Pitch-perfect TV is rare but The Fall and Quarry come closeOne of the great pleasures of The Fall is the opportunity it provides to bathe in the sound of the Northern Irish accent. It's a music that has been much maligned over the years, not unlike the German or South African twang. Apartheid-era South Africa made its imprint on me via the likes of Eugene Terre'Blanche or some other 'baddie' South African. The ripples of the actions are considered at great length and at a glacial pace not often seen outside alt-cinema. Still, I kept wanting to reach through the TV screen to tickle her or to slap Dornan in the face.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 24, 2016 01:03 UTC