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Based on a novel by Nancy Mitford and featuring an all-star cast, The Pursuit of Love is the latest period drama from the BBC. Fanny Logan (Emily Beecham) and Linda Radlett (Lily James) are cousins and best friends who are growing up during the interwar years. Linda has an abusive father (Dominic West) and Fanny’s mother (Emily […]
Make Me Famous was a TV film made for BBC Three that looks at the perils of reality TV fame and social media. Billy (Tom Brittney) was a contestant on the reality TV show Love or Lust where he developed a reputation for being a cocky love rat. A year after appearing on the show he’s struggling financially […]
The 2020 version of Black Narcissus was a lavish three-part miniseries for FX and BBC One and aimed to bring Rumer Godden’s story to a new generation. Sister Clodagh (Gemma Arterton) is an Irish nun in India who gets offered the Sister Superior role for a new mission in the Himalayans. Sister Clodagh takes four nuns with […]
Make Up was released as a part of the BBC’s New Films From New Voices Season. Make Up was Claire Oakley’s directional debut and it was made as a part of the iFeatures scheme. Ruth (Molly Windsor) is a young woman who goes to a holiday park in Cornwall where her boyfriend, Tom (Joseph Quinn), is working. She […]
In a podcast double whammy Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the modern version of Doctor Who and debate on who should play the 14th Doctor.
Series 12 of Doctor Who closed with a cliffhanger where the Doctor got arrested by the Judoon. What was surprising about “Revolution of the Daleks” was it continued a few storylines from the Chris Chibnall era. After the events of “Resolution” GCHQ comes into the procession of a Dalek battle suit. The battle suit gets […]
Christmas has come and gone, but it doesn’t stop us from watching Christmas related programming. One of the few shows to get a Christmas this year was BBC Two’s Motherland. Christmas is upon the mums. Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin) has to prepare the Christmas meal and look after her in-laws, Kevin (Paul Ready) plays Minecraft […]
The second season of His Dark Materials has come to its conclusion which sees the series live up to the title. Lyra, Will, and the witches have to decide on what their next course of action. Lyra fears that the witches will suffer the same fate as Roger if she stays with them. Will has […]
The second season of His Dark Materials has reached its penultimate episode with its main characters coalescing in Cittàgazze. The forces for and against freedom continue to make movements for the upcoming war with the Angels making their first appearance since the last war. The Witches have arrived in Cittàgazze and save Lyra and Will […]
Following on from the events of “Tower of the Angels” that stuck closely to events of the books, “The Scholar” takes a bigger diversion from the source material. Will and Lyra have decided to steal the Alethiometer back from Sir Charles Latrom. With the Subtle Knife in their possession, they plan to bypass Latrom’s security […]