Just in time for bonfire night, BBC One has a brand new period drama for us in the form of Gunpowder – the under-told story of the attack on parliament in 1905 that would inspire the burned effigies and fireworks we enjoy (bonfire night is quite weird, isn’t it?) annually today.
Last week Rellik managed to tell a tangential but highly interesting little story of sex, family, sex with family, and blatant trophy misuse. This week we’re back on the main plot thread, on the trail of the real acid killer, and rewinding back through a pivotal moment in Gabriel Markham’s life. It’s arguably the second … >
Rellik‘s proving to be the kind of competent, grimace-to-the-drizzle, crime drama that the BBC’s been doing well for decades, but the longer it goes on the more it exposes its biggest problem: time. And I’m not talking about the scheduling – although it’s being well-beaten by its 9pm rival, Liar, over on ITV – nor … >
Ian McEwan’s The Child in Time is an aggressively challenging book to adapt. Not only does it deal with some heavy subject matter, but time and space are manipulated throughout the novel with the reader reliant on protagonist Stephen’s point of view to follow the many angles of the narrative. This one-off BBC drama – … >
Heading to the BBC this month is the adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novel, The Child In Time.
Here’s our spoiler-filled review of the new BBC crime drama, Rellik.
If you’re currently anticipating the final installment of BBC One’s detective series Strike: The Cuckoo’s Calling, then we have excellent news for you – the follow-up, The Silkworm, will air later this month. And the trailer has landed…
Here’s our spoiler-filled review of the finale of Strike – The Cuckoo’s Calling.
There could be a lot more Cormoron Strike on our screens in the near future, as author J K Rowling has revealed that she’s planning to write many, many more books featuring the lead character.
Tom Burke, the star of the BBC’s new detective drama, Strike, has had a long a varied career up to this point.