The Forsytes opens in London, 1877, when I was knee-height to a grasshopper… Oh, actually that was *19*77, but close enough. It’s the time before Kid’n’Play, when people held house parties with the guests being …
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Category: Channel 5
My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of MURDER BEFORE EVENSONG on CHANNEL 5!
Murder Before Evensong brings the novels of Rev. Richard Coles to the small screen. I haven’t read a book since I was at school, but at that same time, I regularly watched Top of the …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE RUMOUR on CHANNEL 5!
The Rumour… but how do rumours get started… They’re started by the jealous people and they get mad about somethin’ they had, and somebody else is holdin’… This is a strange one, as the problem …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of MURDER MOST PUZZLING! (aka THE PUZZLE LADY) on Channel 5!
Murder Most Puzzling could also be considered as ‘Murder She Puzzled’, given its similarity with Murder She Wrote, which started when the late, great Angela Lansbury was almost 60. This time, the female in her …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE GAME on CHANNEL 5!
The Game centres around retiring cop Huw Miller (Jason Watkins), who failed to catch a killer known as The Ripton Stalker, back in the day, even though he looks like he couldn’t catch a cold. …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE TRIAL on CHANNEL 5!
The Trial is a new one-off drama for Channel 5, which opens with the explanatory text:“When a minor is arrested for a serious crime, parents can be charged as accessories, if unable to show a …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE FEUD on Channel 5!
The Feud feels more like a tiff, initially, as a man is shown around a house that’s become available, even if it needs a lot of work doing to it, including a new kitchen, but …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE AU PAIR on Channel 5!
The Au Pair opens with a scene where the titular character is given a file about something, but we’re given no info, so it feels like one of those scenes in a drama where we’ll …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE VANISHINGS! (aka THE VANISHING TRIANGLE!)
The Vanishings – aka The Vanishing Triangle, when it was broadcast on Acorn TV in late 2023 – is inspired by true events, but it’s not a documentary. Young Amy Reynolds (Gráinne Good – Citadel) …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE CASTAWAYS!
The Castaways brings us Sheridan Smith (The Railway Children Return) and Celine Buckens (Showtrial) as sisters Lori, and Erin Holme, both intending on having a nice holiday away on a fancy beach in Fiji, although …
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