MARK DAVISON

The Hour, Episode 4 – A Review

15th August 2011 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree

Oh dear. After last week’s surprisingly gripping episode, it all took a step backwards again this time. Not that it isn't all impeccably made drama, but it feels like the impeccably made drama from about three different shows all bolted together. There were some very weird lurches in tone this week - going from Freddie essentially interrogating Tish's widow (Jessica Hynes - always a pleasure to see) to the 'comedy'...

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The Hour – Episode 3: A Review

8th August 2011 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree

Well that was... better. I’m still not convinced that it deserved the ‘smouldering drama’ tag that the announcer gave it this week, but at least something happened. It’s still painfully slow though – I think I would’ve enjoyed the past few episodes if each had been split in half (it’s not like they’re really relying on dramatic cliff-hangers), as I’ve found that my attention’s started to wander around the half...

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The Hour – Episode 2: A Review

1st August 2011 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree

As if the temptation last week to write snarky comments based on the title wasn't hard enough to resist ('The Hour? It felt more like three'), this time there was the matter of bad reviews to avoid. Not reviews for the programme itself (which, seem to have been quite universally unimpressed - it's always slightly alarming to be on the same side as one of Peter Hitchins' Daily Mail columns,...

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The Hour – Episode 1: A Review

25th July 2011 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree

It's very difficult to form an opinion of a TV show based on the first episode, even more so when you go into it with some very strong preconceptions. Which inevitably turn out to be pretty much wrong.

We were all agreed that The Hour was going to be the British Mad Men weren't we? It may have pointed out that it was set in the fifties rather than the sixties...

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Doctor Who Series 6, Episode 7 – A Good Man Goes to War: A Review

10th June 2011 | 7 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree

So, that's it until September (I think). While the mid-season break may be a bit annoying, it does at least give me a chance to have a breather and catch up – as these reviews have been getting later and later. And, at least it was an interesting episode to go out on.

Interesting, but probably divisive, as it did involve Moffat taking his frantic storytelling style to a ridiculous extreme....

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DVD Review: The Crimson Petal and the White

6th June 2011 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree

Truthfully, after having written about the series in fairly exhaustive depth only a few weeks ago, I wasn't in a hurry to re-watch The Crimson Petal and the White, as enjoyable as I found it. However, thanks to a kind offer from Fremantle's PR, I'm now finding myself writing a review of the Victorian prostitution drama's imminent DVD release (in fact, with its release date being 6th June, it's likely...

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Doctor Who Series 6, Episode 6 – The Almost People: A Review

2nd June 2011 | 1 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree

I suppose I'll have to take back some of the things I said about last week's episode then. In other words, I quite liked this week's one, even if it didn't use the opportunity to expand the story further. In fact the more I think about it, I can't actually remember that much in the way of plot developments (and I sat through the episode twice before starting to write...

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Doctor Who Series 6, Episode 5 – The Rebel Flesh: A Review

27th May 2011 | 3 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree

I suppose, once again, I should start this blog with a couple of apologies. Firstly, despite encouraging you to join in the discussion in the comments section, it turns out that I didn't know how the system worked – so if you posted something there and it didn't turn up, I apologise (I think I'm on top of it now though and if I'm not commenting using the facebook account...

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Doctor Who Series 6, Episode 4 – The Doctor’s Wife: A Review

19th May 2011 | 4 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree

Sorry for the delay in getting this up, unfortunately real life's got in the way a bit this week. Although part of the blame does lie with the episode itself as I did find that I had to watch it a couple of times before starting on this review. And even then, I still found myself struggling for words somewhat – mainly because I wanted to spare you all from...

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