The West Wing
Friday, May 12, 2006 by David Hendon · Comments Off
Firstly, anyone who has already bailed out on this series: shame on you. Read more
Who Killed the British Sitcom?
Monday, January 2, 2006 by David Hendon · Comments Off
Those of a cynical disposition may have been tempted to guffaw at the idea of a programme pondering why there aren’t many sitcoms around these days being presented by somebody who used to run ITV, a channel that has produced fewer enduringly funny shows than any other. Read more
Spooks
Tuesday, September 13, 2005 by David Hendon · Comments Off
If awards were handed out for prescience, BAFTA would lob the cast and crew of Spooks the keys to their annual gong show and instruct them to switch off the lights just as soon as they were done. Read more
Beneath the Skin
Monday, July 4, 2005 by David Hendon · Comments Off
At first glance, Beneath the Skin, ITV’s adaptation of the Nicci French novel, did not appear to be anything especially innovative. Read more
CD:UK
Saturday, July 24, 2004 by David Hendon · Comments Off
The Radio Times bills CD:UK, ITV1′s Saturday morning music show, thus: “Up-and-coming stars mingle with established names as the musicians of the moment perform live in the studio.” Read more
Six Feet Under
Sunday, June 1, 2003 by David Hendon · Comments Off
For an hour on Sunday nights, Channel 4 gives those viewers endlessly fascinated by the habits and lifestyles of an eclectic bunch of characters an hour of sheer people watching bliss. It starts when Big Brother ends. Read more
Cambridge Spies
Friday, May 23, 2003 by David Hendon · Comments Off
Does it matter if a drama purporting to tell a true story becomes nothing more than the writer’s romantic supposition of what really happened? Not to the BBC, it would seem, on the basis of their four-part series Cambridge Spies. Read more