In the twelve months or so since the first season I had forgotten that Grantchester is a curious mixture of series and serial, so although there is a brand new case this week there is also the fallout from last week’s tale. Early in the episode Sidney visits killer Gary in prison; and later on … >
ITV’s Grantchester returns with Geordie and Sidney enjoying a swim in the river, a picnic with family and friends, and a stroll home cheerfully singing ‘Onward Christian Soldiers’ – but it quickly takes a sharp turn as Sidney is arrested for sexual assault on a minor, leading us into a bleak tale that encompasses teenage … >
ITV has released a teasing new one-minute trailer for the second season of Grantchester. Six new episodes began filming last July in London, Cambridge, and Grantchester. Set in the Cambridgeshire hamlet of Grantchester in the early 1950s, the drama launched in October 2014 on ITV, averaging a consolidated audience of 6.6 million viewers. > Buy … >
Men Behaving Badly star Neil Morrissey has joined the cast of ITV drama Grantchester. James Norton and Robson Green began filming six new episodes last month in London, Cambridge, and Grantchester. Set in the Cambridgeshire hamlet of Grantchester in the early 1950s, Grantchester launched last October on ITV, averaging a consolidated audience of 6.6 million … >
After poking its nostrils above the waterline to sniff the air of inspiration, The Driver slithers back into the mire of predictability, intent only on reaching a conclusion with little concern as to what the conclusion should be or how it gets there. It’s a shame. Given the quality of the cast and the potential … >
After a steady start in last week’s opener – enjoyable but pedestrian in its predictableness – the second episode zooms out of the 30mph zone with its foot down, bringing some much needed excitement to a journey that might otherwise have become tedious. Having already been party to some dodgy deals since becoming driver for … >
David Morrissey (The Walking Dead) stars in BBC One’s new three-part The Driver, written by Danny Brocklehurst (Clocking Off, Exile, Accused). The cast also includes Claudie Blakeley (What Remains) as his wife, Ros, and Sacha Parkinson (Coronation Street) as their daughter Katie, alongisde Ian Hart, Colm Meaney, Shaun Dingwall (Doctor Who) and Lee Ross (EastEnders). … >
Having recently narrated the audiobook of his namesake Steven Patrick’s Autobiography, it seems appropriate that David Morrissey’s latest television role takes him back to Manchester. This is not the cultured, steel-and-glass megalopolis that the city’s tourist board are keen to publicise, however, but the parts that haven’t changed since the days of the Smiths: the … >
BBC One has announced that new drama The Driver, written by Danny Brocklehurst (Clocking Off, Exile, Accused), will begin later this month. The three-part series stars David Morrissey (The Walking Dead) as taxi driver Vince McKee, an ordinary man who – because of family mystery, frustration with his job and his life – makes a … >
The presence of David Morrissey’s name is usually an indicator of quality. We can forgive the man Basic Instinct 2 when his career highs include such dramas as State of Play, Clocking Off, Cape Wrath and The Walking Dead. With The Driver – a new three-part drama from BBC One – Morrissey’s name is credited … >