When Adrian was on the wrong side of of the line
Tonight sees the start of the fifth series of Line of Duty, the crime drama about AC-12 an anti police corruption unit. Playing Ted Hastings the head of the unit is Adrian Dunbar who has been in other shows that have had rather dubious Policemen. Including being a corrupt one in the second series of Ashes to Ashes. Dunbar's character is involved of group of corrupt Copper attempting to pull off an armed robbery but of course it is foiled by the taciturn Gene Hunt as played by Philip Glenister and Adrian character's plays with his life. Earlier series 2 other corrupt officers were played Shaun Evans and Roger Allam now best known as the more morally upright young Morse and his mentor Fred Thursday. The other main role in Ashes to Ashes Alex Drake was played by Keeley Hawes who herself played an officer under suspicion in Line of Duty before being killed off.
Long time readers will know that the Ashes to Ashes 2nd season finale made my top episodes of Life on Mars/ Ashes to Ashes
Sunday, 31 March 2019
Shane Rimmer (1929 -2019)
The death has been announced of the actor Shane Rimmer. Over a long career Rimmer can claim to have to have worked on some of the biggest hits of both Film an TV however his best known role just required his voice for that of Scott Tracey in Thunderbirds. Among his film work they were 3 James Bonds (You Only Live Twice, Diamonds are Forever and The Spy who Loved Me) films, the first 3 Christopher Reeve Supermans, Stars Wars - An New Hope and Batman Begins. His other TV work included Doctor Who serial The Gunfighters and a stint on Coronation Street. Shane Rimmer leaves behind a body of work on some the biggest pop culture titles of all time.
Shane Rimmer R. I. P
The death has been announced of the actor Shane Rimmer. Over a long career Rimmer can claim to have to have worked on some of the biggest hits of both Film an TV however his best known role just required his voice for that of Scott Tracey in Thunderbirds. Among his film work they were 3 James Bonds (You Only Live Twice, Diamonds are Forever and The Spy who Loved Me) films, the first 3 Christopher Reeve Supermans, Stars Wars - An New Hope and Batman Begins. His other TV work included Doctor Who serial The Gunfighters and a stint on Coronation Street. Shane Rimmer leaves behind a body of work on some the biggest pop culture titles of all time.
Shane Rimmer R. I. P
Friday, 29 March 2019
I quit... er I don't
5 times World Darts champion Raymond Vnn Barneveld after only a day announcing his decision to retire from top flight Darts. Berneveld had announce his decision after a defeat at the Premier League. He blamed his loss of form on personal problems. Barneveld now intends to make his last competitive appearance at the PDC World Championship at the end of the year.
5 times World Darts champion Raymond Vnn Barneveld after only a day announcing his decision to retire from top flight Darts. Berneveld had announce his decision after a defeat at the Premier League. He blamed his loss of form on personal problems. Barneveld now intends to make his last competitive appearance at the PDC World Championship at the end of the year.
Thursday, 28 March 2019
2019 BAFTA TV award nominations
The big news was the omission from Best Leading Actor of Bodyguard star Richard Madden. However despite killed halfway through Keeley Hawes is up for Best Leading Actress where she will be up against the Killing Eve duo of Jodie Cormer and Sandra Oh with Ruth Wilson completing the line up for Mrs Wilson in which she played her own Grandmother. Hawes is also up for Best Supporting Actress also in Mrs Wilson where she will be against Fiona Shaw for Killing Eve, Billie Piper for Collateral and Monica Dolan for A English Scandal. Ant & Dec still got nominated after their rather muted year, The winners are announced at a ceremony next month
The big news was the omission from Best Leading Actor of Bodyguard star Richard Madden. However despite killed halfway through Keeley Hawes is up for Best Leading Actress where she will be up against the Killing Eve duo of Jodie Cormer and Sandra Oh with Ruth Wilson completing the line up for Mrs Wilson in which she played her own Grandmother. Hawes is also up for Best Supporting Actress also in Mrs Wilson where she will be against Fiona Shaw for Killing Eve, Billie Piper for Collateral and Monica Dolan for A English Scandal. Ant & Dec still got nominated after their rather muted year, The winners are announced at a ceremony next month
Wednesday, 27 March 2019
Running in the family
Jason Donovan's daughter Jemma has signed up for a role in the soap that made her Father a teen icon, Jason had an on and off screen romane with Kylie Minouge, Jason off the back of his role in Neighbours had a succesful singing career and a popular run in the stage muiscal Joseph and His Techincolur Dreamcoat, Jemma will become the third member of her family to appear in the show as her grandfather Terence had also appeared on it. Jemma will be seen later this year.
Jason Donovan's daughter Jemma has signed up for a role in the soap that made her Father a teen icon, Jason had an on and off screen romane with Kylie Minouge, Jason off the back of his role in Neighbours had a succesful singing career and a popular run in the stage muiscal Joseph and His Techincolur Dreamcoat, Jemma will become the third member of her family to appear in the show as her grandfather Terence had also appeared on it. Jemma will be seen later this year.
Tuesday, 26 March 2019
Apple taking a bite...
The latest name to throw their hat into the Streaming market will be tech giant Apple. Competing against the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime and the froth coming Disney +. Apple have announced a list of talent that will providing content to the new service. Among the names are J J Abrams, Jason Momoa and Steven Speilberg. Recently Speilberg caused a bit of a fuss when he tabled a motion that Netflix films should not be considered for Oscar consideration unless they have regular cinematic release patterns. We will just to have to wait and see what effect Apple have on the market..
The latest name to throw their hat into the Streaming market will be tech giant Apple. Competing against the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime and the froth coming Disney +. Apple have announced a list of talent that will providing content to the new service. Among the names are J J Abrams, Jason Momoa and Steven Speilberg. Recently Speilberg caused a bit of a fuss when he tabled a motion that Netflix films should not be considered for Oscar consideration unless they have regular cinematic release patterns. We will just to have to wait and see what effect Apple have on the market..
Monday, 25 March 2019
Sunday, 24 March 2019
The tale of Anna and Esther
Yesterday saw a march demanding a peoples's vote on the Brexit deal. It is interesting to note that 2 of the most vocal proponents on the opposite of the debate both had the same back ground in the media. Keen remainer Anna Soubry started out as a journalist for Central Television before gaining UK wide exposure on This Morning. She moved into politics in 2010 winning the seat Broxtree for the Conservatives. After a short ministerial career Soubry found herself on the back benches. However she has become one of the leading oppoents against Brexit going so far as resigning the Consertive whip and joining The Independent Group which is mainly made up of former Labour MPs. On the other end debate is Esther Mcvey. Having a career in the media that saw her presenting programmes like GMTV and How Do They Do That? McVey like Souby became a Conservative MP in 2010 but lost her seat five years later. However thanks to the snap General Election of 2017 McVey was back as a MP as she was selected to the safe seat of Tatton and she rose to the position of Work and Pensions Secretary however she resigned that in protest at Prime Minister's Theresa May Brexit plans. Mcvey is member of Hard Brexit faction European Research Group (ERG) whose members include Jacob Rees-Mogg, Iain Duncan Smith and Boris Johnson. In a doubly ironic twist McVe'ys predecessor as Tatton MP is George Osborne who moved into the media becoming the editor of London's Evening Standard newspaper which under Osborne editorship has been very anti Brexit.
Yesterday saw a march demanding a peoples's vote on the Brexit deal. It is interesting to note that 2 of the most vocal proponents on the opposite of the debate both had the same back ground in the media. Keen remainer Anna Soubry started out as a journalist for Central Television before gaining UK wide exposure on This Morning. She moved into politics in 2010 winning the seat Broxtree for the Conservatives. After a short ministerial career Soubry found herself on the back benches. However she has become one of the leading oppoents against Brexit going so far as resigning the Consertive whip and joining The Independent Group which is mainly made up of former Labour MPs. On the other end debate is Esther Mcvey. Having a career in the media that saw her presenting programmes like GMTV and How Do They Do That? McVey like Souby became a Conservative MP in 2010 but lost her seat five years later. However thanks to the snap General Election of 2017 McVey was back as a MP as she was selected to the safe seat of Tatton and she rose to the position of Work and Pensions Secretary however she resigned that in protest at Prime Minister's Theresa May Brexit plans. Mcvey is member of Hard Brexit faction European Research Group (ERG) whose members include Jacob Rees-Mogg, Iain Duncan Smith and Boris Johnson. In a doubly ironic twist McVe'ys predecessor as Tatton MP is George Osborne who moved into the media becoming the editor of London's Evening Standard newspaper which under Osborne editorship has been very anti Brexit.
Friday, 22 March 2019
The Mouse makes it' first cuts
Only after a day after the Disney take over of the Fox group was confirmed the House of Mouse made it's first action. The Fox 2000 division has been closed down. The home for mid budget films like The Devil Wears Prada will no longer be active. An number of films being made under the Fox 2000 banner will be completed however those in pre production may not be so lucky.
Only after a day after the Disney take over of the Fox group was confirmed the House of Mouse made it's first action. The Fox 2000 division has been closed down. The home for mid budget films like The Devil Wears Prada will no longer be active. An number of films being made under the Fox 2000 banner will be completed however those in pre production may not be so lucky.
Thursday, 21 March 2019
Would Lorraine Kelly stand up?
Lorraine Kelly has won a court case with Her Majesty Revenue and Customs (HMRC) over a £1.2 million tax bill. HMRC claimed Kelly was ITV employee. She claimed she was a freelancer employed for a chatty persona and the judge found in favour of her. Kelly has been a longstanding fixture of ITV breakfast TV programmes, starting with TV-AM, then GMTV, Daybreak and her current slot on Good Morning Brittain. The case brings up the question of how many presenters are preforming a role than being themselves.
Lorraine Kelly has won a court case with Her Majesty Revenue and Customs (HMRC) over a £1.2 million tax bill. HMRC claimed Kelly was ITV employee. She claimed she was a freelancer employed for a chatty persona and the judge found in favour of her. Kelly has been a longstanding fixture of ITV breakfast TV programmes, starting with TV-AM, then GMTV, Daybreak and her current slot on Good Morning Brittain. The case brings up the question of how many presenters are preforming a role than being themselves.
Wednesday, 20 March 2019
Cost of the square
A group of MPs have taken the BBC to task over the budget over run of the construction of an new Alfred Square set for Eastenders. The MPs question the strategic value of the show. They may have a point as Eastenders has in the last few years has seen declining ratings though an new supremo Kate Oates has been appointed to reverse the decline. The next few months will see Eastenders under pressure to deliver a ratings comeback.
A group of MPs have taken the BBC to task over the budget over run of the construction of an new Alfred Square set for Eastenders. The MPs question the strategic value of the show. They may have a point as Eastenders has in the last few years has seen declining ratings though an new supremo Kate Oates has been appointed to reverse the decline. The next few months will see Eastenders under pressure to deliver a ratings comeback.
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
Too many cuts?
Over the years many Oscar wins have been debated. Usually they are in high profile categories like Best Picture (Shakespeare in Love beating Saving Private Ryan in 1999) or one of the acting (Roberto Bengelli beating Ian McKellan for Best Actor again in 1999) categories. However this year one of the technical stogies has come in much scrutiny. Winner for Best Editing has Bohemian Rhapsody come in for some brick bats, Critics say that simple dialogue scenes have more edits than fights in a Michael Bay Transfomers film. John Ottman the editor blamed the film's much publicised troubles for the choices he made.
Over the years many Oscar wins have been debated. Usually they are in high profile categories like Best Picture (Shakespeare in Love beating Saving Private Ryan in 1999) or one of the acting (Roberto Bengelli beating Ian McKellan for Best Actor again in 1999) categories. However this year one of the technical stogies has come in much scrutiny. Winner for Best Editing has Bohemian Rhapsody come in for some brick bats, Critics say that simple dialogue scenes have more edits than fights in a Michael Bay Transfomers film. John Ottman the editor blamed the film's much publicised troubles for the choices he made.
Monday, 18 March 2019
Alfred Pennyworth and Brexit
In these current times that has seen UK politics it is curious to find a 25 year old piece of fiction that dealt with the matter and of all things it is a comic book.. Nightwing: Alfred's Return sees Dick Grayson the first Robin under his new title of Nightwing searching Bruce Wayne's butler Alfred Pennyworth after he left him due to his stubbornness after his back had been broken by the villain Bane. Along the way the pair ran foul of a cabal of indurstists and military planning to take over the UK being fed with EU rules. A plot to destroy the Channel Tunnel is foiled. But what is striking the language of the cabal is not disimaller to real life Euro sceptics.
Nightwint; Afredd's Return's can be found in the Batman: Troika collected edition paperback
In these current times that has seen UK politics it is curious to find a 25 year old piece of fiction that dealt with the matter and of all things it is a comic book.. Nightwing: Alfred's Return sees Dick Grayson the first Robin under his new title of Nightwing searching Bruce Wayne's butler Alfred Pennyworth after he left him due to his stubbornness after his back had been broken by the villain Bane. Along the way the pair ran foul of a cabal of indurstists and military planning to take over the UK being fed with EU rules. A plot to destroy the Channel Tunnel is foiled. But what is striking the language of the cabal is not disimaller to real life Euro sceptics.
Nightwint; Afredd's Return's can be found in the Batman: Troika collected edition paperback
Sunday, 17 March 2019
Remembering The Roxy
The current run of Top of the Pops repeats have reached the summer of 1987 it was during this time that ITV started their own version The Roxy. Presented at first by David 'Kid' Jensen and Kevin Sharky. Jensen of course had been a presenter of TOTP and Sharky a couple of years ago announced his intention to run for President of the Republic of Ireland. The Roxy struggled in a slot against Eastenders in it's prime. After a short while changes were made, this included a change of studio and presenters. In came Pat Sharp another former TOTP presenter and Paul Nolan had been a contestant on Blind Date. But the changes were not enough and The Roxy came to an end in April 1988 just 9 months after it started. One criticism was the lack of star names willing to come to the Newcastle studio to perform. Though 2 big names who did appear were Robert Plant and Bryan Ferry. It would be a decade later until ITV would do another performance based music show, CD:UK hosted by Ant & Dec and Cat Deeley. The Roxy today is a curio in British Music TV.
The current run of Top of the Pops repeats have reached the summer of 1987 it was during this time that ITV started their own version The Roxy. Presented at first by David 'Kid' Jensen and Kevin Sharky. Jensen of course had been a presenter of TOTP and Sharky a couple of years ago announced his intention to run for President of the Republic of Ireland. The Roxy struggled in a slot against Eastenders in it's prime. After a short while changes were made, this included a change of studio and presenters. In came Pat Sharp another former TOTP presenter and Paul Nolan had been a contestant on Blind Date. But the changes were not enough and The Roxy came to an end in April 1988 just 9 months after it started. One criticism was the lack of star names willing to come to the Newcastle studio to perform. Though 2 big names who did appear were Robert Plant and Bryan Ferry. It would be a decade later until ITV would do another performance based music show, CD:UK hosted by Ant & Dec and Cat Deeley. The Roxy today is a curio in British Music TV.
Saturday, 16 March 2019
Gunn not fired
In a remarkable turn of events it turns out that James Gunn was nor as director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. It had been thought that Gunn had fired after the emergence of an number of provocative tweets he posted a few years ago. However that turns out to be not the case. Disney through it's Mavel subsidiary say he is still the director of GotG Vol 3. Gunn has also signed up for to direct the next Suicide Squad film. Weather that remains the case is to be seen
In a remarkable turn of events it turns out that James Gunn was nor as director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. It had been thought that Gunn had fired after the emergence of an number of provocative tweets he posted a few years ago. However that turns out to be not the case. Disney through it's Mavel subsidiary say he is still the director of GotG Vol 3. Gunn has also signed up for to direct the next Suicide Squad film. Weather that remains the case is to be seen
Friday, 15 March 2019
Four Weddings - the other side
Tonight this year's Comic Relief is broadcast. The highlight is a semi sequel to rom com Four Weddings and a Funeral. Some of the actors who appeared in it have played roles at odds with that's film fluffy reputation. Here are 3 of them.
John Hannah
Hannah has a role call of playing brooding characters including being the first to play a screen version of Ian Rankin's John Rebus. The most interesting was in the first season of Alias playing the colour blind hitman who killed Sydney (Jennifer Garner) Bristow's fiance. John is redeemed in the end.
James Fleet
Four Weddings started a string of goofy yet amiable characters for Fleet including another Richard Curtis production The Vicar of Dibley. 3 years before Fleet in long forgotten TV crime thriller The Advocates played a serial killer of buskers considering them noting more than buskers considering them nothing more than beggars!
David Haigh
In the 1980 Doctor Who serial The Leisure Hive Haigh played a power mad alien. Tom Baker's Doctor falls foul of him and finds himself in an atom machine that turns him into an old man. However The Doctor gets his own by deaging back into a baby.
Tonight this year's Comic Relief is broadcast. The highlight is a semi sequel to rom com Four Weddings and a Funeral. Some of the actors who appeared in it have played roles at odds with that's film fluffy reputation. Here are 3 of them.
John Hannah
Hannah has a role call of playing brooding characters including being the first to play a screen version of Ian Rankin's John Rebus. The most interesting was in the first season of Alias playing the colour blind hitman who killed Sydney (Jennifer Garner) Bristow's fiance. John is redeemed in the end.
James Fleet
Four Weddings started a string of goofy yet amiable characters for Fleet including another Richard Curtis production The Vicar of Dibley. 3 years before Fleet in long forgotten TV crime thriller The Advocates played a serial killer of buskers considering them noting more than buskers considering them nothing more than beggars!
David Haigh
In the 1980 Doctor Who serial The Leisure Hive Haigh played a power mad alien. Tom Baker's Doctor falls foul of him and finds himself in an atom machine that turns him into an old man. However The Doctor gets his own by deaging back into a baby.
Thursday, 14 March 2019
TV ratings 13-03-2019
The third part of the ITV thriller Cheat was watched by just under 4 million viewers. The first part of the mini-series was watched 5 million viewers. That represents a loss of a million viewers. Prior to broadcast Cheat was subject to a heavy promotional . This will be a concern to ITV top brass as Cheat was written by brotherly writing team Harry and Jack Williams who have another heavily promoted drama The Widow starring Kate Beckinsale coming up for the network.
The third part of the ITV thriller Cheat was watched by just under 4 million viewers. The first part of the mini-series was watched 5 million viewers. That represents a loss of a million viewers. Prior to broadcast Cheat was subject to a heavy promotional . This will be a concern to ITV top brass as Cheat was written by brotherly writing team Harry and Jack Williams who have another heavily promoted drama The Widow starring Kate Beckinsale coming up for the network.
Tuesday, 12 March 2019
The Captain blasts them away
Captain Marvel the latest blockbuster from Marvel Studios has opened to an nearly one hundred and fifty five million dollars. This will come as something of a shock to some online critics who have been gunning for the film because of perceived SJW politics in particular comments of star Brie Larson about white male film critics. However given the film's opening they may have to deal with Ms Larson a little while longer.
Captain Marvel the latest blockbuster from Marvel Studios has opened to an nearly one hundred and fifty five million dollars. This will come as something of a shock to some online critics who have been gunning for the film because of perceived SJW politics in particular comments of star Brie Larson about white male film critics. However given the film's opening they may have to deal with Ms Larson a little while longer.
Monday, 11 March 2019
Sunday, 10 March 2019
3 1980s US TV action heroes
Following on from the death of Jan-Michael Vincent here is him and 2 others from a time when US TV was producing escapist fare
Jan-Michael Vincent as Stringfellow Hawke in Airwolf
Vincent plays a Vietnam veteran helicopter who after finding himself in possession of a hi tech experimental helicopter undertakes various missions around the world for the US Government. Also starring Oscar winner Ernest Borgnine
Richard Dean Anderson as Angus MacGyver in MacGyver
In an age when US TV heroes were always blowing away the bad guys MacGyver would use his brains to construct some device to beat them. More of a solo operator than the current team player. One episode of the original series caused a fuss in the UK when it used clips for classic heist movie The Italian Job for a chase!
David Hasseloff as Michael Knight in Knight Rider
Hasseloff in the role that made his name. When a cop is near fatally shot he is given an new identity and an near indestructible car that talks. Knight Rider's famed narration was done by actor Richard Basehart best known for films Moby Dick and Being There plus TV show Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
Following on from the death of Jan-Michael Vincent here is him and 2 others from a time when US TV was producing escapist fare
Jan-Michael Vincent as Stringfellow Hawke in Airwolf
Vincent plays a Vietnam veteran helicopter who after finding himself in possession of a hi tech experimental helicopter undertakes various missions around the world for the US Government. Also starring Oscar winner Ernest Borgnine
Richard Dean Anderson as Angus MacGyver in MacGyver
In an age when US TV heroes were always blowing away the bad guys MacGyver would use his brains to construct some device to beat them. More of a solo operator than the current team player. One episode of the original series caused a fuss in the UK when it used clips for classic heist movie The Italian Job for a chase!
David Hasseloff as Michael Knight in Knight Rider
Hasseloff in the role that made his name. When a cop is near fatally shot he is given an new identity and an near indestructible car that talks. Knight Rider's famed narration was done by actor Richard Basehart best known for films Moby Dick and Being There plus TV show Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
Friday, 8 March 2019
Thursday, 7 March 2019
Def II: The highlights
The death of Magenta Devine brings back memories of BBC2's Def II. It was a strand that ran between 1988-94 on early evenings Mondays and Wednesday early evenings. Here are 3 programmes that went under the Def II banner.
Rough Guide to the World
Presented by Devine with an ever changing role of male co-presenters. An alternative to the likes of Holiday and Wish You Were Here it took to looking at lesser known choices for holidays such as Toronto.
Rapido
Before becoming best known as the presenter of the very rude Eurotrash Antonie de Caune presented this music show. With his rapid fire delivery he would introduce items on the likes Kate Bush, Robert Palmer and Wet, Wet, Wet
Reportage
A current affairs magazine for an young adult audience with an emphasis on issues that concern them. One report was about a proposal for the compulsory playing of classical music to reduce violence among the young!
The death of Magenta Devine brings back memories of BBC2's Def II. It was a strand that ran between 1988-94 on early evenings Mondays and Wednesday early evenings. Here are 3 programmes that went under the Def II banner.
Rough Guide to the World
Presented by Devine with an ever changing role of male co-presenters. An alternative to the likes of Holiday and Wish You Were Here it took to looking at lesser known choices for holidays such as Toronto.
Rapido
Before becoming best known as the presenter of the very rude Eurotrash Antonie de Caune presented this music show. With his rapid fire delivery he would introduce items on the likes Kate Bush, Robert Palmer and Wet, Wet, Wet
Reportage
A current affairs magazine for an young adult audience with an emphasis on issues that concern them. One report was about a proposal for the compulsory playing of classical music to reduce violence among the young!
Tuesday, 5 March 2019
WWTBAM? March 2019 series first report
In the first episode of the new run the first contestant won an impressive half a million pounds. They spurned the chance to go for the full million when asked whom out of a list of 4 British Prime Ministers which had not been Foreign Secertey. The second contestant walked a somewhat puny in companion £16, 000. The run continues tonight
In the first episode of the new run the first contestant won an impressive half a million pounds. They spurned the chance to go for the full million when asked whom out of a list of 4 British Prime Ministers which had not been Foreign Secertey. The second contestant walked a somewhat puny in companion £16, 000. The run continues tonight
Monday, 4 March 2019
Sunday, 3 March 2019
Steven does not want Netflix
Steven Speilberg is behind moves that will see films from streaming giant Netflix banned from the Oscars unless they change their release patterns Currently NetFlix films have a theatrical release in a small number of cinemas that allow them to pass Oscar rules and then in a short time go on streaming. Speilberg wants the rules tighter up so that films play in longer release window in cinemas before a substantial gap before they go on to streaming. One of the first films that may be affected is by one of Speilberg;s close friends Martin Scorsese. The Irishman stars Scorsese's long time creative partner Robert de Niro and that other modern crime movie icon Al Pacino. Scorsese for his part wants Netflix to change their usual release schedule, What happens next will have many interested eyes.
Steven Speilberg is behind moves that will see films from streaming giant Netflix banned from the Oscars unless they change their release patterns Currently NetFlix films have a theatrical release in a small number of cinemas that allow them to pass Oscar rules and then in a short time go on streaming. Speilberg wants the rules tighter up so that films play in longer release window in cinemas before a substantial gap before they go on to streaming. One of the first films that may be affected is by one of Speilberg;s close friends Martin Scorsese. The Irishman stars Scorsese's long time creative partner Robert de Niro and that other modern crime movie icon Al Pacino. Scorsese for his part wants Netflix to change their usual release schedule, What happens next will have many interested eyes.
Friday, 1 March 2019
TV review - Strike Back
Starring Warren Brown, Daniel McPherson and Alin Sumanwata
Sky 1 Thursday 9PM
Back for a seventh series under the subtitle Silent Warfare (though in the US it is Revolution) Strike Back the TV show that has action scenes that some Hollywood Action movies would kill for. British special ops group Section 20 find themselves in Kula Lumper after a British intelligence agent is murdered there. In this first episode alone we get many twists and turns as our heroes discover that the Russians have lost an nuclear bomb. The opening episode has not 1 but 2 gunfights as our heroes are confronted by Triad gangsters with the latter seeing them forced going to the roof of a skyscraper as their escape route is cut off by the gangsters. With a rare straight role for Ade Edamson as a British diplomat Strike Back is a show that offers viewers edge of the seat thrills
Starring Warren Brown, Daniel McPherson and Alin Sumanwata
Sky 1 Thursday 9PM
Back for a seventh series under the subtitle Silent Warfare (though in the US it is Revolution) Strike Back the TV show that has action scenes that some Hollywood Action movies would kill for. British special ops group Section 20 find themselves in Kula Lumper after a British intelligence agent is murdered there. In this first episode alone we get many twists and turns as our heroes discover that the Russians have lost an nuclear bomb. The opening episode has not 1 but 2 gunfights as our heroes are confronted by Triad gangsters with the latter seeing them forced going to the roof of a skyscraper as their escape route is cut off by the gangsters. With a rare straight role for Ade Edamson as a British diplomat Strike Back is a show that offers viewers edge of the seat thrills
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