Spacey Unmasked review – far more than a did-he-didn’t-he exposé
In Kevin Spacey’s written right-of-reply statement at the end of Spacey Unmasked, he reminds the world that every criminal and civil court case accusing him of sexual assault has been resolved in his favour. He has a right to reiterate…
Blue Lights recap: series two, episode four – no, Tommy, no!
Canning went off-piste and Tommy paid the price. Here’s all the intel on the Shakespearean-titled fourth episode, The Stamp of Nature … ‘That boy takes orders from no one’ As we returned to Mount Eden estate, publican Lee Thompson (Seamus…
Doctor Who first look review – Ncuti Gatwa will make this show far more fun than it’s been for years
Christmas specials don’t count. Intermediate trilogies where David Tennant is the Fourteenth-and-a-Half Doctor or whatever don’t count. The new era of Doctor Who, with Russell T Davies back as the showrunner and Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor, only really begins…
‘Gissa job!’ How Bernard Hill created one of TV’s most tragic and unforgettable characters
Some time in 1980, on the first sheet of a script that would eventually run to 221 pages, Alan Bleasdale typed the line: We see Yosser with his three children. He is leaning forward. When the jobcentre clerk explains he…
The Incredibly Talented Lucy review – a sparkling story, with an enraging twist ending
The makers of Channel 4’s reality/talent show The Piano probably thought they had a hit on their hands when they coined the format, but the moment they knew they had cracked it must have been when they found Lucy, a…
The Responder series two review – another total TV triumph
Two years ago, the former police officer and debut screenwriter Tony Schumacher gave us five of the most riveting and harrowing hours of television there have been for many years. The Responder was the story of Chris Carson (a career-best…
I Kissed a Girl review – the sweetest, most touching reality TV in a long time
First, let’s start with the premise: 10 singles are sent to a villa – sorry, masseria – in Italy in the hopes of finding love. They’re each coupled up – in this case, sealed with a kiss from a total…
TV tonight: Martin Freeman returns in dodgy cop drama The Responder
The Responder 9pm, BBC One Martin Freeman returns as troubled, dodgy night-response officer Chris Carson in Tony Schumacher’s gritty Liverpool crime drama. Six months after the murder of drug dealer Carl Sweeney, Chris is now in group therapy to help…
The week in audio: To Catch a Scorpion; Romesh Ranganathan; Uncanny Series 4 – review
To Catch a Scorpion Radio 4 | BBC Sounds Romesh Ranganathan Radio 2 | BBC Sounds Uncanny Series 4, Case 1: The Flood Radio 4 | BBC Sounds Sue Mitchell is an audio documentary-maker of high standing and experience. She…
Inside No 9: dark, funny and totally riveting – this is the best comedy the UK has ever created
Oh, so weird. I thought they were meant to be more careful with these. Anyway I’ve been given a leaked script from the new – and final – series of Inside No 9 (8 May, 10pm, BBC Two), so I suppose…