Fava beans, chianti and murder, that’s what I know of Hannibal Lecter from that one time I saw Silence of the Lambs and was completely terrified. A little older, I felt more prepared for Hannibal, which across 13 episodes develops the character of Lecter (Mads Mikkelson) into a suave, sophisticated and, dare I say it,…

Dark, disturbing and full of unlikeable characters, The Paperboy is a gritty thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. It’s a hot summer in the 1960s, and successful reporter Ward (McConaughey) returns home to his southern town with colleague Yardley Acheman (David Oyelowo). The pair are out to prove the innocence…

Political intrigue, double crossing, scandal and more converge in Kelsey Grammer’s new programme, Boss. Tom Kane (Grammer) is mayor of Chicago, and rules with an iron fist. Behind the scenes, he has just discovered he has an incurable degenerative illness, one that is already starting to affect his mental faculties, and which will soon begin…

There was a lot of hype around Pan Am just before it came out – hype that quickly fizzled when it hit screens.I was little apprehensive therefore when I got the complete series one box set (there is no series two), despite the fact that the producer (Thomas Schlamme) of my favourite programme ever, The…