Category Archives: TV

murders under northern lights (TV series: Annika – Nicola Walker, 2021-23)

If you like detective novels and the Scandinavian movies inspired by these novels and you also appreciate British television series, but especially if you like intelligent films with interesting heroes, then you will probably want to watch ‘Annika‘. It is … Continue reading

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murders on the hippies track (TV Series: The Serpent – Hans Herbots & Tom Shankland, 2021)

To those looking for a captivating mini-series for the end of summer, I recommend ‘The Serpent‘, an international co-production with the participation of BBC studios, released in 2021. The story is inspired by a series of crimes that took place … Continue reading

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growing pains (TV Series: Adolescence – Stephen Graham & Jack Thorne, 2025)

I may be one of the last film enthusiasts in the world who doesn’t have a Netflix subscription (too little time!), so it was only by chance (staying for a few days at one of my sons’ house) that I … Continue reading

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there is no absolute evil (TV series: Stéphane Bergmans & Benjamin d’Aoust & Matthieu Donck, 2022)

The year 2025 is off to a good start for me in terms of television series. ‘Des gens bien‘ (‘Good People’), a six-episode French-speaking Belgian mini-series, is a gem that begs to be discovered. Very few people seem to have … Continue reading

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the immense cost of the lie system (TV series: Chernobyl – Craig Mazin, 2019)

If further proof was needed that studios that make movies with streaming as their main distribution method can also produce remarkable productions, then this is the mini-series ‘Chernobyl‘ produced in 2019 by HBO. Craig Mazin is the author of a … Continue reading

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DNA solves old crime mysteries in Wales (TV series: Steeltown Murders – Ed Whitmore, 2023)

When they’re good, BBC crime dramas are very good. This is the case with ‘Steeltown Murders‘ (2023), a 4-episode mini-series created by Ed Whitmore. The story is inspired by a real case, an investigation that took place in two stages … Continue reading

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strong drama about the price of truth (film: Reality – Tina Satter, 2023)

‘Reality‘ (2023) is a simple and effective TV movie that tells a story inspired by a real case. Playwright Tina Satter took over the text version of the first interrogatory taken to Reality Winner, translator and analyst, external employee at … Continue reading

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Machine fights for the working class (TV series: Machine, 2024)

French television studios have recently provided us with several series with female protagonists endowed with exceptional qualities. ‘HPI’ that I saw and wrote about two months ago, was dealing with a woman with an exceptionally high intellectual potential, which made … Continue reading

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international investigations (TV series: Hidden Assets – Peter McKenna, 2021)

A few weeks ago I was writing about the Irish series ‘Acceptable Risk’ (2017) and I noticed Angeline Ball, the actress who played the role of a competent and brave detective, whom I would have liked to see again in … Continue reading

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farma-thriller in Dublin (TV series: ‘Acceptable Risk’)

I do not regret the decision to spend the time of the six episodes in the company of the Irish mini-series ‘Acceptable Risk‘ (2017) written by Ron Hutchinson and directed by Kenneth Glenaan and hristian Langlois. One of the reasons … Continue reading

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