..And with, as usual, not much on telly on a Saturday afternoon - it was back to Amazon Prime for Good Omens.
It's a rather excellent sci-fi comedy about the end of the world. Somebody has triggered Armageddon, and it's up to an angel (Michael Sheen) and a demon (David Tennant) to stop it. Frances McDormand is God, who narrates, Miranda Richardson plays the hapless medium who represents the first recorded case of angelic possession. Bill Paterson is the head of the local neighbourhood watch. Based on a book co-written by Terry Pratchett, it's quite clever - and I do love that the Antichrist is a small boy.
Well, now it's all starting! Witches are a force of good in this, and the witchfinders that we've met over previous episodes converge on the small village, along with all the mayhem of legends coming to life. We've finally met all four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and our favourite angel and demon have fallen foul of their superiors - for consorting with each other. Some familiar corporate nonsense, here. God, as usual, works in mysterious ways. And the weather is awful.
Roll on the end of the world! Seriously, this is a delight to watch - the little details are terrific. Like the horseman called Famine, who sells non-nutritional food to fast food restaurants..
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