With the four prime suspects in the 39-year-old murder of drifter Jimmy now firmly in her sights, Cassie’s problem is which will crack first. Philip Cross admits to associating with some dodgy sorts, but denies being capable of murder; Cassie thinks he’s just the type. Eric Slater seems to be bullying his frail wife, but is it to hide something from his past? It turns out he does have a conviction for violence, in a homophobic assault. Does this suggest another possible motive for Jimmy’s murder?
If you’re missing your fix of 1920s-set amateur detectoring, you could do far worse than tune into Alibi tonight to watch the new, third series of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. Based on the novels by Deb Cole and Kerry Greenwood, it’s a lush, glamorous series that uses Art Deco Melbourne as its backdrop and sassy private detective Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis) as its main character. It’s well worth a look. There’s a filmed interview with Davis after the jump… Continue reading Trailer/Interview: Essie Davis, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries→
It seems to be the way these days – and this year in particular – that crime dramas and horror stories are meshing to form a new sub genre. Crorror? Hime? Whatever you want to call it, it’s a burgeoning little scene and ITV’s The Frankenstein Chronicles is the latest series to mix these elements two together. I’ve seen the first episode (more on that later), and it’s actually really good, despite my initial misgivings. And now ITV has confirmed its transmission date.
ITV’s Unforgotten is turning into a quality whodunit, and this week the investigation into Jimmy’s death continues with the discovery of marks on his body consistent with known gangland torture methods. Cassie and Sunny question Sir Phillip to find out exactly what his involvement was with a prominent East End crime family and Eric and Claire’s anniversary party gets underway. There’s a trailer after the jump… Continue reading Trailer: Unforgotten, episode four→
Two murders, a male and a female, have been linked with the alchemical rituals of a group known as the Companions of Co-Inherence, and if the signs are correct, there are two more to come. But the best suspect, student Nate Hedesan, seems to have an alibi – he was hanging around in an S&M club.
After two episodes of this well-made crime drama we had gone from cooing over the relationship between John River (Stellan Skarsgard) and Jackie ‘Stevie’ Stevenson (Nicola Walker) and their perfectly meshed, affectionate chalk-and-cheese dynamic to not quite knowing who Stevie was or is anymore. Not quite an unreliable narrator, but certainly an unreliable character. So the question remained: who was Stevie? Continue reading Review: River (S1 E3/6), Tuesday 27th October, BBC1→
This second series of Hinterland/Y Gwyll has been of the highest quality, but now it’s time for the final two-part story of the series. In the last episode we saw the re-emergence of Iwan Thomas, a character who first appeared in the final episodes of the last series. He has some serious beef with Prosser, and everything pointed to something that the taciturn chief was covering up. But what? And what kind of gruesome case would Mathias and Rhys be thrust into this time? Continue reading Review: Hinterland/Y Gwyll (S2 E7/8), Sunday 25th October, S4C→
The first episode of this second series of the excellent Fargo left me a little bit perplexed – I felt it was a bit too eager to introduce a new, larger cast of characters and also a new, very explicitly 1970s tone. If that first episode was a bit all-but-the-kitchen-sink, things settled down considerably in this second instalment, revealing why Fargo is often, ahem, a cut above the rest. Continue reading Review: Fargo (S2 E2/10), Monday 26th October, Channel 4→
Amanda Abbington has appeared in a few crime dramas, most notably as the duplicitous Mary in Sherlock. Now she appears in the BBC’s new eight-part uniform drama Cuffs, which is roundly being described as the ‘new Bill’ (which Amanda also appeared in, fact fans). The ensemble cast also includes Ashley Walters, Peter Sullivan, Shaun Dooley, Paul Ready, Eleanor Matsuura, and Alex Carter, and the BBC has scheduled Cuffs in an 8pm timeslot, which is quite bold (although it didn’t do Holby Blue any good). Anyway. We managed to get hold of an interview with her, and it’s after the jump for your pleasure… Continue reading Interview: Amanda Abbington, Cuffs→
Hot on the heels of the announcement that Sherlock’s old timey one-off episode would broadcast on 1st January 2016, the BBC has released a new, extended trailer that luxuriates in its 19th century time and place, with Sherlock’s language pure, gothic Victoriana (Gatiss must have LOVED writing this). “Needs must when the devil drives” is a choice line, for instance. We also glimpse Lestrade, Mary and the abominable bride of the title, all buffeted by some serious danger music. Looks like we’re in for a treat. Continue reading The BBC reveals new, extended Sherlock trailer→
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