‘Oh that man,’ River Song says, wine glass in hand, the same old glint in her eye, ‘he’s always one step ahead of everyone.’ We all know who she’s talking about, of course, but she could just as easily be referring to the man who has led us on a stunning, season-long dance and left … >
The Event has all the ingredients needed for a successful run: a strong story that never feels as if it’s being made up on the hoof, complex characterisation and a sense of mystery.
The fluctuation in quality between the apocalyptic and the adolescent in the opening instalment of The Fades was not, it seems, merely just the throes of a troubled birth.
A movie industry legend for over 40 years, Vic Armstrong has been the stunt double for such iconic heroes as James Bond, Superman and Indiana Jones.
The show’s more grownup viewers will find this difficult to watch without remembering that Elisabeth Sladen is no longer with us.
Bolstered by a wonderful soundtrack and a fine recreation of the smoky clubs and hostile theatres of the late fifties and early sixties, Shirley is a compelling story of a contradictory star.
Nikita benefits from snappy pacing and a story that is skilfully told, with just the right amount of information withheld from the viewers and not too many elements to make juggling them a flirtation with disaster.
Spooks proves that it still has the capacity to shock in this thrilling follow-up to last week’s series opener.
We speculated last week that the run of superb stories in the second segment of Doctor Who’s 2011 series might be in jeopardy. Guess what? We were right.
And so House enters its seventh year, a period which has proven to be the undoing of many a series. After the ups and downs of Season 6, the team had more than a little bit to prove.