‘Hustle’: Series 8 Episode 3 review
A bent cop, a nasty hotel critic, and a cocaine set-up made for the perfect combination in the latest installment of the final series of Hustle, raising the stakes for everyone.
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A bent cop, a nasty hotel critic, and a cocaine set-up made for the perfect combination in the latest installment of the final series of Hustle, raising the stakes for everyone.
Mad Dogs, so far, has never glamourised the middle-aged buffoonery; with most episodes taking time to focus on their mistakes – both past and present.
At just past the halfway mark in this six-part series, the stakes were due to be raised in the angels’ mission to bring good to the earth.
There’s been a lot of talk about how rare it is now nowadays to have television that’s genuinely ‘shared’ by the nation. Sherlock is absolutely at the forefront of changing that opinion.
The question at the heart of Inside Men is simple: which stops us from breaking the law … the knowledge that it’s wrong or a fear of being caught?
Skins‘ third generation return in truly rebellious style with a drug-fuelled summer holiday to Morocco.
The annual party pieces invariably revolve around the staples of murder, incest and stitching the skins of your victims together to fashion a crude mask to wear for your next rampage, right?
So far this is a wonderful take on a novel that has proved notoriously hard to adapt to the screen since its publication in 1993.
An 18 minute documentary featuring the show’s cast and producer takes us though the rigour of filming in both France and the UK as well as discussing the development of the characters this year.
With a richer feel, thanks to a shift onto 35mm film, plus a slightly darker tone, it appears that Merlin has come of age.