn’t quite have the high profile of a Sherlock special, or the sense of occasion of yet another final ever Lewis. Nevertheless, ITV’s Midsomer Murders must be doing something right to now be embarking on its eighteenth season. Less than a minute in to season opener ‘Habeas Corpus’ there’s a death – and we … >
Returning for a final season, ITV’s Mr Selfridge flashes forward to 1928, almost a decade after the events of last year’s third season. However, as many things have changed, it seems Harry (Jeremy Piven) has returned to his playboy and womanising ways. What will this mean for his family and the staff of Selfridges in … >