4 Overlooked TV Shows

The?Netflix?horror/ thriller series?Cracow Monsters?has received a lot of well-deserved credit for the amount of female talent involved in the show. And the show itself lives up to that praise, too.

Cracow Monsters?was directed by?Kasia Adamik?- whose crime thriller?Amok?is also well-worth checking out- and?Olga Chajdas. It was written by?Anna Sienska,?Gaja Grzegorzewska,?and?Magdalena Lankosz.?The marvellously atmospheric soundtrack was composed by?Mary Komasa?and?Antoni Lazarkiewicz.

Cracow Monsters?is based on tales from Polish mythology and stars the ever-splendid?Andrzej Chyra?as?Professor Jan Zawadzki?who leads a misfit group of gifted medical students to investigate paranormal events in and around the Polish city of Cracow.

Things are thrown off kilter when they encounter the moody, anarchic Alex- brilliantly and naturalistically played by?Barbara Liberek?- who unwittingly unleashes a malignant force into the city.

Cracow Monsters?is an involving tale that is very well told, with some stunning cinematography and a strong sense of place. There are some fine performances all round -?Anna Paligabut?and Chyra excel - and?Barbara Liberek?is understated but unerringly engaging.

Hopefully a second series is on the cards.

Cracking stuff!

What do you get if you combine a tragi-comic coming-of-age drama with?Black Mirror?and?Ringu? Well?RED ROSE?seems to fit the bill. This really is a cracking series with some knockout acting, razor-sharp dialogue, genuine chills, naturalistic humour, tension, shocks, and more. Highly recommended.

BLACKPOOL?is one of my favourite TV series of all time. Gritty crime fiction and dark humour collide with song and dance, and the results are bloody outstanding. Great acting, a cracking yarn, splendid dialogue - Blackpool surfs waves of surrealism while remaining completely realistic. Like Dennis Potter with heart, writer?Peter Bowker?has created something really special.

Amy and Raquel are?CRAZYHEAD’s ill matched duo that hold this cracking, off-beat horror comedy. There’s real chemistry between the two stars and the acting and dialogue are pretty much top drawer throughout the short, sharp series. There’s some beaut swearing too! A corker!