John Simm leads ITV’s new three-part crime drama thriller Prey, but is it just another dive into the well-chartered choppy waters of Good Cop Gone Bad? The answer is a resounding ‘No’ and the question “Is anyone here troubled?” is answered, “Who isn’t!” It’s elegantly handled, and though this is writer Chris Lunt’s first foray … >
Nothing about Fargo should work. Martin Freeman is playing a character that absolutely isn’t William H Macy (but kinda is). Allison Tolman is playing a character that is Frances McDormand (but kinda is). And Billy Bob Thornton is playing a character that isn’t Peter Stormare (you can see where we’re going with this) Despite the seeming … >
‘Moonflesh’ begins a new trilogy of stories starring the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa. Arriving in a Suffolk forest in the autumn of 1911, the Doctor is intrigued to hear an African elephant’s trumpeting call and sets off to investigate. Danger soon presents itself and the pair are rescued by a Native American named Silver Crow. … >
If you haven’t enjoyed the first two episodes of Jamaica Inn – and one look at a newspaper will give you the hint that a few people fall into that camp – then there’s nothing in the final part that will change your mind. So you may as well go outside and enjoy the fresh … >
Easter’s over. And after a long weekend stuffing yourself with chocolate eggs and lamb you might not be feeling quite yourself. Well, the good news is that you’re not alone: everyone in the second part of Jamaica Inn is struggling with who they are. And it isn’t even Easter there yet. They’re only just having … >
After the shocking events of last week’s “Purple Wedding”, the third episode of Game of Thrones’ new season saw people reeling all over Westeros – or at least anywhere that didn’t have more important stuff to deal with. To recap: Joffrey is definitely dead, his brother Tommen is preparing to warm the Iron Throne, Cersei … >
With Leela plagued by bad dreams surrounding her father’s death, as heard just off screen in the opening moments of her introductory story, the TARDIS arrives in the hold of a luxury space cruiser named The Moray Rose. While the ship appears devoid of both its mega-rich passengers and their cargo, the time travellers are … >
Framed with an older Steven Taylor, many years after his time in the TARDIS, we find the former astronaut living in exile. Although he left his travels with the first Doctor at the end of ‘The Savages’ to unite a planet, Steven is now a deposed king condemned to a life of isolation. His visitor, … >
In 1930 Daphne Du Maurier stayed at Jamaica Inn in Cornwall. She loved the atmosphere and history of the place so much that she wrote a fictionalised historical novel set there. A whole bloomin’ book about Jamaica Inn. Nowadays the best you get is a sloppily-written rant about the sheets on a certain travel site. … >
Well. Who saw that coming? In a rare twist for something from the mind of George R. R. Martin, Episode 2 of Game of Thrones’ fourth season closed with the death of someone who actually deserved it. Yes, it’s true. For those of you who looked away in the last three minutes of ‘The Lion … >