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Welcome to Wolf Hall, the world of 16th-century politics and intrigue. It is 1529, and the issue of King Henry VIII's first marriage is coming to a head. And, as the opening placard tells us, the king is not a forgiving man. Cromwell: The rumor is the king
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It's a terrible world we live in when a mature woman can't enjoy a nice skinny dip after finishing her crossword puzzle without overhearing her neighbor being murdered. That's how Judith Potts (Samantha Bond) begins the premiere of The Marlow Murder Club. When her
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Ridley Season 2’s final mystery, “The Memory Jar,” opens with a shiveringly good look at a brutal winter on the windswept moors. At the farm owned by Tara (Emily Stott) and Rob Dunning (Tachia Newall), they start another day in their homely, messy kitchen, getting ready to hit the
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Moonflower Murders wrapped up the second mystery in the Susan Ryeland series on PBS, but that doesn't mean the editor-turned-mystery sleuth, played by Lesley Manville, has solved her last case. Much like Magpie Murders, which introduced Ryeland, her author Alan Conway (Conleth Hill), and his mystery novels that
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As our finale recap for Season 4 noted, Van der Valk left its ending wide open at the end of Season 4, dropping large circular hints about Piet and Katlie's history and promising more cases in store for Henrick, at least for the time being. Thus far, it
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Our reintroduction to the world of Susan Ryeland (Lesley Manville) in Moonflower Murders, the follow-up to Magpie Murders, brings brand new characters into the mix, and perhaps none is more memorable than Madeline Cain, played to perky perfection by Pippa Bennett-Warner. In the story within a story, Miss Cain inhabits
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It's been a hard road on Van der Valk this season trying to get Hendrik to go to a doctor and get an official medical test to confirm his cancer diagnosis and come up with a treatment plan. Fighting with a friend when you know they are being
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We’ve reached the finale of Moonflower Murders and its labyrinthine plots. Throughout the show, I kept asking: What is the significance of Natasha, the maid, going specifically to Cecily after she finds Parris dead? And does the fact that Parris occupied a room that was booked for another guest
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Last week’s episode of Ridley started with the murder of Oliver Grant, heir to the directorship of the family property development business; however, it's now expanded to incorporate a drug-dealing enterprise operated from a go-kart track in Manchester. Worse, Carol’s son Jack is implicated in both
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A potential cure for cancer is at stake in the latest Van der Valk mystery. This case couldn't have come at a more pressing time because Hendrik finally told Piet about his ominous lab results in the previous episode. Piet continues to be the voice of reason in
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Creepy Martin Webster digs in his garden while his wife Joann scowls as the fifth episode of Moonflower Murders begins. In the woods nearby, a pile of moss and dirt reveals a secret: peeking out is a dead woman’s hand, wearing a wedding and engagement ring. Cecily has been
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The latest episode of Ridley, “Fool For Love,” opens with two very different celebrations. A well-heeled crowd gathers to celebrate the engagement of Oliver Grant (Rishi Ruan) and Amelia Mellor (Ellise Chappell); meanwhile, a rave at a condemned building slated for demolition and development wildly parties through the night. The