‘Luther’: Series 2 DVD review
Nobody ever said that cop shows had to be realistic to be effective. Okay, they did, and in some cases they were almost certainly right, but the maxim doesn’t apply to BBC One’s Luther.
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Nobody ever said that cop shows had to be realistic to be effective. Okay, they did, and in some cases they were almost certainly right, but the maxim doesn’t apply to BBC One’s Luther.
The fifth series of Law & Order: UK begins this weekend on ITV1, with former Doctor Who star Freema Agyeman returning as Crown Prosecutor Alesha Phillips.
Based on the hit Danish television series, AMC’s version of cult smash The Killing begins on Channel 4 this week, starring Mireille Enos (Big Love) as Sarah Linden.
Christopher Eccleston and Chiwetel Ejiofor star in Hugo Blick’s seven-part conspiracy thriller The Shadow Line, coming to BBC Two in May, which delves into the heart of human morality.
In the final instalment of BBC Two’s thriller series, DI Jonah Gabriel finally uncovers the truth about Counterpoint and the people behind it – but will he be able to bring them to justice?
After several weeks of soul-searching and self-doubt, DI Jonah Gabriel (Chiwetel Ejiofor) finally establishes which side of the line he was on before being shot in the head – and who his real enemies are.
In the second part of BBC Two’s conspiracy thriller The Shadow Line, DI Jonah Gabriel is pursuing missing driver Andy Dixon, the only witness to the murder of drug trafficker Harvey Wratton.
Despite a profound inability to work together without breaking the law, making horrendous cock-ups or screaming at each other, Captain Laure Berthaud (Caroline Proust) and her CID team finally start making some progress in their pursuit of the titular killer this week.
BBC Four’s imported French police drama Spiral reaches the halfway point of its third season this week, maintaining its ability to disturb and distress but never disappoint with its unstinting gore and unending bleakness.
As guiltily enthralling as your neighbours having a screaming row in their back garden, unaware that you’re peeking through a hole in the fence, BBC Four’s French police drama series Spiral is not exactly enjoyable; it’s hard to even define it as entertaining. Yet once you start watching, it’s increasingly difficult to stop.