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Peaky Blinders was without doubt one of the surprise packages of original British drama in 2013; a smouldering, gritty depiction of a 1920’s Birmingham back alley power struggle, boasting a Hollywood calibre cast and infused with a rousing rock-tinged soundtrack. It’s not a moment too soon then that we get set to welcome the arrival … >
The second series of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror came to an underwhelming end tonight with ‘The Waldo Moment’.
With ‘White Bear’, as with previous episodes in the series, Brooker has managed to create a nightmarish alternate reality.
Good Cop is a superbly written, directed and acted opening hour of drama, skilfully balancing the bleak realities of a life as an honest northern copper with explosive action and emotional intrigue.
Hypnotically random from the opening credits, Sky Atlantic’s This Is Jinsy treads a fine line between brilliance and absolute idiocy, with highly amusing results.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, AKA Mitchell Pritchett from Sky1’s US comedy import Modern Family, recently entertained an audience of appreciative fans at BAFTA in London as the star of a comedy masterclass.
Adapted by William Boyd from his best-selling novel for Channel 4, Any Human Heart tells the life story of Logan Mountstuart; an aspiring novelist, professional journalist, part-time spy and lifelong romantic.
All credit to Smallville for making it to a very impressive ninth season. You don’t survive that long in the cruel world of US TV without doing something right.