Jonathan Norrell and Mr. Norrell is a sweeping historical fantasy series that didn't get enough recognition when it first ...
In Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, the Napoleonic wars play second fiddle to the "magician wars" of the same era. In the BBC series’ alternate universe (based on Susanna Clarke’s best-selling novel), ...
Episode 5 opens in the thick of battle at Waterloo (couldn’t escape if we wanted to): death, destruction, and our own Mr. Strange at the center — twirling water from a well to put out a fire, whipping ...
From its vertiginous position above his head, the camera dives past hermetic, white-wigged magician Mr. Norrell (Eddie Marsan), through the water held by a silver bowl, and into the nave of an ornate ...