Dr Jekyll meets Ms Hyde this week in a tantalising run-up to next weekend’s double-bill finale. After a run of more original monsters-of-the-week drawn from mostly British legend (e.g. the Black Shuck and Spring-Heeled Jack), I was a bit dismayed, upon seeing the tease at the end of last week’s episode, that the series was … >
Marley was dead, to begin with. Oh wait, no he’s not. What the Dickens?! He’s standing right there, on the steps of his and Ebenezer Scrooge’s money-lending business. Contrary to what you may have read in A Christmas Carol, Jacob Marley is very much alive here, and being played by Peter Firth (Spooks) wearing a … >
Jonathan Ross hosts an hour-long celebration of Downton Abbey that culminates in Julie Walters’ presentation of a BAFTA Special Award to the show that has become a world-wide phenomenon. The prevailing sentiment of every cast member interviewed is surprise at the show’s unprecedented success and profound gratitude to have been part of it. Respect for … >
With a leap and a bound Big Finish has opened the door on the Time War, the gap between so-called classic and modern eras of Doctor Who. Executive producer Nick Briggs has been on record many times stating the Time War could never be tackled. How wrong he was, and how well he demonstrates how … >
Although this fourth run of Luther is criminally short, no one could accuse writer Neil Cross of stinting on content. Last week’s first episode was a mind-boggling rush of introductions, deaths, departures and returns that saw DCI John Luther’s perennial love interest Alice Morgan murdered off-screen, new arrival Theo Bloom blown up on-screen and the … >
If there’s one thing sassmaster archaeologist River Song likes, it’s being married, apparently. This isn’t a spoiler, because this year’s charming Doctor Who Christmas caper is titled ‘The Husbands of River Song’. You can extrapolate from this that at least one will be present or alluded to in the episode: the Doctor is one, obviously, … >
We’ve now had some Time and breathing Space to re-watch (and re-re-watch) and ponder on this year’s Doctor Who finale, ‘Hell Bent’. Frankly it was needed. An immediate reaction would likely have been 50% dribbling. This review will probably only be 15-20% dribbling. Season 9’s first episode, ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’, was the stuff that fan-fiction … >
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS PLOT SPOILERS. WE ADVISE NOT READING THE REVIEW UNTIL YOU’VE SEEN THE MOVIE. After three non-stop years of building hype and anticipation, the latest chapter in the Star Wars saga has finally hit cinemas. Strangely enough for a sci-fi fan, Star Wars kind of passed me by. I have vague memories of … >
The second episode of ITV’s follow-up to last year’s Prey kicks things into high gear with Philip Glenister’s on-the-run Murdoch eventually being captured by the police. So much happens before we get there though. Mad Dogs star Glenister proves himself as a more than worthy replacement for John Simm (who was the titular prey in … >
BBC One’s Capital concludes with an immersive if slightly disappointing final instalment as the mystery behind the WE WANT WHAT YOU HAVE campaign is uncovered. Life on Pepys Road will never be the same again. Roger Yount (Toby Jones in marvellous form) is left reeling when he’s fired from his job for ‘gross negligence’ after … >