It seems that the TV Gods have blessed us with some action-packed new arrivals coming to our screens throughout 2017. With the honourable mention going to ‘The Young Pope’ and ‘Scandal’, I have whittled this […]
Know Shit, Sherlock
I am not instinctively observant. My natural disposition is probably akin to something like a pebble at the bottom of a stream, most things endlessly rushing over my head. Without making an effort, drastic changes […]
TV | BBC vs ITV – The big debate
Late in 2013, a Chinese newspaper, the Global Times, ran an editorial saying that Britain was “no longer any kind of ‘big country’, but merely a country of old Europe suitable for tourism and overseas […]
Interview | Lars Mikkelsen – The man behind Sherlock's Charles Magnussen
With Britain’s surge of interest in subtitled Nordic Noir dramas such as Borgen and The Killing on BBC4, it was only a matter of time before familiar Scandinavian faces started crossing the North Sea, injecting […]
TV | Sherlock – Once again a weekly dose of Cumberbatch is taken from us too soon
I, like many of my fellow Britons, am suffering from a serious case of Sherlock withdrawal symptoms. Like a whirlwind love affair, season three of the hit show flew onto our screens and departed almost […]
TV | Sherlock – A reflection on the season three teaser trailer
New Year’s Day has just overtaken December 25th in my list of favourite dates, for one reason, and one reason only: Sherlock is back. Yes, last week, the BBC released the first, tantalising glimpse of […]