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Vigil. Series Two. Television Drama Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Suranne Jones, Rose Leslie, Gary Lewis, Orla Russell, Dougray Scott, Romola Garai, Chris Jenks, Oscar Salem, Dominic Mafham, Nebras Jamali, Amir El-Masry, Steven Elder, Kim Allan, Rebecca Banatvala, Naomi Stirrat, Kamal Mustaffai, Anders Hayward, Armin Karima, Khalid Laith, Alastair Mackenzie, Martin Bell, Tania Rodrigues.

From death under water, to death from the skies, the second series of the initial smash hit Vigil once more hits the ground running as it pushes Detectives Amy Silva and Kirsten Longacre to the limit of their emotions and deductive powers as a routine demonstration of military hardwire suddenly turns into an horrendous murder scene and slaughter.

Vigil. Series Two. Television Drama Review. full post

(467 words, estimated 1:52 mins reading time)

Annika. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Nicola Walker, Jamie Sives, Katie Leung, Ukwelu Roach, Silvie Furneaux, Paul McGann, Jade Chan, Kate Dickie, Hannah Donaldson, Saskia Ashdown, Andy Clark, Martin Bell.

A detective must have a quirk to make them more appealing to the television viewer, the moment when the serious equivalent of the comedic catchphrase is long awaited for by those investing their time in the drama, and when it appears gives them a sense of comfort, a reminder that every detective is as prone to the errors of every human, every person, but in which their foible and particular oddity helps them understand the condition of the murderer they have set out to catch.

Annika. Television Review. full post

(524 words, estimated 2:06 mins reading time)