Jesse Tyler Ferguson, AKA Mitchell Pritchett from Sky1’s US comedy import Modern Family, recently entertained an audience of appreciative fans at BAFTA in London as the star of a comedy masterclass.
Following the shocking showdown at the end of Season 4, Michael C Hall is back as serial killer Dexter Morgan for a new season of Dexter later this month. To celebrate the show’s return, we’ve picked out our five favourite US TV anti-heroes!
The Walking Dead is a perfectly admirable stab at attempting to transfer superlative source material to our screens in as entertaining a way as possible, yet it just can’t compare to the comic.
Treme is one of the greatest TV shows that you don’t watch but really should do. The brainchild of David Simon, creator of The Wire and Generation Kill, Treme is a sprawling ten-part series focusing on the good folks of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
One of the most truly entertaining shows of recent years, Spartacus: Blood And Sand is a blood-soaked boob fest from US cable channel Starz (new home to Torchwood) which mixes the best elements of sandals and swords in a gladiatorial arena.
British born actor James Frain (Prime Suspect, 24) joined the cast of the award winning series True Blood in Season 3, playing the dangerously sexy vampire Franklin.
“Cancer is not a gift; cancer is not a passport to a better life.” So says Laura Linney as Cathy, the lead in the US channel Showtime’s new dark sitcom, The Big C. Kinney’s line, in rebuke to some happy-clapping Bible support group members, could also be taken as a rejection of possible preconceptions about this show.
On a gloriously sunny morning in London, we were treated to a premiere of the first episode of Justified‘s second season, which launches on 5USA later this month, and given the extra-special honour of a brief group Q&A session with Mr. Leonard himself.
The second season of Nurse Jackie demonstrates quite how wonderful and under-rated this show is. Edie Falco was consistently one of the best things about The Sopranos over its six season tenure and so a starring TV vehicle for the actress was warmly welcomed when Nurse Jackie premiered in 2009.
A new époque is ushered in at ad agency Sterling Cooper as Mad Men goes from strength to strength with its fourth season, set in the heart of the swinging sixties.