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  • Agatha And The Truth Of Murder (2018)
    Review preview for Agatha And The Truth Of Murder

    A light but cleverly constructed fantasy which fans of traditional drawing room whodunnits will love.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    In 1926, with her personal life in tatters and her writing in crisis, a young Agatha Christie decides to solve a real-life murder.
  • Ashes To Ashes: Series One (2008)
    Review preview for Ashes To Ashes: Series One

    Overall, Ashes To Ashes isn’t terrible, it is a perfect example of ‘difficult second album syndrome’.

    Stephen Carty · 2.5 out of 5
    Gene transfers to the London Met in Life On Mars spin-off.
  • Ashes To Ashes: Series Two (2009)
    Review preview for Ashes To Ashes: Series Two

    An improved second series that has more recurring plotlines and less irrelevant crimes of the week.

    Stephen Carty · 3.5 out of 5
    The Gene Genie is back...
  • Kandahar Break: Fortress Of War (2009)
    Review preview for Kandahar Break: Fortress Of War

    Heavy handed, clunkily scripted and framed like an episode of Eastenders.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A British landmine removal expert working in Afghanistan struggles to remain calm and professional as the Taliban rise to power and his love for a local woman puts them both in danger.
  • Life On Mars (2006)
    Review preview for Life On Mars

    Worth getting nicked for.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    A police detective in 2006 finds himself in Manchester in 1973.
  • Life On Mars: The Complete Second Series (2007)
    Review preview for Life On Mars: The Complete Second Series

    Many layers of fascination and enjoyment here and on every level subtleties of perception, not least with the central premise.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    At last a conclusion for the injured DI in a coma who lives and works in a politically incorrect police station 30 years in the past.
  • Love + Hate (2005)
    Review preview for Love + Hate

    Savage is undone by his untrained actors.

    Paul Griffiths · 2 out of 5
    Racial tensions and secret romances in a desolate northern English urban cityscape
  • My Summer Of Love (2004)
    Review preview for My Summer Of Love

    It's a straightforward enough tale, given life and zest by the performances.

    Scott Macdonald · 3.5 out of 5
    Sad, lonely girl finds happy, lovely girl and has a cuddly, kissy time.
  • The Navigators (2001)
    Review preview for The Navigators

    The unknown cast are magnificent, the humour and banter very Yorkshire.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    South Yorkshire railwaymen are faced with privatisation.
  • Salvage (2008)
    Review preview for Salvage

    Salvage does a lot with limited means.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    A divorced mum faces trouble when a military experiment goes wrong.

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