This week’s episode of Orphan Black is heavily concerned with the past. Sarah’s past comes back to haunt her in the form of Helena, after she’s spent her time digging up the history of Mrs S and the secrets of Project Leda. We open on the revelation that it was Cal who smashed into the … >
You could, especially after a few glasses of gin and a Katherine Heigl movie, argue that every relationship is doomed. For you and your partner it’s eventually going to end, either with a softly closed door and a note saying they’ve run off with the postie, or by one of you selfishly dropping dead first … >
‘Distempers of Learning’ answers a mystery that almost nobody would have considered central to Orphan Black – that of who Kira’s father is. While it may be an interesting question (and it still may not have been truthfully answered), it’s not one the show has ever treated as all that important until now. Impressively, through … >
Whoever you are, no matter how old, and however dead you may once have been, we all want to feel like we belong somewhere. Or at least make sure we’re not in a place we don’t belong. And where is that feeling most heightened? No, not a zombie brother, but at high school. Although actually, … >
With another great episode, Orphan Black slows things down a little to re-establish the various factions and conflicts we need to be aware of going forward. Now that Helena has been revealed to be alive, we get to meet some new Proletheans and say goodbye to Tomas. This episode also sees the return of Mrs … >
The good news? In the Flesh is back for a second series. The even gooder news? It’s lost none of the soul that made it such a hit in its first life. There is no bad news here. From minute one you can tell this is a bigger series in every sense (6 episodes) and … >
Orphan Black is back, and it hasn’t lost even a little bit of that distinctive energy that characterised almost every episode in its excellent first season. We hit the ground running here as the episode begins with Sarah literally running from the ransacked home of Mrs S. This premiere is entirely devoted to dealing with … >
Catch up on the story so far in Orphan Black ahead of the show’s second series on BBC Three…
BBC Three has recommissioned Bluestone 42 for a new season. The comedy follows a bomb disposal unit in Afghanistan and will return for six new 30-minute episodes in 2015. Shane Allen, Controller, Comedy Commissioning, said: “This raft of new and returning comedy series celebrates how successful the comedy on Three remains and is a timely … >
BBC Three has released the first trailer for the new series of zombie drama In the Flesh. PDS (Partially Deceased Syndrome) sufferer Kieren Walker continues his struggle to find acceptance in six new episodes, starting on BBC Three next month. Watch the trailer… Series 2 propels us back to the hotbed of Roarton nine months … >