The second season of ITV’s Home Fires delivers us back to Great Paxford in June, 1940 — one month before the beginning of the Battle of Britain. The skies are sunny and the people we’ve come to know and love are trying to live simple lives with everyday joys, but the foreboding specter of war … >
Undercover, Sophie Okonedo and Adrian Lester’s new drama from the creator of Silk, starts on BBC One next month. The new six-part thriller follows Maya (Sophie Okonedo), a spirited and passionate barrister who is about to become the first black Director of Public Prosecutions. But just as Maya’s life comes under intense public scrutiny, she … >
After the reputation Line of Duty gained for providing jaw-dropping moments in its first run, 2014’s second season had plenty to live up to. Focusing on slippery central suspect DI Lindsay Denton (Keeley Hawes) and delving more into the personal lives of the AC-12 team investigating her, we think it delivered admirably. With more twists … >
Adapted from the award-winning novels by writer Ann Cleeves, BBC One’s murder-mystery series Shetland returns for a new thrilling six-part tale. DI Jimmy Perez is played by Douglas Henshall, Leanne by Sara Vickers, Robbie by Andrew Rothney, Tosh by Alison O’Donnell, Sandy by Steven Robertson, Freya by Saskia Reeves, Michael by Ciaran Hinds, Rhona Kelly … >
Following the climatic death of Ciaran Hinds, Michael Maguire, at the end of Episode 2, and following a two-week absence due to the BBC’s FA Cup coverage, Shetland returned to these shores with more intrigue and drama. In this week’s episode, Jimmy Perez (Douglas Henshall) and Tosh goes to Glasgow to investigate why Michael Maguire’s … >
The second episode of BBC One’s new six-part Shetland story cranked up the tension as the Robbie Monroe storyline gained speed, and Jimmy Perez’s chasing of Michael Maguire continued apace – albeit ending with Maguire being shot and falling off a cliff to his death. The crime drama continues to create an atmosphere of eeriness … >
Douglas Henshall is back as DI Jimmy Perez and looks set for another thrilling season of crime drama in BBC One’s adaptation of Ann Cleeves’ novels. Taking on a new case following a few weeks break on the mainland, before he has even sat at his desk Jimmy finds himself in amongst it again. A … >
Douglas Henshall returns as DI Jimmy Perez this week for a third season of Shetland. Adapted from the award-winning novels by writer Ann Cleeves, the murder-mystery series is back for a new thrilling six-part tale. > Buy the Season 1-2 box set on Amazon. Season 3 begins at 9pm on Friday 15 January on BBC … >
The cast of ITV’s Home Fires have started filming the second season this week in Cheshire. The World War II drama launched in May and won its Sunday night slot with a consolidated average rating of 6.2 million viewers. > Order Home Fires on DVD on Amazon. Inspired by the book Jambusters by Julie Summers, … >
BBC One’s new drama Undercover will star Sophie Okonedo and Adrian Lester. Written by Silk creator Peter Moffat, the new six-part political thriller is filming now in London and around Cornwall. Undercover follows Maya (Okonedo) who is about to become the first black Director of Public Prosecutions. Lester plays her husband, Nick. > Buy Undercover … >