Scandi noir

Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot

The death of cosy Christie

Francesca Steele 4 November 2017 9:00 am

This is not Midsomer Murders. The new film adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express is thick with…

Norway’s noir

James Delingpole 17 August 2017 1:00 pm

Valkyrien (C4, Sunday) is the hot new Scandi-noir series, which is being billed as Norway’s answer to Breaking Bad. In…

First Dates is perfectly formed TV

James Delingpole 2 April 2016 9:00 am

Now the kids are back for the school holidays, I have a licence to watch complete trash again. No more…

Scandi noir reduces you to an exquisitely suicidal state

James Delingpole 5 March 2016 9:00 am

Some things I have learned about Iceland after watching six episodes of Trapped (BBC4, Saturdays). 1. They seem to feel…

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