Based on the Danish novels penned by Jussi Adler Olsen, Dept. Q is Netflix’s fresh take which relocates the insufferable DCI Carl Morck (Matthew Goode) and his new cold-case department to Scotland. The premise may sound recycled, but the tight, darkly...
ITV's Broadchurch and Channel 4's Southcliffe and The IT Crowd led the filed in the TV Bafta Nominations which were announced today. The popular mystery drama garnered three nominations for best Drama Series and nods for cast members Olivia Colman and David Bradley....
So unbelievably we've reached that point again when we look back fondly on the last twelve months of television and celebrate the best. Ripper Street (January 2013, BBC1) This series wasn't what a lot of viewers were expecting when they settled down on a dark Sunday...
Welcome once again to a look at the highs and the lows of this week's TV. We start this week with a sequel to a drama that first aired back in 2011 on BBC Scotland. The first instalment of The Field of Blood had an interesting journey as it later found a cult...
In a 2-part podcast give our views on Peter Capaldi being cast as Doctor Who, bleak Channel 4 drama Southcliffe and BBC1's truly bizarre I Love My Country. In the second half we discuss the success and longevity of New Tricks, BBC3's new docusoap Shoplife and whether...
Southcliffe is brilliant. It’s compelling and gut-wrenching and the cinematography is astonishing. It’s also the worst piece of television I have ever watched. Not because of the acting, which is great, or the script, which is sparse but just enough. It’s the worst...
A special guest joins Gary and Matt on the podcast to discuss the brilliance of Him and Her. The X Factor Shocker and the wonder of Channel 4's Everyday. Alongside the spookiness of The Secret of Crickley Hall.
It's fair to say that the majority of Michael Winterbottom's films court controversy most notably the sexually explicit 9 Songs and the incredibly violent The Killer Inside Me. His most recent TV work was the Rob Brydon/Steve Coogan sitcom The Trip however, despite it...
Did we like it? With Shirley Henderson turning in a Bafta-worthy performance, of course we did. She absolutely stole the show, which was just as well as most of the other performances were unconvincing. What was good about it? • Shirley Henderson playing a female Tory...