Television

Schrödinger's Cop

So why bother investing one’s time in these things? They’re like a partner you date who keeps stringing you along, and then dumps you without explanation.

Horses for Courses

Things can only get better for Dustin Hoffman, as in episode one he’s clearly the least frightening gangster since Fat Sam in Bugsy Malone. His character in Marathon Man was more intimidating than Chester Bernstein. Chester Tate from Soap was a darker character.

The Flying Pie

Depending on the outcome, these type of unusual commissions could be seen as either a justified desire to let exciting artists follow their instincts, or a shameless way of keeping the talent sweet by supporting a vanity project which might just lead to a series.

He Used to Give Me Roses

Jonas Armstrong just looked relieved to be out of the forest and wearing prison fatigues rather than Lincoln green. Mind you, judging by the way some of the other prisoners were looking at him he could be getting an arrow in his quiver at any moment.

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Don't Make a Drama Out of a Crisis

Frances Barber as Diana Vreeland is indistinguishable from her role as Madame Kovarian in Doctor Who