AND so it came to pass - the end of the seventh series of Spooks. And, as the risk of incurring the wrath of those who insist on calling it government propaganda - it was simply superb. The best series...
THE new series of Spooks is turning out to be, well, spooky. It's amazing how up-to-date the writers manage to be, planning stories which, when they appear on screens months later, are surprisingly topical. It's almost like they have inside...
AFTER the poor run that was season six, I wasn't expecting too much from the seventh series of Spooks. But, two episodes in, it's obvious to see that it's back on form. And, in hindsight, perhaps the tinkering which wrecked...
Baffled by the bus billboards all round town? Spooked by some unfamiliar faces? Well, now you can rest at ease. Spooks: Code 9 is a spin-off series from the MI5 drama we've all come to love. It starts on BBC...
Summer's here and that means three things are certain - dodgy weather, burned burgers and worst of all - Big Brother. The worst programme ever is back again and the TV will be filled with hours of people sleeping, eating,...
For fans of Spooks from the start, the last series was, to say the least, a bit disappointing. The switch from self-contained episodes to one long plot (Britain v Iran) was ok, but when you compare it with the opening...
The word in the City of London is that our current woes at the pumps, petrol more expensive than dancing girls, diesel acceptable as a wedding gift that sort of thing, are down to the genius of three commodities traders...
Of all the buzz phrases those working in telly land use, the one they seem to strive to say the most is 'appointment to view' television. It appears to be the Holy Grail for TV programmers, all seeking for that...
Beware programmes which people proclaim is 'The new.....' It's a lazy, sloppy way of explaining to someone what a programme is going to be like, and often leads to disappointment. It's also, I suspect, marginally offensive for the programme makers,...
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