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SCANDAL is a grand opera of passionate political delights - amplified for modern day by maestro Shonda Rhimes. Hot topics are handled with a matter-of-fact approach to diversity that makes the series incisively relevant. Operating on all cylinders is Kerry Washington, who dazzles each week as she leads her gladiators into the world to fix the ...
The Berlin Wall is falling, and Martin Rauch's world is in turmoil. (2014) Thriller starring Chris Pine. An undercover CIA agent is sent on a dangerous mission to Moscow to investigate a Russian ...
- We Are Who We Are. We're far past the point of having to call TV "cinematic" to prove its worth, but nevertheless there is a frisson of excitement that comes from a full-bodied film auteur like Luca Guadagnino making his first foray on the small screen – and thankfully the end result justified the anticipation.
- Small Axe. Meanwhile, here is an entry that should truly be filed under "Cinema", many would argue. Certainly, there is a valid ongoing debate around whether this collection of five feature-length films by Oscar-winner Steve McQueen about London's West Indian community qualifies as TV in any meaningful sense, beyond the fact they have been made available to watch on the small screen.
- Industry. Early pre-publicity for this HBO drama about a group of young graduates trying to make it in London's financial world focused on Lena Dunham's involvement, but that turned out to be a bit of a red herring: she merely directed the pilot, and the show has far less in common with Girls' wry exploration of millennial life than it does with a particular 1990s/early Noughties sub-genre of British TV dramas centred on messy young professionals, chief among them This Life.
- The Valhalla Murders. With its lingering dramatic shots of desolate Iceland, atmospheric soundtrack and dark themes, this eight-part Nordic-noir is perfect for winter bingeing.
Jul 31, 2020 · WINNER - Naomi Ackie, The End of the F***ing World - Channel 4. Helen Behan, The Virtues - Channel 4. Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown - Netflix. Jasmine Jobson, Top Boy - Netflix.
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- I May Destroy You (HBO/BBC One) Michaela Coel and Weruche Opia in I May Destroy You. (BBC) Dark, smart, sharp and unexpected, Michaela Coel’s HBO/BBC drama-comedy was an auteur piece, the expression of a single creator’s vision.
- Dave (FX/BBC Two) Smuggled out late at night on BBC Two earlier this year, Dave was an unexpected word-of-mouth winner, a sharp, zeitgeisty comedy based on the real-life adventures of David Burd, a white Jewish rapper from Pennsylvania who performs as Lil Dicky.
- Industry (HBO/BBC Two) I'm friends with the writers, so I held off on Industry when it first came out. Now that everyone from The Daily Mail to The Guardian has five-starred it, I feel more confident I’m not being biased when I say this funny, filthy, fastidiously detailed look at graduates in finance was one of the best new dramas of 2020, with a cast of young, mainly British newcomers, a tight script and a tense, unforgiving vision of London.
- The Mandalorian (Disney+) Although the flagship new Disney+ Star Wars launched in the rest of the world in 2019, Britain didn’t get The Mandalorian until March this year.
Explore the nominees and winners of the 2020 Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards. Scroll past the gallery for the lists in full.
Series 2 Episode 1. Olivia and her team prepare to defend Quinn against a seemingly insurmountable opposition. A senator on the verge of public disgrace seeks help. Fitz is undermined in a live ...
