Faith in small things

Best dramatic acting I’ve seen on TV for ages came in the form of things I thought I didn’t believe in – British sit-com, chummy star names and god – all delivering in episode 5 of Rev. The heart of drama beats, after all.

Mrs Siddons and her brother John Philip Kemble as the Macbeths in the dagger scene, painted by Thomas Beach, 1786. Oil painting in the Garrick Club collection. Image source: Wikipedia