James Jackson

It's patchy, but with a couple of escapades each episode, the series gathers a kind of easygoing momentum: harmless yet completely inconsequential. Or should that be self-indulgent?

The escapades fly along at a tidy 30 minutes an episode, sometimes filthy, sometimes cringe, but as with Catastrophe, always ringing truthful.

A cynic may say the series needs a bit more of an edge or it’ll be dissolving into Skeldale syrup. That would be to misunderstand things: if the series is sentimental, that’s forgivable for the examples of human decency it wishes to set.

If Last Seen is about as cheerful as Wallander with a hangover, it really is gripping too: a study in parental protective instincts twisted out of shape. So fair dinkum.

All this has a steadily mounting pace with efficient moments of undercover suspense, although plausibility issues aside, the relentless toughness of Fightland can make it a slightly dour experience. It could benefit from a few more distinctive moments, flashes of dialogue not necessarily related to plot, or perhaps just some more boxing.

This is a prestige horror: effectively grimy, well directed and not short of emotional heart — Pepper is beset with very real (inner) demons about his long-estranged boy. As a viewing experience it can also feel a bit of a mire.

It’s self-aware and doesn’t sell out the empowerment message of Franklin’s novel. And it says something about Northeast’s terrific performance as uncouth Sybylla — along with the likeable Aussieness all round — that anyone, regardless of their age, will enjoy it. She’s a ripper.

Suffice it to say, this is a comedy with the nutritional value of a jelly doughnut. .... It’s a show to be watched while drinking beer and belching out loud. Judged in that way, it’s a winner.

For all its murky longueurs, Silo is a show full of ambitious and fascinating ideas.

Mostly, with its steel-grey palette, and without any quotable "I have a special set of skills"-style nonsense despite the prevailing absurdity of the plot, I Will Find You feels clinically efficient.