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No film reviews recently, mostly from lack of time due to studying, but also because the films have been put on one side while I plough through the boxed sets of 24.

Three series down so far, all with their good and bad points. Series 3 started so badly, I almost gave up. In fact, the rest of the family did move on to series 4, leaving me suffering in their wake. The whole of Joaquim Almeida's involvement was contrived and wooden, and not just from him. To make up for that, the final episodes are as good as anything from the first series, and the fighter jets blowing up the escape helicopter is great TV, even if other parts of the same sequence do not tie in.

As ever, nothing is likely to be as good as series 1, when everyone was fresh and inspired.

Looking at it from a technical viewpoint, the behind-the-scenes footage shows how little action actually goes on. The director's vision and the film editor's work are what make the series. Just in appreciation of that work, I will soldier on to the end. Film reviews will have to wait a while longer.