Page 193 of Murder in the Family

The Times,19 October 2023

TELEVISION

Moving fast and breaking things

As Infamous takes a savage turn, which little Piggy fits the bill?

ROSS LESLIE

Infamous: Who Killed Luke Ryder?

Showrunner

Who Do You Think You Are?

BBC1

OK, hands up who saw that one coming, because I certainly didn’t. Just when you think you’ve got the measure ofInfamous, they flip you another whiplash twist. I was tempted to describe last night’s episode as up-ending the jigsaw (much like what Guy Howard did to his mother’s ill-fated wedding cake) but it was actually rather more fundamental than that: by the final credits I wasn’t even sure I had the right picture on the box: we may be getting closer to establishing who ‘Luke Ryder’ really was, but the basic premise of this entire series is now in play. The show’s producer, Nick Vincent, has never been averse to puppet-mastering some fireworks, but hitherto he has, at least, played within the rules – rules, incidentally, of his own making. But as this episode unravelled it became painfully obvious that none of the people sitting round the table had the first idea what they had really signed up for, or the true reason he’d chosen them to take part. We were left open-mouthed with horrified schadenfreude as the expert team started to turn on each other. And how. Think Lord of the Flies on steroids. I’m studiously avoiding pronouns here so as not to give too much away, but if you’re fond of a slow-motion train wreck in Ultra HD then this one’s for you. In Golding’s novel, Ralph (in)famously asks Piggy and the other boys, “Which is better, law and rescue, or hunting and breaking things up?” Judging by this episode, Nick Vincent has definitely opted for the latter.

From Who Do You Think It Was? to a new series ofWho Do You Think You Are?This opened with the actor Greta Scacchi, who turned out to have the most fascinating

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Fuck me. No words. BILL?? Like WTAF????

submitted 5 hours ago by Slooth

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Nah I wasnt surprised. He always knew *way* too much. Never did add up IMHO

submitted 5 hours ago by RonJebus

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But hey never mind Bill what about ALAN? Played a blinder on Bill and then fuck me if he isn’t in the frame himself

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Watch out for the quiet ones eh? Never thought he had it in him. On either count. Just shows

submitted 4 hours ago by MsMarple99

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Alan 1 Bill 1 and we’re into Extra Time

submitted 4 hours ago by AngieFlynn77

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I think that stuff about Alan is well dodgy – whatever he says I reckon that woman on Assos deffo *was* his sister. And the guy absolutely comes over as someone who’d harbour a grudge

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