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The Wire: The Musical

TV Video | Ed Williamson | 5th June 2012

(Courtesy of Funny or Die.)

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Luther â€“ season two opener

TV Review | Ed Williamson | 15th June 2011

Ooooh, Luther's back. And this time, he's mad. Actually, he's not that mad. I'd been led to believe he would be by that trailer where he smashes up the office backwards. Right, I'm calling Points of View. Is that still on?

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Best TV drug addicts

TV Feature | Ed Williamson | 8th June 2011

By which we mean 'worst', obviously, because drugs are BAD. Unless of course you only take enough to have a smashing time, in which case we've very much got five on it. Welcome to Our Drug Hell.

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McNulty: Fred West "quite a nice bloke, actually"

TV Feature | Ed Williamson | 30th May 2011

Here at we have a policy: never intentionally misquote someone just for the sake of a good headline. Unless of course it's a bank holiday, nothing much else is going on and you need to fill a bit of space. In which case, it's totally fine.

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