There’s a moment about halfway through the first part of ‘Magnum Opus’, just before the second ad break in fact, where academic Wouter Eisler (played by Stephen Boxer with an extraordinary German accent) confirms that the picture found with the murder victim is an alchemical image. It represents, he explains, “Nigredo… the Blackening… the first … >
As we reach the halfway point of ITV’s Unforgotten we know that all our characters have links to poor dead Jimmy Sullivan, but there is still a lot to learn. The four characters we are following (the priest, the entrepreneur, the husband with a secret and the community charity worker) all see their lives start to … >
The second episode of BBC One’s River, having established the main plots in last week’s debut, focuses this week on redemption and relationships, as we see John River (Stellan Skarsgard) say sorry, say goodbye and speak some necessary truths. Thor star Skarsgard continues to be brilliant as the emotionally fragile policeman, haunted by ghosts and … >
BBC One has released the first trailer for Cuffs. Written by Julie Gearey (Prisoners’ Wives, Secret Diary Of A Call Girl), the new “fast-paced contemporary cop show” begins at 8pm on Wednesday 28 October on BBC One. Cuffs stars Amanda Abbington (Sherlock) as DS Jo Moffat alongside Ashley Walters (Top Boy), Peter Sullivan (The Borgias), … >
“I’m going to find who caused a pain that’s very much alive today. Who took his life, who took hers? And I want to punish them. Thirty-nine years later.” Thus speaks DI Cassie Stewart (Nicola Walker) at the start of part 2 of The Unforgotten. We immediately realise Cassie has an emotional connection to the … >
The first official promotional photos for Cuffs have been released, featuring Sherlock star Amanda Abbington. The new “fast-paced contemporary cop show” begins at 8pm on Wednesday 28 October on BBC One. Alongside Abbington as DS Jo Moffat, the cast includes Ashley Walters (Top Boy), Peter Sullivan (The Borgias), Shaun Dooley (Exile), Paul Ready (Utopia), Eleanor … >
Shameless star Anne-Marie Duff leads the cast of BBC One’s new psychological crime drama From Darkness. Written by Katie Baxendale (Sugar Rush), the four-part series tells the story of ex-police officer Claire Church (Duff), who tries to escape the past by moving away to the remote Western Isles to start a new life with her … >
BBC One’s River had a lot going for it before it aired, given that it boasted Hollywood star Stellan Skarsgard in its lead role. However, was this just stunt casting? Another example of film stars quietly commuting to television for more character-based work between big superhero movies? Or does the new six-part crime drama offer … >
Perhaps it’s just a sign of cuts at ITV, but Lewis Season 9’s opening story, ‘One For Sorrow’, has a lower than average body-count. If you only caught the first quarter hour of Episode 1 last week, then you’ve seen all the corpses you’re going to see: the body in the well and the dead … >
In the last ever episode of New Tricks, the UCOS team find themselves under fire for the mishandling of the Henway case. Threatened with closure, they attempt to win through by investigating the murder of a political activist fifteen years ago. UCOS’s attention is drawn to the case when the victim’s personal journal resurfaces along … >