Thorne sleepyhead11/29/2022 ![]() Make no mistake though, Thorne may have American influences and an American style to it but this is a very British show, with Brit humour and that kind of dark, gritty tone that we do admittedly do much better than they do in the US. Thorne instantly reminded me of some of the rare British crime thrillers of this ilk that I have seen in the past, mainly ones starring Ken Stott, but it was shot with that stylised US feel that Hopkins has obviously honed on the aforementioned shows he’s worked on. #Thorne sleepyhead serialWithin a minute we know that Thorne is not some sort of supercop, he’s just an average, middle-aged cop who happens to have a knack for solving big serial killer cases. Thorne: Sleepyhead opened with heavy breathing, but it wasn’t some sort of creepy killer it was our hero Tom Thorne, chasing a suspect and struggling to keep up with him. Maybe it was the presence of actors from some of my favourite US shows – Natascha McElhone (Californication) and Aidan Gillen (The Wire) or maybe it was that it was directed by Stephen Hopkins, who Sky were eager to tell us had directed episodes of 24 and Californication but for some reason I really wanted to check this three-part series out. I don’t normally watch any of Sky1’s original dramas, to be blatantly honest, because they usually look shit but for some reason the trailers for their adaptation of Mark Billingham’s novel Sleepyhead really intrigued me. “What’s got a nine-inch dick and hangs up…?” – Thorne’s Dad ![]()
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