The opening scene of season six of Homeland was beautiful. The reason? It instantly took me back to those early days of season one. Nothing can beat this drama’s premier outing. Thrilling, gripping, high on emotion; it’s come incredibly close to recapturing some of its early brilliance, but up until now it has never quiteContinue reading “Homeland – Returning Home”
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Sherlock – The Problem with The Final Problem
I hoped that it would not happen. But sadly, I was struck down with “Moffat frustration” during last night’s series finale of Sherlock. Unfortunately, I started to suffer very early on. As soon as the clown popped its head out, I knew that it was to a symbol for the farce that was to follow.Continue reading “Sherlock – The Problem with The Final Problem”
Inside No.9: The Devil of Christmas
Forget the turkey dinner and Christmas pud. The genius of Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton is enough to leave you salivating this Christmas. The festive special for their darkly humorous Inside No.9 series is a cracker of a show. Entitled ‘The Devil of Christmas’, it is a note-perfect pastiche of ’70s television, with a fairlyContinue reading “Inside No.9: The Devil of Christmas”
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