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Afterlife (2005)
Simply amazing
Two words - Lesley Sharp. How has she slipped under the radar of most of the British public for so long, clearly true fans of drama have already noticed her but it just goes to show that it really is all about looks and a celebrities personal life... anyway,anyway,anyway. What people want from a drama series is exactly that - drama! Many programmes rely on a romance or comedy to keep the storyline going but Afterlife doesn't, every episode provides a new and original situation in which many people may have faced. My favourite episode is probably 'Things Forgotten', not only is there the main storyline of sexual abuse but the underlying message of 'what if this is all there is?' and after all the drama of life has disappeared is it true that we just become ordinary? The sheer brilliance of Lesley Sharp comes through in the episode where her father returns and she finally faces up to her past. Many actors would've overplayed this completely but I was kept in awe of Lesley when she broke down and was utterly vulnerable,her performance was and always is so naturalistic that she isn't just a character on television, she IS that person... The final episode had me absolutely shaking with tears because what I had been watching for the past year or so had become like reality to me, I had grown to know and love Alison and Robert and for the series to end was distressing for me. 5 years later I still cannot believe that this series was cut. Ridiculous. Anyway there's my rant over, I hope you enjoyed Afterlife as much as I have.
Doctor Who: Partners in Crime (2008)
Loved the characters. Plot not so much.
Well I've been a fan of Doctor Who since David Tennant started as his light hearted approach to enemies always cheered me up in sadder parts of the episodes, not that I don't enjoy the drama it's just that too much down and dismal talk can be depressing. I always did like Rose Tyler as she could bring a lot of feeling to the episode but I think the Doctor needed something more, someone who was in it to be a best friend instead of something more. I see Donna and the Doctor as siblings rather than lovers. Bringing Donna back was one of the best moves of the series, I couldn't endure another series of Martha flirting with the Doctor in every single episode! I think this episode was purely for the meeting of the Doctor and Donna as the Adipose plot was not a hugely interesting or exciting one but I think if it was all of the attention would be drawn from the excellence which is Donna finally finding the Doctor again. My favourite part was probably when they say each other. Catherine, who is obviously known for her comedy sketch show, has always been great as Donna and made me laugh very much when miming to the Doctor through the door. Also, as someone else has said, adding in the lines about the Doctor just wanting "a mate" and Donna mistaking it for something else and becoming offended was needed to show anxious viewers that this series was not going to be another 13 episodes of flirting.