DRACULA (UK, 2020) ** Distributor: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); Production Company: Hartswood Films / British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) / Netflix; Release Date: 1-3 January 2020; Running Time: 3 x 90m; Colour: Colour; Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos; Film Format: HD; Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1; BBFC Cert: 15. Director: Jonny Campbell, Paul McGuigan, Damon Thomas; Writer: Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat (based on…
Tag: Steven Moffat
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO: TWICE UPON A TIME (2017)
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time (TV) (2017: UK: Colour: 60m) *** pr. Peter Bennett; d. Rachel Talalay; w. Steven Moffat; ph. Richard Stoddard; m. Murray Gold. Cast: Peter Capaldi, David Bradley, Mark Gatiss, Pearl Mackie, Lily Travers, Jared Garfield, Jodie Whittaker, Jenna Coleman, Matt Lucas. Two Doctors stranded in a forbidding snowscape, refusing to face regeneration. And…
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO: THE EATERS OF LIGHT (2017)
Doctor Who: The Eaters of Light (TV) (2017: UK: Colour: 42m) ∗∗∗½ pr. Nikki Wilson; d. Charles Palmer; w. Rona Munro; ph. Mark Waters; m. Murray Gold. Cast: Peter Capaldi, Matt Lucas, Pearl Mackie , Michelle Gomez, Rebecca Benson, Daniel Kerr, Brian Vernel, Rohan Nedd, Ben Hunter, Sam Adewunmi, Billy Matthews, Aaron Phagura, Jocelyn Brassington, Lewis McGowan. A long…
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO – EXTREMIS/THE PYRAMID AT THE END OF THE WORLD/THE LIE OF THE LAND (2017)
Doctor Who: (1) Extremis/(2) The Pyramid at the End of the World/(3) The Lie of the Land (TV) (2017; UK; Colour; 140m) ∗∗∗½ pr. Peter Bennett (1 & 2), Nikki Wilson (3); d. Daniel Nettheim (1 & 2), Wayne Che Yip (3); w. Steven Moffat (1 & 2), Peter Harness (2), Toby Whithouse (3); ph. Ashley…
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO: THIN ICE (2017)
Doctor Who: Thin Ice (TV) (2017; UK; Colour; 44m) ∗∗∗ pr. Nikki Wilson; d. Bill Anderson; w. Sarah Dollard; ph. Damian Bromley; m. Murray Gold. Cast: Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Lucas, Nicholas Burns, Asiatu Koroma, Simon Ludders, Tomi May, Guillaume Rivaud, Ellie Shenker, Peter Singh, Badger Skelton, Austin Taylor, Kishaina Thiruselvan. London, 1814. The entire city has turned out for the biggest…
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO: SMILE (2017)
Doctor Who: Smile (TV) (2017; UK; Colour; 46m) ∗∗½ pr. Peter Bennett; d. Lawrence Gough; w. Frank Cottrell-Boyce; ph. Ashley Rowe; m. Murray Gold; ed. William Oswald. Cast: Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Lucas, Kiran L Dadlani, Mina Anwar, Ralf Little, Kalungi Ssebandeke, Kiran Shah, Craig Garner. In the far future, at the edge of the galaxy, there is a gleaming,…
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO – THE HUSBANDS OF RIVER SONG
THE HUSBANDS OF RIVER SONG 1 episode / 56m / 25 December 2015 Rating: ∗∗∗ Writer: Steven Moffat Director: Douglas Mackinnon Cast: Peter Capaldi (The Doctor), Alex Kingston (River Song), Matt Lucas (Nardole), Greg Davies (King Hydroflax), Rowan Polonski (Flemming), Robert Curtis (Scratch), Chris Lew Kum Hoi (Alphonse), Phillip Rhys (Ramone), Anthony Cozens (Concierge), Nicolle Smartt (Receptionist),…
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO – HEAVEN SENT / HELL BENT
HEAVEN SENT / HELL BENT 2 episodes / 119m / 28 November & 5 December 2015 Rating: ∗∗∗∗ Writer: Steven Moffat Director: Rachel Talalay Cast: Peter Capaldi (The Doctor), Jeanna Coleman (Clara), Donald Sumpter (The President [Rassilon]), Ken Bones (The General), Maisy Williams (Ashildr [Me]), T’Nia Miller (Female General), Malachi Kirby (Gastron), Clare Higgins (Ohila), Linda Broughton…
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO: THE ZYGON INVASION / THE ZYGON INVERSION
THE ZYGON INVASION / THE ZYGON INVERSION 2 episodes / 93m / 31 October & 7 November 2015 Rating: ∗∗∗∗ Writer: Peter Harness & Steven Moffat Director: Daniel Nettheim Cast: Peter Capaldi (The Doctor), Jenna Coleman (Clara), Ingrid Oliver (Osgood), Jemma Redgrave (Kate Stewart), Jaye Griffiths (Jac), Nicholas Asbury (Etoine), Cleopatra Dickens (Claudette), Sasha Dickens (Jemima), Rebecca Front (Colonel…
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO – THE GIRL WHO DIED / THE WOMAN WHO LIVED
THE GIRL WHO DIED / THE WOMAN WHO LIVED 2 episodes / 92m / 17 & 24 October 2015 Rating: ∗∗∗ Writer: (1) Jamie Mathieson, Steven Moffat & (2) Catherine Tregenna Director: Ed Bazalgette Cast: (1 & 2) Peter Capaldi (The Doctor), Jenna Coleman (Clara), Maisie Williams (Ashildr/The Knightmare). (1) David Schofield (Odin), Simon Lipkin (Nollarr), Ian Conningham (Chuckles), Tom Stourton (Lofty),…