Tag Archives: Television review

The Man, Television Review. Sky Arts.

Stellan Starsgard, Hayley Atwell, Zoe Wanamaker, Stephen Fry in The Man. Picture from Sky Arts.

Originally published by L.S. Media. June 9th 2012.

L.S. Media Rating ****

Cast: Stephen Fry, Zoe Wanamaker, Stellan Starsgard, Hayley Atwell, Tony Cosh.

The second play written for the Sky Arts series of plays by Sandi Toksvig, the engaging The Man was quite possibly one of the strangest that the series had produced so far and yet also one of the most compelling for viewers to get their thoughts around.

The Man, Television Review. Sky Arts. full post

(445 words, 1 image, estimated 1:47 mins reading time)

The Other Woman, Television Review. Sky Arts Television.

Originally published by L.S.Media. June 8th 2012.

L.S. Media Rating ****

Cast: Trevor Eve, Geraldine James, Tom Ellis, Richard E. Grant.

When art imitates life, are those that are the subject of the creative mind really aware of what they have become? This was the question that vexed Geraldine James and Trevor Eve in the latest of series of plays shown by the Sky Arts channel.

The Other Woman, Television Review. Sky Arts Television. full post

(441 words, 1 image, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

Psycobitches, Television Review. Sky Arts Television.

Catherine Tate as Eva Braun. Picture from Radio Times

Originally published by L.S. Media. June 26th 2012L.S. Media Rating ****

Cast: Rebecca Front, Catherine Tate, Katy Brand, Sheila Reid, Samantha Spiro, Selina Griffiths, Andy Nyman.

The final part of Sky Arts series of short plays finished on a particular high with the bizarre but ultimately enjoyable Psycob**ches.

Psycobitches, Television Review. Sky Arts Television. full post

(479 words, 1 image, estimated 1:55 mins reading time)

Bert And Dickie. B.B.C. Television. Television Review.

Originally published on L.S. Media. 26th July 2012.

Matt Smith and Sam Hoare as Bert and Dickie. Picture from the B.B.C.

L.S. Media Rating ****

Cast: Matt Smith, Sam Hoare, Geoffrey Palmer, Douglas Hodge, Thomas Arnold, Matt Barber, John Bird, Ron Cook, James Frain, Clive Merrison, Clive Russell, Sarah Vickers.

There will always be one story to come out of an Olympic Games that is ripe many years later to get a writer of quality excited and in turn the creative juices will bring about a script that is both touching and passionate and yet reveals the hidden anguish behind some of the great Olympians.

Bert And Dickie. B.B.C. Television. Television Review. full post

(453 words, 1 image, estimated 1:49 mins reading time)