Striking a decidedly supernatural tone, Series 4’s opening two-part tale drew to a close with a rational, scientific explanation for the Witchfinder murders, before expertly throwing all the cards up in the air once again.
Insidious Chapter 2 has that rarest of things in a horror sequel – they’ve kept the same cast as the original.
Long before Brangelina, Posh ‘n’ Becks, Beyoncé & Jay-Z, and, er, Peter & Jordan, there was Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor. While a simple VMA twerk can send the world into a Twitter frenzy these days, Liz Taylor was breaking so many marriage vows back in her day that even the Pope called her out. #scandal indeed.
Check under your bed before you put your headphones on, because here comes the Luther soundtrack. Or, to use its unwieldy full name, ‘Idris Elba presents Luther: Songs and Score from Series 1, 2 & 3′. Whatever you decide to call it, it’s music that DCI John Luther and his (now very wet) coat have solved crimes to.
Old habits die hard. But addictions? No such luck. They last with you. And both are indulged this week by the residents of the house that Cash in the Attic forgot, as no one is able to give up on their fixations, no matter how much trouble it may land them in.
“Feminism always gets associated with being a radical movement – good. It should be.” So said Canadian actress Ellen Page in a recent Guardian interview, and now another spiky actress, Sherlock’s Louise Brealey, throws her fist in the air with her first play, Pope Joan.
Modern Doctor Who loves its literary spin-offs. Sometimes in-universe and sometimes not quite, we have had an adventure for Melody Malone (aka River Song) and a Christmas curtain raiser starring Madame Vastra, Jenny and Strax.
There’s something about The Big Bang Theory that makes it pure gold to crash on the couch with at the end of a tough day at work. US TV comedy has not been this addictive since Friends vanished from our screens a decade ago.
Neverwhere began life as a six-part BBC Two series in 1996. Sadly, a limited budget restrained its potential and it was in prose that the story truly came alive. Neil Gaiman, then known primarily for his comic work, is now a world-renowned author whose work straddles the worlds of prose, film and television. Neverwhere has never gone away though, with a comic version, stage adaptations and attempts at a movie in the intervening years.
Rush is a decidedly middle-of-the-road (sorry) drama buoyed by solid central performances.