Monday 10 February 2014

MSN TV: Channel 4's BABYLON

Monday 10 February 2014

Today over at MSN TV: I've reviewed the feature-length Danny Boyle-directed comedy-drama BABYLON, starring James Nesbitt, Brit Marling, Paterson Joseph, Jill Halfpenny & Jonny Sweet.
Anything written by Bafta-winning Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain (Peep Show, Fresh Meat) instantly gets my attention, but throw in Oscar-winner Danny Boyle as the director of Babylon's pilot and my expectations were understandably inflated. This trio of talent perhaps drew a very impressive cast to Babylon, headlined by James Nesbitt as Chief Constable Richard Miller, who decided to give his police force an image overhaul by hiring US "new media" guru Liz Garvey (Brit Marling). She's given the unenviable job of improving public relations.

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