‘Marcella’ Episode 1 review: Anna Friel is exceptional

Marcella, ITV’s new crime drama, is created and written by Hans Rosenfeldt, the man responsible for Scandinavian hit The Bridge. With such an impressive pedigree, it would be rash to be too critical of its slightly lacklustre opening instalment. The episode is bookended by scenes of a shaken and bloodied Marcella (Anna Friel) waking up … >

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‘Downton Abbey’ star joins cast of new ITV crime drama ‘Marcella’

ITV has announced the cast for Marcella, a new original, multi-stranded crime drama from the creator of The Bridge. Written by Swedish novelist Hans Rosenfeldt, the eight-part series is set in contemporary London and described as “noir thriller told with Rosenfeldt’s unflinchingly multi layered Nordic style.” Anna Friel will lead the cast in the title … >

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‘The Fear’ trailer

Channel 4 has released a teaser trailer for new four-part drama, The Fear, starring Peter Mullan as Brighton crime boss turned entrepreneur Richie Beckett.

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‘Great Expectations’ preview

Yesterday we went along to the British Library for the launch of Great Expectations, screenwriter Sarah Phelps’s (Oliver Twist, EastEnders) three-part take on Dickens’ classic novel about a boy with big dreams who learns that moral worth matters more than social status.

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