Coming off its finest episode yet last week, Ripper Street was recomissioned by BBC One - things were looking good for Richard Warlow's Victorian crime drama, but could newest instalment 'Tournament of Shadows' hope to continue the show's run of success?
After Bennett Drake got his dues last week, here Ripper Street shifts its attentions back to Detective Inspector Reid (Matthew MacFadyen) and his relationship with his wife (Amanda Hale), which continues to be strained by the loss of their daughter Matilda the year before.
Our hero is haunted by ghosts of the past, and while any attempt to explore character on a procedural drama such as this is welcome, we found our interest in Reid's family drama waning a little - that is, until 'Tournament' delivers the surprising revelation that Matilda may still be alive, since her body was never found.
Reid remains convinced of her continued survival,...
After Bennett Drake got his dues last week, here Ripper Street shifts its attentions back to Detective Inspector Reid (Matthew MacFadyen) and his relationship with his wife (Amanda Hale), which continues to be strained by the loss of their daughter Matilda the year before.
Our hero is haunted by ghosts of the past, and while any attempt to explore character on a procedural drama such as this is welcome, we found our interest in Reid's family drama waning a little - that is, until 'Tournament' delivers the surprising revelation that Matilda may still be alive, since her body was never found.
Reid remains convinced of her continued survival,...
- 2/3/2013
- Digital Spy
My hazy memory seems to recall that Russell T Davies had announced a fearsome Big Bad returning for the penultimate story of the first NuWho season. Who could it be? Could the Cybermen be raising hell in modern-day Cardiff? Or how about the Ice Warriors, looking for the nearest ice cream van? If you were to judge by the title alone, it's feasible that Eldrad could have clawed his way out of the chasm on Kastria to travel to modern-day Earth and destroy the population's eardrums with just one mighty bellow.
But no. In fact – hold your breath folks – what we got was...!
The Slitheen.
Neither, on the whole, is Boom Town: generally regarded as the weak link in what's otherwise a generally strong season – even the aforementioned Slitheen two-parter has, at times, a big feature film feel to it, even if it gets fudged in the process (Davies...
But no. In fact – hold your breath folks – what we got was...!
The Slitheen.
Neither, on the whole, is Boom Town: generally regarded as the weak link in what's otherwise a generally strong season – even the aforementioned Slitheen two-parter has, at times, a big feature film feel to it, even if it gets fudged in the process (Davies...
- 5/11/2011
- Shadowlocked
The first, and maybe rather incidental grumble about the first two parter of the 21st century revival of Who (the equivalent of a four-part story) is that it's a bit of a mouthful. It's easy enough to say, "Did you see The Deadly Assassin?" but try saying "Did you see Aliens Of London slash World War Three?" Nonsense, isn't it? If they ever re-release the post-2005 stories separately on DVD, there'll be problems. Say that this story gets re-released in 2025 with remastered running Slitheen and an all-new commentary with the remote control kid, the bloke who moans about Livingstone and the "Oy gawjus, come back and join duh party" girl – you'll need a magnifying glass to read the title down the spine.
So for practical reasons, I'll refer to the story as Aliens Three – just don't get it confused with the 1992 film sequel. It's more of a compact way of summing up the story anyway,...
So for practical reasons, I'll refer to the story as Aliens Three – just don't get it confused with the 1992 film sequel. It's more of a compact way of summing up the story anyway,...
- 4/29/2011
- Shadowlocked
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