BBC America has been offering some of the most gripping crime drama on TV this fall. The just-completed "Luther" mini-series was not only a showcase for protean actor Idris Elba, but a tautly written, marvelous directed and acted drama.
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October 27, 2011
September 29, 2011
BBC America's "Luther" Classes up the Joint
It's no surprise that BBC America is responsible for some of the most inspired network television in the US. A handful of cable channels have elevated the quality of domestic TV tremendously in the past score or so. HBO was the standard bearer back when it's roster included "Six Feet Under" and "The Wire," two of the most engrossing American TV series of the past 20 years.
September 22, 2011
Hugh Dancy Brings Gravitas to "Big C"
Such is the strength of Hugh Dancy's portrayal of a cancer patient on the soon-to-end second season of Showtime's "The Big C" that it is his storyline that has become the centerpiece of this compelling drama, one of television's most accomplished. Like another Showtime series, "Nurse Jackie," "The Big C" is centered around a successful female actor who is over 40 and has earned acclaim for her work in TV in the form of Emmy accolades. The writing is similarly tight and inspired and both women hold the center of their respective lives as working professionals whose lives invite a number of entertaining characters.
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