Category: SMALL SCREEN REVIEWS

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWith Series 2 of Killing Eve about to be broadcast, I watched Series 1 again, and enjoyed it just as much this time around. It is a truly mesmerising show. The outstanding cast of...

Reading Time: 3 minutesI missed the arrival of the fourth series of the French spy series The Bureau, but made up for it by watching these most recent 10 episodes over one weekend. My unqualified praise for...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Bodyguard (Series 1) is a highly addictive British political/security drama/thriller television series. The fine and experienced actors are perfectly cast as the politicians, members of the security service or police force, assorted other...

Reading Time: 3 minutesThose flying between Perth and Alice Springs, have probably noticed some 19 radomes – giant white golf ball like structures housing radar antennas – just outside of Alice Springs. Such a glimpse into the...

Reading Time: 2 minutesI stumbled across ‘Secret City’, an Australian TV political drama/thriller six-part mini-series, and was hooked instantly.  Released in Australia in 2016, and internationally earlier this year, this intelligent and beautifully produced series has been...

Reading Time: 3 minutes‘Ozark’ is a television series about Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) a Chicago money launder for the second largest Mexican drug cartel, who incurs a debt to his employers and consequently almost pays with his...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis Emmy Award winning, dark, British police drama/thriller is a cut above similar British television series. It merges English actors and London setting with Scandinavian crime-noire. Fans of Scandinavian noir police dramas will not...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Team is an eight episode television police drama produced jointly by Denmark, Germany and Belgium. It is in English, Danish, German, Dutch and French, with English sub-titles. It is about a case given...

Reading Time: 2 minutesRussia’s recent thinly veiled threats against Britain, and its political isolation make the Norwegian television series ‘ Occupied’ particularly pertinent. Norway’s most expensive television series is set in the near future and deals with...

Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently, police drama/crime series have been increasingly adopting the Nordic Noir style of classic television series such as ‘The Bridge’ or ‘The Killings’. While some of these shows have been spectacular successes, the Netflix...