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Endeavour: Terminus. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Shaun Evans, Roger Allam, Sean Rigby, Anton Lesser, James Bradshaw, Caroline O’ Neill, Sara Vickers, Adam Ewan, William Sebag-Montefiore, Anna Burnett, Adam Mirsky, Ray Emmet Brown, Chirag Lobo, Martin Hutson, Marion Bailey, Matthew Marsh, Ben Bishop, Estelle Daniels, Jennifer Kirby, Abigail Thaw, Anthony Flanagan.

When one of the great detectives of British television pays homage to one of the finest, if not the best of murder mystery writers, the outcome, can either be one of forced recoil, almost a cringe of mixed volatility, or as in the case of the Endeavour episode Terminus, can leave the armchair detective almost hugging themselves with glee as the script unfolds, loving the delicate balance created between sheer admiration and genuine impressive insight.

Henry V, Theatre Review. Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford Upon Avon.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Alex Hassell, Oliver Ford Davies, Antony Byrne, Sean Chapman, Simon Thorp, Joshua Richards, Jennifer Kirby, Jane Lapotaire, Keith Osborn, Andrew Westfield, Daniel Abbott, Martin Bassindale, Nicholas Gerard-Martin, Robert Gilbert, Jim Hooper, Sam Marks, Dale Mathurin, Christopher Middleton, Evelyn Miller, Sarah Parks, Leigh Quinn, Obioma Ugoala, Simon Yadoo.

Following on from David Tennant’s portrayal of Richard II, and Jasper Britton’s turn as Bolingbroke, Henry IV, the R.S.C. concludes it’s King and Country series with the reign of Henry V, in the 600th anniversary year of the battle of Agincourt, portrayed here by Alex Hassell, reprising the role following a successful run as Prince Hal in both parts of Henry IV.