DOCTOR WHO: THE STAR BEAST (TV) (2023, UK, 57m, PG) **** Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure dist. BBC; pr co. BBC; d. Rachel Talalay; w. Russell T. Davies (based on the comic strip by Dave Gibbons and Pat Mills); exec pr. Russell T. Davies, Julie Gardner, Jane Tranter, Joel Collins, Phil Collinson; pr. Vicki Delow; ph. Matt…
Category: TV Reviews
TV Review – STRIKE: TROUBLED BLOOD (2022)
STRIKE: TROUBLED BLOOD (2022, UK, 4 x 60m) **** Crime, Drama net. BBC One; pr co. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) / Bronte Film and TV; d. Susan Tully; w. Tom Edge (based on the novel by J.K. Rowling (as Robert Galbraith)); exec pr. Neil Blair, Tom Edge, Ruth Kenley-Letts, J.K. Rowling, Tommy Bulfin; pr. Alex…
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO: THE POWER OF THE DOCTOR (2022)
DOCTOR WHO: THE POWER OF THE DOCTOR (2022, UK, 88m, 12) **** Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi dist. BBC; pr co. BBC Studios; d. Jamie Magnus Stone; w. Chris Chibnall; exec pr. Chris Chibnall, Matt Strevens; pr. Nikki Wilson; ph. Robin Whenary (Colour | 2.00:1); m. Segun Akinola; ed. Adam Green; pd. Dafydd Shurmer; cos. Ray Holman;…
TV Review – SMILE JENNY, YOU’RE DEAD (1974)
SMILE JENNY, YOU’RE DEAD (1974, USA, 90m, PG) **** Crime, Drama dist. ABC.; pr co. Warner Bros.; d. Jerry Thorpe; w. Howard Rodman; pr. Jerry Thorpe; ph. Jack Woolf (Colour | 1.33:1); m. Billy Goldenberg; ed. Melvin Shapiro; ad. Walter Scott Herndon cast: David Janssen (Harry Orwell), Andrea Marcovicci (Jennifer English), John Anderson (Col. John…
TV Review – SUCH DUST AS DREAMS ARE MADE ON (1973)
SUCH DUST AS DREAMS ARE MADE ON (1973, USA, 76m, PG) *** Crime, Drama dist. ABC.; pr co. Warner Bros.; d. Jerry Thorpe; w. Howard Rodman; pr. Jerry Thorpe; ph. Jack Woolf (Colour | 1.33:1); m. Richard Hazard; ed. Alex Beaton; ad. Walter Scott Herndon cast: David Janssen (Harry Orwell), Martin Sheen (Harlan Garrison), Margot…
TV Review – SHERWOOD (2022)
SHERWOOD (2022, UK, 6 x 60m, 15) **** Crime, Mystery dist. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (UK); pr co. House Productions; d. Lewis Arnold, Ben A. Williams w. James Graham; exec pr. Lewis Arnold, James Graham, Juliette Howell, Ben Irving, Tessa Ross, Harriet Spencer; pr. Rebecca Hodgson; ph. Sam Care, Simon Archer (Colour | 2.00:1); m…
TV Review – IRONSIDE (1967)
IRONSIDE (TV) (1967, USA, 98m, PG) *** Crime, Drama, Mystery dist. National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (USA), BBC (UK); pr co. Harbour Productions Unlimited / Universal Television; d. James Goldstone; w. Don Mankiewicz (based on a story by Collier Young); pr. Collier Young; ph. John F. Warren (Technicolor | 1.33:1); m. Quincy Jones; ed. Edward W. Williams; ad….
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO: LEGEND OF THE SEA DEVILS (2021)
DOCTOR WHO: LEGEND OF THE SEA DEVILS (2022, UK, 47m, 12) **½ Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi dist. BBC; pr co. BBC Studios; d. Haolu Wang; w. Ella Road, Chris Chibnall; exec pr. Chris Chibnall, Matt Strevens; pr. Nikki Wilson; ph. Mark Waters (Colour | 2.00:1); m. Segun Akinola; ed. Tom White; pd. Dafydd Shurmer; ad. Ifan…
TV Review – THE IPCRESS FILE (2022)
THE IPCRESS FILE (2022, UK, 6 x 45m, 15) **½ Drama, Thriller dist. ITV (UK); pr co. Altitude Television/Turbine Studios; d. James Watkins; w. John Hodge (based on the novel by Len Deighton); exec pr. Will Clarke, John Hodge, Sanford Lieberson, Andy Mayson, Steven Saltzman, Hilary Saltzman, James Watkins; pr. Paul Ritchie; ph. Tim Maurice-Jones…
TV Review – TRIGGER POINT (2022)
TRIGGER POINT (2022, UK, 6 x 45m, 15) ***½ Action, Crime dist. ITV Studios; pr co. HTM Productions; d. Gilles Bannier, Jennie Darnell; w. Daniel Brierley; pr. Julia Stannard; exec pr. Jed Mercurio, Mark Redhead, Jessica Sharkey; ph. Nick Gillespie (Colour | 2.00:1); m. Chris Roe; ed. David I’Anson, Peggy Koretzky; pd. Anna Pritchard; ad….