There, she falls in with a band of rebel highlanders led by charismatic Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan), and becomes embroiled in their battle to repel the English invaders - whose sadistic leader is her husband’s ancestor (both men are played by Tobias Menzies). Irish actress Caitriona Balfe plays Claire Randall, a Second World War nurse who finds herself transported back to 18th century Scotland. History meets fantasy in this ambitious TV adaptation of Diana Gabaldon’s popular series of novels. Rylance is “astonishing” as the inscrutable Cromwell, using his wits to navigate the in-fighting of the Tudor court and manipulate rivalries to his own ends, while Claire Foy is a “complete revelation” as a calculating Anne Boleyn, says The Guardian’s Vicky Frost. When it comes to portrayals of power struggles and behind-the-scenes intrigue, few shows can beat Wolf Hall.īased on Hilary Mantel’s Man Booker Prize-winning novel of the same name and its sequel, Bring Up The Bodies, the mini-series follows the rise of Thomas Cromwell (Mark Rylance), a commoner who became one of Henry VIII’s most trusted advisers. Season six, airing later this year, will be the final series, so now is the perfect time to catch up. Martin’s epic”, argues The Guardian’s Phelim O’Neill. The History channel series follows the Norse warriors whose raids wreaked havoc across western Europe, as seen through the eyes of farmer-turned-warlord Ragnar Lothbrok.Īlthough the show was dismissed by some as “Westeros-lite” when it debuted in 2013, with its strong cast and a rich (if occasionally loose) portrayal of Norse culture, Vikings “is as good, if not better, at a lot of elements familiar to fans of George R.R. GoT viewers who revelled in the epic battle between the Army of the Dead and the living in The Long Night can feed their bloody appetites with Vikings. Offering “stellar writing, solid direction… and an amazing ensemble cast”, along with “exquisite” production values, “Rome makes ancient history come alive in all of its brutal glory”, the entertainment news site adds. Rome “is simply a triumph across the board”, says IGN. Over two series, the show follows fictional legionaries Lucius Vorenus (Kevin McKidd) and Titus Pullo (Ray Stephenson), whose exploits bring them into contact with leading figures of the Roman world including Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Pompey, Cicero and Cleopatra.
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