It’s definitely dark but not so funny – Maggie Moore(s) review

He was great in Mad Men but Hollywood doesn’t seem to know what to do with the debonair charms and dry wit of Jon Hamm. So after attempting to relaunch Chevy Chase’s Fletch franchise, he’s back on the small screen with a misfiring black comedy. Managing the two tones involves a notoriously tricky balancing act […]

This French drama is ‘doubly satisfying’ – Paris Memories review

In this engrossing French drama, writer-director Alice Winocour stages a Bataclan-style terrorist attack in a Paris cafe from the perspective of translator and journalist Mia (an excellent Virginie Efira). She sees the welcoming lights and stops to take shelter from a storm while riding home on her motorcycle. She’s sipping wine and people-watching when she […]

A Place in the Sun buyers bag cheeky deal on upside down house

A Place in the Sun viewers were left stunned when a mother and daughter landed a "cheeky" bargain on their dream holiday home — with a bizarre request from the vendor. Channel 4 property expert Danni Menzies was tasked with helping Frances and her daughter Carina find their perfect holiday home in Nerja, Spain. Fran, […]

EastEnders fans left feeling ‘sick’ as monster returns to BBC soap

EastEnders: Freddie Slater calls Little Mo EastEnders fans were sickened on Wednesday night when they saw Graham Foster (played by Alex McSweeney) back on their screens. The evil character was last in the BBC soap back almost two decades ago after being sentenced to eight years in prison for the rape of Little Mo Slater […]