Good telly
Spooks concluded on Monday night. As far as I’m concerned, this was the finest piece of television drama ever produced. The BBC’s drama department have come up with some solid works this year, but this stands head-and-shoulders above everything else. Even if the subject matter is not to your taste (and I must admit to being big on spy dramas), this was a thoroughly gripping and enjoyable piece of televisual wonder. And they’re promising a second series. The BBC could double—even triple—the licence fee if they continue churning out stuff of this quality.
Also, while most of the popular American buy-ins make me cringe, Channel 4 seems to have done well to bring Six Feet Under to the UK audience. It’s taken me a little time to warm to it, but I think I’m addicted. Now, if only Universal would release the whole of Northern Exposure on DVD, my life would be improved still further.