Channel 4 has announced that its new ten-part period drama about the final years of British colonial rule in India will begin in February. Indian Summers stars Julie Walters (Harry Potter), Henry Lloyd-Hughes (The Inbetweeners), Jemima West (The Borgias), Nikesh Patel (Bedlam), Roshan Seth (Ghandi) and Lillete Dubey (Monsoon Wedding). The official synopsis reads: “Set … >
A stylish and shocking final episode simultaneously provides a constant ‘end of days’ theme as well as keeping the punishing pace of Prey‘s opening two instalments, juggling dual storylines more than admirably. Although things got a tad complicated at times, it’s a necessary evil as the stunning third act is allowed due deference to breathe … >
Prey’s second instalment keeps the pace, giving us the rounded, invigorating and brilliant result of emotional whiplash in the course of an hour. Chris Lunt’s credentials as a solid TV writer more than adept at unpredictable, heart in mouth crime drama is surely not in question and he plots out this episode as thoroughly as … >
John Simm stars as a man on the run, desperate to clear his name for the sake of his family, in ITV’s new three-part thriller, Prey. Created and written by Chris Lunt, Prey follows Detective Sergeant Marcus Farrow (Simm), a well-liked copper who is wrongly accused and arrested for murder. Narrowly escaping police custody Farrow becomes … >
Channel 4 has announced the cast for its new drama series about the final years of British colonial rule in India. Julie Walters (Harry Potter), Henry Lloyd-Hughes (The Inbetweeners), Jemima West (The Borgias), Nikesh Patel (Bedlam), Roshan Seth (Ghandi) and Lillete Dubey (Monsoon Wedding) will star in the 10-part series. The official synopsis reads: “Set … >
John Simm leads ITV’s new three-part crime drama thriller Prey, but is it just another dive into the well-chartered choppy waters of Good Cop Gone Bad? The answer is a resounding ‘No’ and the question “Is anyone here troubled?” is answered, “Who isn’t!” It’s elegantly handled, and though this is writer Chris Lunt’s first foray … >
ITV has released a trailer for Prey, a new three-part thriller starring John Simm as a man on the run, desperate to clear his name for the sake of his family. Episode 1 airs at 9pm on Monday 28 April on ITV. Watch the trailer… Created and written by Chris Lunt, Prey follows Detective Sergeant … >
From the pen of Jed Mercurio (Bodies), Line of Duty takes place inside the complex, high-stakes world of a police internal investigation. First broadcast in mid-2012, this highly successful drama is finally coming to DVD ahead of its upcoming second series.
BBC Two has recomissioned Jed Mercurio’s police corruption drama Line Of Duty for a second series.
Making The Bill look like In The Night Garden, Jed Mercurio has created one of the finest and most compelling police dramas of recent years. But it’s due to a uniformly strong cast, whose strengths have shown as the series has continued, that his gut-punch plotting and ‘spit & shit’ view of policing have succeeded. … >