by Jo Monroe | Nov 21, 2012 | Crime drama posts, Reviews
Well it seems a bit of a trend has started. From Hilary Boyd’s novel clinging to the top of the Amazon Kindle charts, to the Guardian Weekend magazine’s grandparent special last Saturday, it would appear there’s a ‘more mature person’...
by Jo Monroe | Oct 23, 2012 | Crime drama posts, Crime fiction posts
Not to mention a few brand spanking new ones. Whether you love Jackson Brodie or just can’t get enough of Holmes and Watson, you won’t be disappointed by the fresh crop of detective, spy and crime dramas filling the small screen from late 2012 and right...
by Jo Monroe | Jun 26, 2012 | Crime drama posts, Reviews
If you’ve never ventured onto BBC3 assuming it’s just not for you, now’s the time to pause before you skip through to BBC4 for another fabulous Scandi crime drama. Because the Beeb have done something much more adventurous than the Danish and Swedish...
by Jo Monroe | May 20, 2012 | Crime drama posts, Crime fiction posts
***Stop press*** Episode 3 of Vera will be screened on ITV at 9.00pm on Sunday 3 June. For those of you wondering what happened to the wonderful Vera Stanhope last week (Sunday 13 May) and why you can’t find the third episode on ITV player – the programme...
by Jo Monroe | May 19, 2012 | Crime drama posts
The first series took a while to build, but by the end, after getting to know and care about the characters, it seemed as if series two would be even better. And it started promisingly enough. Martha Costello (Maxine Peake) is now a QC, attaining the status ahead of...
by Jo Monroe | Mar 13, 2012 | Crime drama posts, Crime fiction posts, Reviews
And a triumphant one it was too. Monday night’s episode started in the ladies’, with the DCI panicking over a TV appearance. That scene was swiftly followed by Scott and Bailey walking and talking their way out of the police station. An homage to Cagney...
