by Jo Monroe | Apr 25, 2013 | Crime drama posts
Wow! That was quite something. Continuing to use the flashback technique at the beginning to throw viewers right into the story, last night’s episode saw the return of Helen Bartlett, played by the uber-talented Nicola Walker. Now there’s a tough decision...
by Jo Monroe | Apr 4, 2013 | Crime drama posts, Reviews
After much hype up on ITV (all those spooky trailers from the police cells) the first episode of the third series of Scott and Bailey finally hit our screens last night. Was it worth the wait? (Not to mention the breathless anticipation.) Big changes Andy’s gone...
by Jo Monroe | Mar 27, 2013 | Crime fiction posts, Reviews
Can a popular TV series be successfully novelised? That must have been the question Cath Staincliffe was asking herself when she agreed to take on the task of writing the prequel novel to the first series of Scott and Bailey. And she had less than four months from...
by Jo Monroe | Mar 20, 2013 | Crime drama posts
Updated: For reviews of series 3 start here. Thanks to the lovely people over at Bonkers But Brilliant – the Nicola Walker fan site, I can reveal that the actress cast to play Rachel Bailey’s mum is… Drum roll please Tracie Bennett According to the...
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...