It’s approaching that time of year when you may be wondering what you’re boldly going to get your favourite Trekkie/Trekker for Christmas. And although ‘A Very Klingon Khristmas’ is still on the shelves, you might want to get them something a little less seasonal and a bit more perennial. ‘Ships of the Line’ would be … >
Say what you like about Babylon, but after tonight’s rug-pull ending, you certainly can’t say it’s predictable. The suicide of Commissioner Richard Miller certainly ups the ante for future instalments, a game-changing cliffhanger that left us both reeling and pondering what next for the remaining lead characters, all of whom will no doubt feel the … >
Whilst the first two episodes of this season have given us a lot of smaller elements and developed them all to some degree, this episode is structured very differently. It almost feels like two smaller episodes. One, a crime investigation drama and the other a character-led, human interest piece. The first half of the episode … >
Channel 4 really went straight for the spoon when it came to Utopia‘s fate, didn’t they? Skipping the chilli or bleach, they just scooped Dennis Kelly’s dark dystopian drama right out of the future schedules, never to be seen again. Some torturers have no finesse. So while we don’t have a third season to look … >
This week’s cold open starts on a yacht; a woman we’ve never seen before is in the middle of the Indian Ocean and she seems to be having a great time. You’re going to want to hold on to the image of a gorgeous ocean and lovely sea breezes, because it’s pretty much the nicest … >
A very good run of stories – and a few hundred years of wizard history – culminate in ‘Twilight Falls’, the final story of Wizards Vs Aliens’ third season. I will always be delighted by the sight of Dan Starkey’s actual face, and what a treat it was to see it make an appearance sans … >
Having run for some time now, London is now treated to two legends of the West End amongst the cast of the musical based on the Michael Caine/Steve Martin 1988 film, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Following the plot of the film quite closely, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: The Musical sees suave conman Lawrence Jameson, played here by … >
23 years have passed since Michael Palin’s last leading dramatic role – in Alan Bleasdale’s celebrated G.B.H. as harassed headmaster Jim Nelson – but it doesn’t show. Two decades of travelogues, voiceovers and, most recently, the reunion of the Monty Python team has neither blunted the sensibilities required to carry off a convincing serious performance … >
The cliff-hanger to last week’s opening episode was suitably epic, leaving the city of Atlantis surrounded and ready to fall to Pasiphae’s forces while Hercules and Pythagoras, dragging a wounded Jason, were about to encounter a Cyclops. With ample helpings of swordplay and hand to hand combat, the defence of Atlantis was thrillingly all action. … >
Last week’s glacially-paced opener of The Fall established all the plot elements for the season and in this second episode these themes all continue to be explored and developed, but with a much stronger pace and some impressive character moments. The investigative parts are interesting and well-played by all involved, despite the fact that major … >