Dennis Potter’s ‘Karaoke’ & ‘Cold Lazarus’ DVD review
In these times of political coalitions, it’s intriguing to watch a unique television experiment which occurred in the late ’90s that has similar themes of co-operation.
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In these times of political coalitions, it’s intriguing to watch a unique television experiment which occurred in the late ’90s that has similar themes of co-operation.
Heavily trailed over nearly every World Cup ad-break, ITV1’s six-part drama series Identity starts relatively well and then resembles a lemming hurtling over a cliff.
It must be tough to schedule certain programmes in what has turned out to be the first decent summer in this country for about seventy years.
So, Sherlock Holmes is alive and well, working in the 21st century, helping out the police with their enquires, equipped with mobile phones, computers and Google Maps. No, wait, come back: it’s better than that – much better. Traditionally, when there’s been this sort of twist on the Most Famous Detective In The World™, it’s … >
It is said that the best drama is derived from conflict, either figuratively or literally, and that is certainly the case with HBO’s seminal seven-part series Generation Kill.
A distinct sense of déjà-vu stalks the first season of Syfy’s Warehouse 13.
Wanted: new man to replace the previous, uh, Tennant. GSOH, travellers welcome. Good sense of timing essential. Room may be bigger on the inside. Series 5, so far, has seemed a lot quieter and more cosy than the rest of nu-Who that has preceded it. While there’s been Something Very Important hinted at on the … >
So, ‘Vincent And The Doctor’ wasn’t just a working title after all. Presumably, any other title will just give away far too much about the plot, right? Well, actually, no, because any other cracks in Series 5’s ongoing story are being pushed back to the edge of the frame this week, as this episode (more … >
It’s surprising that, in the wake of The Mighty Boosh, there haven’t been more pretenders to the comedy crown of Mssrs Barratt and Fielding. Dave’s exclusive new show Zimbani tries, but epically fails.
The first show to air as part of BBC Three’s 2010 pilot season (the last of which in 2008 gave us Being Human), Pulse arrives with a style and content that would frankly be better suited to the long dark evenings of winter than the bright and warm evenings of the summer months.