Wait. Did Steve Arnott just die? I genuinely have no clue, although all his head-blood taking a trip downstairs doesn’t bode well. Were this any other show I’d expect him to appear next week, sat up in a hospital bed, a big bandage wrapped round his head, and a bag of grapes from Ted Hastings … >
Having been a little underwhelming in recent weeks, this week’s Prime Suspect 1973 finale thankfully gives the show a good send-off. We pick up where we left off, reprising last week’s explosive climax to the accompaniment of Tubular Bells; and where we might have anticipated drawn out scenes of bedside vigils, to the beep-beep accompaniment … >
At least once a season, there seems to be an episode of Inside No.9 that is ‘for’ the writer-creators – Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith – more than for the audience. Not an act of indulgence, precisely, but certainly one where they unashamedly draw in on happy memories of watching old British horror movies as … >
This week’s Broadchurch episode, the strongest so far, is all about people trying to escape the prisons they carry with them – and often finding that they can’t. While Lenny Henry’s Ed Burnett spends the majority of the episode under police custody, brooding in an actual cell or a police interrogation room, and Joe Miller … >
March brought a host of new Doctor Who releases from audio producers Big Finish, with the headline event being the climatic ending to Paul McGann’s epic ‘Doom Coalition’ storyline, a saga which has played out over four box sets. In the regular monthly ranges, the Fifth Doctor trilogy closed with the curious ‘Zaltys’, while Tom … >
It’s been a memorable first season for Legion. We’ve had multiple dance sequences, a short silent film, a classroom lecture, a giant ice cube floating in the astral plane, multiple alternate realities and a man gruesomely folding in on himself. Noah Hawley hasn’t held back from exploring David Haller through a deeply disorientating, often surrealist … >
At the end of last week’s episode, viewers saw Laura Benson (Kelly Gough) coming forward to inform the police that she was assaulted two years ago in a similar manner to Trish. Gough does a good job over the course of her brief screen-time; her role in this story was never going to be as … >
Line of Duty doesn’t need to be on TV. Seriously. After a finale last year that not only neatly tied up three seasons of intrigue and corruption, but also blew the doors off the place in one of the best 90 minutes of TV you’ll ever see, the show could’ve packed up. Left on the … >
The world of Legion is a world of uncertainty. David Haller has always been a man (or a mutant) at odds with his own infinitely complex mind. Syd’s powers have left her uncertain about whether her body truly belongs to her. Melanie is unsure of whether to grieve her husband or hope for his imminent … >
Prime Suspect 1973 is by no means a bad show – but it has the misfortune to be airing alongside Broadchurch (and now Line of Duty on the other side) and really needs to up its game if it’s to compete. With a suspect in custody for the murder case, episode five is almost entirely … >