This year the BBC turns 100. Fundamental to Britain and funded by licence fee payers, the BBC has garnered a worldwide reputation for quality. For this special post highlighting the highlights of the corporation's massive contribution to television, I've decided to...
When Cutting It first appeared last year, the idea – a drama about ambitious hairdressers in Manchester – didn’t seem too promising. But it turned out to be great stuff, with Debbie Horsfield’s scripts cleverly stirring a heady mixture of glitz, money, sex and earthy...
Unconvincing. The love may have been unconditional, but the casting was unoriginal, the detail was unbelievable, and the end result was unsatisfying. The basic idea was fine. A couple suffered the horror of having their four-year-old son abducted and eventually...
Think of Robson Green, and words like “versatile”, “powerful” and “audible” don’t necessarily come to mind, although “Unchained”, “Melody” and “travesty” might. Best in roles such as a reticent hospital porter in Casualty and taciturn squaddie in Soldier Soldier, he...