Strike – The Cuckoo’s Calling episode 1 review: new J K Rowling adaptation

August tends to be light on fictional telly crimes. Everyone’s planted outside in deckchairs, reading about murders through Ray-Ban filters, rather than indoors watching them. Or that’s the misconception TV schedulers plot under. It means that far the biggest misdemeanour on BBC One this month has been Jim Moir pairing orange with egg on Celebrity … >

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The Office

How The Office changed the British Sitcom

It was 16 years ago this month that The Office debuted on UK screens, and it remains to this day a high watermark of British comedy. It’s perhaps the only 21st Century sitcom that can rival the stalwart classics of Blackadder and Fawlty Towers et al in terms of its lasting impact on UK popular … >

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Casino Royale

Why Casino Royale works so well

The rumour mill suggests that Daniel Craig is set to reprise the role of James Bond 007 in one more adventure. But for many, he’ll do well to top his debut in the franchise, 2006’s Casino Royale. Casino Royale had been filmed before, just not as part of the James Bond cinematic canon. As such, … >

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Even hardcore Game Of Thrones fans may not know these 5 facts

You can pretty much tell that Game of Thrones season seven is just around the corner. Twitter feeds are full of speculating viewers, online news sites are coming up with all sorts of theories and HBO have released several epic trailers. Yes, it’s time to venture once again into a bloody and fantastical world – … >

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Why can’t we get enough of Game Of Thrones?

Game of Thrones is so popular that it’s taken over not only our TV screens but also so many parts of regular life. The franchise is about to air its seventh season and so there’s no reason for our obsession to slow down. With a July 16th release date in the USA, and a simultaneous … >

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