You are probably aware of Mission: Impossible, if only for the theme song or the Tom Cruise movies.1 It started as a tv series back…
CIPC #276: Jonathan Creek S2E2, Time waits for Norman
Once more, this blog is visited by Alan Davies. Last time, he was a corrupt quiz game host who got caught up in a murder.…
CIPC #265: Family ties S1 E17, French lessons
When we talk about TV series on this blog, someone has usually been murdered. There is probably a cop in a foul mood around, accompanied…
CIPC #259: Alfred Hitchcock presents S2 E33, A man greatly beloved
What happens if you cross Winnie the Pooh with Psycho? This burning question that was on no one’s lips is answered in today’s subject. As…
CIPC #248: 8 out of 10 cats does countdown S20 E2
The origin of 8 out of 10 cats does countdown is a bit convoluted. The show Countdown, in which participants have to solve anagrams and…
CIPC #246: Endeavour S4 E1, Game
Long after Morse there was Endeavour. It deals with Endeavour who was there long before Morse. I realize that that’s a rather opaque introduction for…
CIPC #243: Luther S1E1
Luther sounds like it should be a documentary series about the eponymic theologist and his ninety-five theses, or perhaps about his royal namesake. But no.…
CIPC #241: Hogan’s heroes S4 E21, Up in Klink’s room
A prisoner of war camp in Nazi Germany is a rather unlikely setting for a comedy sitcom and perhaps it would be hard to get…
CIPC #240: Lewis S5 E3, The mind has mountains
If you read this blog, there is a good chance you like dissecting chess positions that occur in movies or television series. But maybe you…
CIPC #238: The untouchables S4 E3, The chess game
The untouchables were originally a special team of incorruptible agents tasked with fighting organised crime in Chicago. It then became the title of an autobiographically…