Mary Queen Of Scots begins with the premise: “Mary Queen Of Scots was born a Catholic. As Protestants fight to control Scotland, the infant Mary is sent to Catholic France. At 15, she marries the heir to the throne. At 18, Mary is widowed and returns home. Scotland is now dominated by Protestants, and governed […]
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Line Of Duty Series 5 brings AC12 back to our screens for the first time since 2017, and for the first time in my years of TV reviews, the first episode of Line Of Duty has NOT been made available for previews. Usually, this means that a show stinks, so given the series’ pedigree to […]
Mary Queen of Scots explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan – Lady Bird). Queen of France at 16, and widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry, but iInstead, she returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. Alas, Scotland and England fall under the rule of the […]
The Hunter’s Prayer is a thriller (described as high octane in the billing), focusing on Lucas (Sam Worthington), a solitary assassin, hired to kill a young woman, Ella (Odeya Rush). When he can’t bring himself to pull the trigger, the plan falls apart, setting in motion a twisted game of cat and mouse. Now both […]
Line Of Duty Series 4 was back with a bang tonight, and Series 4 comes to DVD on May 8th from Acorn Media International! The critically-acclaimed hit crime drama, from renowned writer Jed Mercurio moves to BBC1. Renowned Hollywood star Thandie Newton (Westworld), plays DCI Roz Huntley in the new season of World Productions’ gripping […]
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Line Of Duty Series 4 started with a bang and didn’t let up – literally, as Polish waitress Hana (Gaite Jansen) was run over, kidnapped, then trapped in a house rigged to explode in flames… The suspect, Michael Farmer (Scott Reid), is accused of the deadly deed in this heart-stopping opener which began an hour […]
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In Plain Sight pits Sergeant William Muncie (Douglas Henshall) against serial female abu -ser Peter Manuel (Martin Compston) in 1955 Uddingston, Scotland. After spending jail time for assault in 1946, the latter is now accused of doing the same in the series’ present day. Both times, Muncie has seen Manuel strut about in smug fashion […]
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Line Of Duty Series 3 begins with Operation Damson, and a dawn raid on a man who is expected to be armed and extremely dangerous, possibly on his way to carry out a gangland execution. The suspect took off in a fast car, was cornered by the police armed-response van but then escaped on foot, […]
Posted in Reviews, TV Series Tags: Adrian Dunbar, Aiysha Hart, Arsher Ali, Craig Parkinson, Daniel Mays, James Murphy, Jed Mercurio, Kiran Landa, Leanne Best, Line Of Duty Series 3, Line of Duty, Lisa Palfrey, Louis Rolston, Martin Compston, Michael Keillor, Natasha Gordon, Peter Norris, Polly Walker, Rebecca O'Mara, Richard Croxford, Shane Gately, Shaun Parkes, Vicky McClure, Will Mellor No Comments »Filth, from Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh, took a lot longer to come to the screen, but was it worth the wait? Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy) is going for promotion to Detective Inspector but there are several colleagues standing in his way, including relative newcomer Ray Lennox (Jamie Bell) and the sole female in the running, […]
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