‘Hooten and the Lady’ review: Episode 5 is ideal Friday night escapist fun

This week’s adventure came to interrupt Lady Alexandra Lindo-Parker (Ophelia Lovibond) amid crucial decisions surrounding her upcoming nuptials; while Alex has been making plans, her stalwart colleague Ella (Jessica Hynes) has gone and got herself kidnapped by bandits. Working to a forty-eight hour time limit, in which she had to both relieve the British Museum … >

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9 British TV series that ‘Doctor Who’ fans should watch this autumn

Cheer up, Doctor Who fans! Just because the TARDIS won’t be materialising on our screens this autumn doesn’t mean that there isn’t any great telly to watch over the coming months. Here are nine British dramas – some brand new, some coming back for second or third seasons – that Whovians should be watching…   Crazyhead This … >

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‘Hooten and the Lady’ review: ‘Merlin’s Angel Coulby guest stars in Episode 3

After their Roman holiday, this week’s escapade begins with our heroes working together from the beginning, with Hooten (Michael Landes) ostensibly on the British Museum payroll as Lady Alex (Ophelia Lovibond) attempts to uncover the tomb of Alexander the Great. While she is making a presentation to the authorities in Alexandria, seeking permission to dig … >

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‘Hooten and the Lady’ Episode 1 review: Sky1’s adventure drama is fast and funny

Promising action, adventure and a simmering slice of unresolved sexual tension, Sky1’s new series has arrived to enliven your Friday nights teaming up Michael Landes (Upstairs Downstairs) with Ophelia Lovibond (W1A, Elementary). This first episode wastes little time setting the scene; suffice to know that Alexandra Lindo-Parker, the Lady, is a conservator at the British … >

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‘Hooten and the Lady’ gallery: 9 pics from ‘Hustle’ creator’s new adventure drama

Sky1 has released a set of promotional photos from Hustle creator Tony Jordan’s new drama series, Hooten and The Lady. From the makers of Death In Paradise and Dickensian, the eight hour-long episodes follow the nail-biting escapades of maverick adventurer Hooten (Michael Landes), who teams up with fearless historical expert Lady Alexandra (Ophelia Lovibond) to … >

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