Tag Archives: Julian Barratt

The Great (Series Two). Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult, Phoebe Fox, Sacha Dhawan, Gwilym Lee, Adam Godley, Douglas Hodge, Belinda Bromilow, Ramon Tikaram, Gillian Anderson, Bayo Gbadamosi, Florence Keith-Roach, Charity Wakefield, Danusia Samal, Claira Watson Parr, Tristan Bent, Jane Mahady, Julian Barratt, Alistair Green, Timoth Walker, Louis Hynes, Ali Ariaie, Eloise Webb, Dina Al Salih, Anthony Welsh, Keon Martial-Phillip, Freddie Fox, Grace Molony, Blake Harrison, Jason Issacs, Dean Nolan.

The Great (Series Two). Television Review. full post

(562 words, estimated 2:15 mins reading time)

The Witchfinder. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10

Cast: Tim Key, Daisy May Cooper, Jessica Hynes, Daniel Rigby, Tuwaine Barrett, Michael Culkin, Dan Renton Skinner, Rosie Cavaliero, Dan Mersh, Vincent Franklin, Joplin Sibtain, Sharlene Whyte, Karl Theobald, Katy Wix, Julian Barratt, Reece Shearsmith, Justin Edwards, Ricky Tomlinson, Cariad Lloyd, Angus Wright.

If comedy is subjective and can rise and fall with whatever the fashion of the day dictates then at some point, we must expect almost every historical scenario to be discussed as potential for a sitcom, or at the least as backdrop and discussion in which to drive the genre forwards.

The Witchfinder. Television Review. full post

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

Killing Eve: Series Two. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Sandra Oh, Jodie Comer, Fiona Shaw, Kim Bodnia, Owen McDonnell, Sean Delaney, Edward Bluemel, Henry Lloyd-Hughes Nina Sosanya, Adrian Scarborough, Jung Sun den Hollander, Emma Pierson, Adeel Akhtar, Shannon Tarbet, Zoe Wanamaker, Nickolas Grace, Julian Barratt, Nigel Betts, Barbara Flynn.

A new television serial might be a hit with viewers from the start, the initial rush of congratulations could well be deserved, but there is always a nagging doubt that it is born of quick sensationalism, rather than the embrace of complexity, a character who titillates rather than nourishes, and whilst in a modern world there is no problem with the idea of shock tactics to win over an audience, it can leave others feeling cold, numb to the pressure to enjoy.

Killing Eve: Series Two. Television Review. full post

(514 words, estimated 2:03 mins reading time)