Be careful what you wish for. Ever since the first episode of Inside No. 9, the latest comedy series from one half of The League Of Gentlemen, there has been an unholy chorus of voices demanding a return to the darker, more gothic tones that were scattered across Royston Vasey. You know, the early, scary … >
BBC One has announced a new adaptation of EF Benson’s Mapp and Lucia. Set in the small English town of Tilling, the comic drama takes place in the summer of 1930, celebrating and lampooning the snobberies and pretensions of small town life. > Order Mapp and Lucia on DVD on Amazon. Mapp and Lucia is … >
It can be a risky business, actors making up plays about actors. There’s every chance of so-called “civilians” being left cold by all the in-jokes and references to uniquely theatrical devices in the pursuit of a self-pleasuring gag. Thankfully, that doesn’t happen in tonight’s episode, although it could have been a very close call: this … >
Sharing something in common with the Joe Hill short story Last Breath, this is arguably the first episode of this series that can be judged on its own merits, on storytelling alone.
Those of you who think you’ve got Inside No. 9 locked down are in for a bit of a surprise as the series reaches the midway point.
Actor Steve Pemberton has revealed that he is wary about reviving The League of Gentlemen to celebrate this year’s 20th anniversary.
There might be a simpler way to avoid the situation where your fans are parroting catchphrases at you than simply doing away with dialogue altogether, but Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton have never exactly done things the easy way.
Likely to be smuggled your way under a blaze of pretty much no publicity whatsoever, this dark delight from Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith is BBC Two’s new modern version of anthology tales such as Tales Of The Unexpected and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. But to sell it as merely some kind of unimaginative remake would be to sell it short.
Sarah Lancashire (The Paradise) has described Last Tango in Halifax writer Sally Wainwright’s new BBC One drama series Happy Valley as “a dark, funny, multi-layered thriller”.
Sarah Lancashire (The Paradise) will lead the cast of Last Tango in Halifax writer Sally Wainwright’s new BBC One drama series Happy Valley.