This is a spin off from the original csi and follows through with the same tone and format but somehow for me it has more of an appeal. Most of the episodes are centred around a murder and follows a team as they use high tech gadgets and scientific methods to solve the case. I love the scripts, the plots and twists and the acting is brilliant with some convincing characters. I like that it is not very realistic and borders on sci-fi so its a great escapism show but it still has enough content that is within our era to still be able to hook you and draw you in to the story. Overall i am a fan of the show and would recommend it.

Most of my favourite actors are the ones who entertain or make me laugh but the reason that i love this actor is that he scares the living daylights just with a simple stare or flicker of his tongue ( i am of course refering to his hannibal roles ). He always brings a believable side to his characters and the fact that he his so calm and collected and doesn't seem to overact or exaggerate his characters means that he brings a very dark and chilling side to many of his roles. He will always be most famous for his hannibal roles but he has a multitude of films under his belt and brings each of his characters to life in an individual way.

I have to agree with "anchovy" in that i would never have guessed that she was a british actress as most of what i have seen her in has been american based and she seems to rarely have been cast as a british character. However i have to say that she is one of my favourite actresses and that i grew up watching her. Iniatially it was her role in Bedknobs and broomsticks and then in Murder she wrote. She has always struck me as a genuine actress who takes pride in her roles and gives them a down to earth aspect and believability. I have seen her in a few more films but to tell the truth i can't remember the names of them so i am assuming they either haven't been very recent or that they weren't a huge success.