Agatha Christie adaptations tend to lean heavily on tweeds, fog, and characters of a certain age. Tommy and Tuppence, BritBox's latest Christie series, throws most of that out the window and is considerably more fun for it. This Tommy and Tuppence review finds the show doing something …
Two Solid Streaming Opps So You Don’t Have to Go Outside
By Anne Brodie Ok, so Frank Hathaway and Lu Shakespeare (Mark Benton, Jo Joyner) had a “disagreement” and broke up their two-person detective agency in Stratford-Upon-Avon after four seasons. Shakespeare and Hathaway S5 launches on BritBox Nov 25 but what to expect? After two years not speaking, …
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Ashley Jensen’s Versatility At Work As She Joins the Hit Series Shetland.
Scottish stage and screen actor Ashley Jensen is known as a gifted comedienne, starring in the American series Ugly Betty and then as the fun-loving London hotshot who moves to rural England and becomes, a detective, in the comedy series Agatha Raisin. Jensen's changed her tune and location joining …
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The Tower’s Detective Gemma Whelan Keeps a Cool Head Investigating Murder Despite Patriarchal Pushback.
Gemma Whelan's Sarah is moved to Homicide in Season 2 but instead of working an active case, she's put on the cold case of a missing young woman. Sarah's sharp and experienced, but holds her cards close to her chest; she proves her worth by closing cases. But sadly, inhouse patriarchy continues to …
There’s a New Detective In Town and She’s a Nun. Sister Boniface Breaks All the Stereotypes!
BritBox Sister Boniface Mysteries S2 British comic Lorna Watson plays Sister Boniface, a nun living in a convent in the quaint tiny British village of, get this, Great Slaughter where bodies tend to fall at a great rate. BritBox's newest crime solver is gifted in many ways - she's a skilled …