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The Musketeers, Commodities. Television Review. B.B.C.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Tom Burke, Howard Charles, Santiago Cabrera, Luke Pasqualino, Peter Capaldi, James Callis, Maime McCoy, Tamla Kari, Julian Bastida, Andres Williams, Anna Skellern, Jim High, John Warnaby, Tomas Masopust, Ryan Cage.

Charged with upholding the King’s Law at all times, the morality of their actions can sometimes be too much of a burden to bear at times and never more so for The Musketeers as they are ordered to bring Emile Bonnaire to Paris to explain his actions, his actions which delve into the historic start of modern Empire building in Europe and the price paid by many for the profit of one man in the third episode, Commodities .

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(577 words, estimated 2:18 mins reading time)

The Musketeers: Sleight Of Hand. Television Review. B.B.C.Television.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Tom Burke, Peter Capaldi, Howard Charles, Luke Pasqualino, Santiago Cabera, Alexandra Dowling, Ryan Cage, Mainie McCoy, Hugo Speer, Jason Flemyng, Bo Poraj, John Poston, Carl McCrystal, Lukas Vychopen, Sean Cernow, Denise Gough, Jan Holik, Ian Barritt.

Two episodes in and B.B.C.’s The Musketeers already looks to be to living up to the ultimate ideal that has promised so much over the last 100 years but has never quite been able to live up to. With the very obvious exception of the set of films starring Michael York and Oliver Reed, all that has gone before this adaptation has been lacklustre, almost afraid to live to its full potential, the taste of an éclair filled with inedible garlic could not have not have left a more sour taste in the mouth of those entranced by Alexandre Dumas’ work.

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(486 words, estimated 1:57 mins reading time)

The Musketeers, Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Tom Burke, Luke Pasqualino, Santiago Cabrera, Howard Charles, Peter Capaldi, Tamla Kari, Maimie McCoy, Hugo Speer, Ryan Cage, Alexandra Dowling, Will Tizard, Roger Aston-Griffith, Abigail Rice, Bo Peraj, Daniel Gosling, Dave Florez, Nicholas McGaughey, Oliver Cotton, Chris Barnes, Philip Brodie, Joe Wredden, Flip Webster, Emily Beecham, David Verrey, Alex Austin.

There doesn’t seem to have been a great action adventure in the void that is Sunday night for ages. Lots of great detective drama but no real daring, swords, and the thrill of a well written narrative interlaced with seeing some of the great heroes of literature being bought to life like never before…that is until The Musketeers.

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(583 words, estimated 2:20 mins reading time)

Roald Dahl’s Twisted Tales, Theatre Review. Liverpool Playhouse.

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Originally published by L.S. Media. April 1st 2011.

Cast: Nicholas Burns, David Cardy, Ryan Cage, Andy Nyman.

To some, the very name Roald Dahl invokes memories of hiding behind the sofa and watching through the gaps of tight, clamped hands and being mesmerized by the sight of lady dancing in flames, as the title music to The Tales of the Unexpected rang through living rooms up and down the country.

Now after last year’s smash hit Ghost Stories, The Liverpool Playhouse once more delves into the mysterious and peculiar as Jeremy Dyson adapts some of the most popular stories from Roald Dahl’s collection and brings them to life on the stage.

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(368 words, 1 image, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)