Category: TV

Posted in Agatha Christie Nick Dear TV

12 Days of Lesley Manville – 4: Poirot – Cards on the Table

In the midst of a luxe ensemble, Lesley Manville more than holds her own in the Poirot…

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12 Days of Lesley Manville – 3: Mayday

Overshadowed by Broadchurch at the time, Mayday switches up the crime drama trope by focusing on the…

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12 Days of Lesley Manville – 2: Citadel (Series 1)

All the money in the world can’t make Amazon Prime’s would-be new franchise Citadel work “You can’t…

Posted in Christopher Hampton TV

12 Days of Lesley Manville – 1: Dangerous Liaisons (Series 1)

There’s not enough Lesley Manville to give this TV adaptation of Dangerous Liaisons the life it needs…

Posted in Doctor Who Russell T Davies TV

TV Review: Doctor Who – The Church on Ruby Road

Ncuti Gatwa makes his full-length debut as Doctor Who in sprightly festive episode The Church on Ruby…

Posted in Mark Gatiss TV

TV Review: A Ghost Story for Christmas – Lot No. 249

Like that Christmas present you’re never quite sure what to do with, Mark Gatiss returns with his…

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TV Review: A Ghost Story for Christmas – Count Magnus

Just a year late, I catch up with Count Magnus, last year’s Ghost Story for Christmas “He…

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TV Review: Les Misérables

An all-star cast is impressive in Andrew Davies’ TV adaptation of Les Misérables sans la musique “That…

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TV Review: The Winter King (Series 1)

Iain De Caestecker is an appealing Arthur in the darkness of the Dark Ages where we find…