‘South Riding’: Episode 1 review

BBC One’s new Sunday evening period drama is no gentle, quiet or quaint look back at an innocent, idyllic age. South Riding has bite, blackness and resonances that ring true even 75 years on from the era in which it is set.

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’30 Rock’: Season 4 DVD review

30 Rock joins the scant list of decent stateside sitcoms unspoiled by the sycophantic laughter of a studio audience, humbly wearing the rare and stealthy attribute of being silly without being childish.

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‘Mad Dogs’: Episode 2 review

Whilst, on the face of it, Sky1’s four-part serial Mad Dogs may seem like Sexy Beast: ‘The TV Series’, the star-filled drama may be as gruesome but it’s also packed with humour and the failings and insecurities of middle-aged men.

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‘Marchlands’: Episode 3 review

After a meandering couple of opening episodes comes the third part of ITV1’s supernatural drama, really beginning to deliver frights and further the mystery surrounding the titular house, Marchlands.

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