When a volleyball player is fatally stabbed at the Inter Island championships, Humphrey (Kris Marshall) and his team are called in to investigate. However, much like volleyball, this episode really feels like a game of two halves. Director Paul Murphy is clearly at home with filming the show, as tonight’s instalment is one of the … >
With only three episodes left, Broadchurch really needed to up its game. The quality has been up and down this season, compared to the consistent nail-biting of the first, but there is no denying that tonight’s episode was brilliant, with much needed revelations and developments explored. It’s an episode of key character moments, the first … >
Torchwood star Eve Myles is currently starring in ITV’s Broadchurch, where her character Claire Ripley is at the centre of the unsolved Sandbrook murder. > Order Season 2 on DVD on Amazon. As the second season moves closer toward its conclusion, CultBox caught up with Eve to try and trick her into giving away some … >
Neil Dudgeon and Gwilym Lee return as DCI John Barnaby and DS Charlie Nelson in four new two-hour Midsomer Murders mysteries on ITV. A stolen crime novel, celebrity magic, a folk festival and the launch of a new English sparkling wine become the backdrops for murder and mayhem in Season 17. Barnaby must also juggle … >
In the wake of Camille’s departure from Saint Marie last week, it is business as usual as the Honore Police department investigate the murder of an ageing rock star, found electrocuted in his swimming pool. However, it’s the ‘business as usual’ elements that make it the weakest episode of the season so far. Certain basic … >
As we hit the latter half of the season, the main issue is when Broadchurch would start delivering answers to its central mysteries and developing those involved in them. Luckily, this episode strikes a near perfect balance. Alec and Ellie’s friendship and professional policework continue here, providing some lovely material for David Tennant and Olivia … >
Emilia Fox returns to BBC One as Forensic Pathologist Dr. Nikki Alexander for a new season of long-running crime drama Silent Witness. Nikki is joined by Forensic Scientist Jack Hodgson (David Caves), Forensic Lab Scientist Clarissa Mullery (Liz Carr) and Forensic Pathologist Dr. Thomas Chamberlain (Richard Lintern). > Buy the Season 15-16 boxset on Amazon. … >
It’s a game of two halves this week in Death in Paradise as the murder mystery story gives way to the central cast of characters in an episode that brings big changes for everyone in Saint Marie. Last week’s cliffhanger, with Camille (Sara Martins) considering a transfer to Paris, still hangs in the air, but … >
We’re now just past the halfway point of Broadchurch 2. What do you think of it so far? Are you one of the 140-character critics who hopped aboard the #Boredchurch bandwagon after Episode 1? Or do you love the show – and the way David Tennant’s DI Hardy emphatically says ‘Miller’ as ‘Millarrrrggh!’ – enough … >
After last week’s lacklustre episode, Broadchurch ups its game as it focuses on the Joe Miller court battle, continues the Sandbrook case and some provides some development for David Tennant’s D.I Hardy. It’s no shock that this season of Broadchurch hasn’t been anywhere near as gripping as its debut in 2013. A major gripe in … >