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The Shadow Line

September 2019

  • The best TV of the century composite.

    Best culture of the 21st century
    The 100 best TV shows of the 21st century

    Where’s Mad Men? How did The Sopranos do? Does The Crown triumph? Can anyone remember Lost? And will Downton Abbey even figure? Find out here – and have your say

September 2018

  • The line up... (clockwise from top left): Wanderlust, The First; Kidding; The Romanoffs; Doctor Who; Homecoming; Vanity Fair; Black Earth Rising; Deutschland 86.

    Julia Roberts, Jim Carrey and Emma Stone: Hollywood’s biggest stars take over autumn TV

    From retiring old favourites to marquee names, here’s what will keep you glued to the small screen

January 2012

  • The Killing

    Reasons to be cheerful in 2012
    Reasons to be cheerful in 2012: TV's great

    Television is enjoying a golden age, and there's nothing wrong with admitting you like it any more, says Grace Dent

December 2011

  • The Crimson Petal And The White

    TV and radio blog
    The best television of 2011: drama

    Vicky Frost: British drama had an ambitious but somewhat uneven year – while the Scandanavians produced a surprise hit. But what were your favourites?

June 2011

  • The Shadow Line

    The Shadow Line: episode by episode
    The Shadow Line: episode seven

    Rebecca Nicholson's series blog: Hugo Blick's thriller reaches its conclusion via a brilliant twist. So what did you make of the solution?

  • The Shadow Line

    The Shadow Line: episode by episode
    The Shadow Line: episode six

    Rebecca Nicholson: Shocking scenes, dastardly plans and Kill Bill-style antics – but how does it fit together?

  • THE SHADOW LINE

    The Shadow Line: episode by episode
    The Shadow Line: episode five

    Rebecca Nicholson: There are thrilling performances from Stephen Rea and Sir Anthony Sher this week as Gatehouse tracks down Glickman

May 2011

  • The Shadow Line

    The Shadow Line: episode by episode
    The Shadow Line: episode four

    Rebecca Nicholson series blog: A maddening mix of solid mystery, tension and clunky lines such as 'leather soles slip easy on greasy streets'

  • The Shadow Line episode two: Jay Wratten, Maurice Crace and Joseph Bede

    The Shadow Line: episode by episode
    The Shadow Line: episode two

    Rebecca Nicholson's series blog: The Hugo Blick thriller gets on track with a pacy episode that focuses on the plot rather than stilted detail

    • TV review
      TV review: The Shadow Line and Psychoville

    • Six to watch
      Six to watch: conspiracy thrillers

    • The Shadow Line: Don't mention The Wire

April 2011

  • Organ Grinder
    The Shadow Line leads BBC drama's renaissance

  • Organ Grinder
    BBC2: putting the British in drama

    Tara Conlan
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