#255 Boiling Point, The Long Shadow, and Brassic

#255 Boiling Point, The Long Shadow, and Brassic

Author: Empire Magazine September 25, 2023 Duration: 1:25:30

Murder is the name of the game this week, as the gang try to decide which fictional TV detectives they'd like to unpick their own sticky ends, plus there's a disproportionate amount of public transport discussion (sorry). Elsewhere we're in the kitchen for the TV sequel to 2021 movie Boiling Point on BBC1, exploring true crime murders in Yorkshire via The Long Shadow on ITV1, and returning to a life of crime with the latest series of Brassic on Sky.


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