If you’ve read my previous reviews of the past three episodes of Kate Baxendale’s four-part crime drama, you’ll know I’ve been less than enamoured. But I’ve stuck with it because the lure of a whodunit means I always want to find out who the murderer is. Damn you From Darkness! And, wouldn’t you know it,…
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The 10 Best Crime Dramas This Week (Monday 19th – Sunday 25th October)
Last year Fargo was one of the very best crime dramas, mixing as it did black humour with gruesomeness perfectly. Now it’s back for a second run this week, with a new cast (Kirsten Dunst, Patrick Wilson, Jesse Plemons, Ted Danson et al) and a new story, albeit that’s linked to the first series. There’s…
Review: From Darkness (S1 E3/4), Sunday 18th October, BBC1
It was time for episode three of this head-scratcher of a crime drama. Good cast, interesting-sounding story, but ultimately badly put together, which is a shame when you consider its pedigree in front of and behind the camera. However, with only four episodes I had decided to carry on with it, battle through some of those baffling…
The 10 Best Crime Dramas This Week (Monday 12th – Sunday 18th October)
We keep saying it but there’s so much crime drama around the moment that it’s sometimes difficult to keep up with, and yes folks, this week is not different (we keep saying that, too). There are two new series – one Scandi-like series and one actual Scandi series – and loads of new episodes. We…
Review: From Darkness (S1 E2/4), Sunday 11th October, BBC1
Katie Baxendale’s four-part drama From Darkness kicked off last week by telling the story of ex-policewoman Claire Church, who was slowly being drawn into a cold case after the remains of a murdered prostitute were found on a building site in Manchester. The prostitute was part of an investigation Claire had been working on, but the case…
Review: From Darkness (S1 E1/4), Sunday 4th October, BBC1
This new four-part series – penned by Kate Baxendale – stars Anne-Marie Duff as an ex-copper who left it all behind to go and live a peaceful new life in the Western Isles of Scotland. British crime drama, especially, seems to have split into two factions these days – the light, traditional procedural and the the…
Interview: Anne-Marie Duff, From Darkness
I’ve been hearing good things about From Darkness, the BBC’s new four-part series starring Anne-Marie Duff. Ex-constable Claire Church (Duff) has fled her dark past by escaping to the remote Western Isles with her partner, Norrie. But no matter how far she runs, she can’t escape the shadows cast by her history, and as decades-old bodies…
The 10 Best Crime Dramas This Week (Monday 28th September – Sunday 4th October)
It’s another hugely busy week in the crime drama genre, with lots of stuff starting AND a special feature-length film that allows us to bid farewell to one of the biggest franchises in crime drama history. Yes, it’s time to say goodbye to CSI and its ridiculous set pieces, its ridiculous special effects and always-solid,…
BBC confirms transmission dates for From Darkness; ITV confirms transmissions dates for Lewis and Unforgotten
The week starting on Sunday 4th October is going to be a busy one here at The Killing Times. Three new, British crime dramas are due to start that week – two brand new and one returning favourite. Yes, autumn has started with vengeance and crime drama is still the most produced and consumed genre…
Trailer: From Darkness, BBC1
And they just keep on coming. It seems there’s a new crime drama starting every week on Britain’s main channels. In fact it’s not not just some random perception, it’s the truth. YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH. Well, yes we can. The next biggie, From Darkness, will start on Sunday 4th October, and it stars the always-excellent…
Anne-Marie Duff takes lead role in BBC crime drama, From Darkness
Anne-Marie Duff (who we know well from Shameless, Nowhere Boy, The Virgin Queen) will lead the cast of From Darkness, a new four-part psychological crime drama for the BBC. Not only is Duff one of the country’s premiere actresses, this new series comes from the BBC Writersroom, an online portal championing new writers. The beneficiary…
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