The principal problem with The Shadow Line is its identity crisis. At times, it’s a fascinating noir-ish thriller; at others, it feels like an unwieldy Shakespearian melodrama that has somehow lost its way en route to the RSC and found itself on the telly instead.
The BBC have released a new trailer for their Original British Drama this Summer, featuring previously unseen clips from Torchwood, Doctor Who, Page Eight, Luther, Case Histories, Luther, The Shadow Line, The Hour and The Night Watch.
Appropriately, given that it begins with the discovery of a body, the opening episode of The Shadow Line moves at a pace that’s almost funereal, although that isn’t to say it’s boring.
BBC Two have released a new trailer for the channel’s Original British Drama this Spring, featuring clips from United, The Shadow Line, The Crimson Petal And The White, The Hour and The Night Watch.
Chiwetel Ejiofor plays DI Gabriel in The Shadow Line, Hugo Blick’s sophisticated and gripping conspiracy thriller which delves into the heart of human morality, coming to BBC Two in May.
Created by Jimmy McGovern (Cracker, The Street), legal drama Accused will return to BBC One for a second series of four episodes in 2012.
The series is helmed by Doctor Who director Jamie Magnus Stone. Updated 23/11/23: With the show due next year, the BBC have released first images from its upcoming thriller Nightsleeper. The real-time drama, which takes place on an intercity sleeper service between Glasgow and London, follows a government agency’s frantic efforts to intervene in the … >
Doctor Who star John Barrowman has described his time on the show as its “golden age.” The Arrow actor made his debut as Captain Jack Harkness in the ninth episode of 2005’s run, ‘The Empty Child’, appearing in the final five episodes of the season. He later returned for three episodes in 2007’s season and the … >
This afternoon we attended the BFI’s screening of Doctor Who: The Movie, 1996’s feature-length US television movie.
From the big screen to the small screen comes this spin-off from Marvel’s cinematic universe, all under the careful gaze of executive producer (and co-creator) Joss Whedon.