From the editors
IT HAS BECOME a cliché to say we are living in a golden age of TV, but what we really mean is that we are enjoying a golden age of television drama. Driven by the streaming giants with their bottomless budgets and star pulling power, this rich seam has also been sustained by terrestrial television’s desire to respond in kind. We’re barely three weeks into the new year and already the BBC and ITV have served up The Tourist, Four Lives and Anne. This week another treat starts on ITV, starring Vicky McClure and brought to you by the makers of Line of Duty. Trigger Point tells the story of a police bomb disposal unit and McClure gives another powerful performance, as explosives officer Lana Walsh. It’s an unvarnished portrayal of…