The last we saw of Arya Stark, she was sailing towards a new life in Braavos in the final episode of Season Four.  Having survived her journey through Westeros with The Hound, Arya was looking to a new beginning.

As a season opener, it lacked the punch of the last three episodes of season four.  But we shouldn’t expect all the bells and whistles just yet.

The six part series is based on the real life Mottershead family, who bought an old country estate and established the first ‘cageless’ zoo, now known as Chester Zoo. 

In the Bible, the Gospel of Matthew has a central theme of ‘salvation through faith’. In particular, Matthew 18:6 urges those who cause children to stumble to be cast into the sea to drown.

Andrew McFarlane is a nice guy, who has made a career out of playing essentially ‘nice guys’.  Think The Sullivans, The Flying Doctors and even Play School.  He’s been part of the TV landscape for more than 40 years, playing warm and relatable characters.

Devil’s Playground may be a ‘made for TV’ drama, but this is a story rooted in heart-breaking reality. And it’s made very clear in the opening minutes of episode 5.

If you turn over enough rocks, you’ll find the creepy-crawlies.  It’s taken four episodes of Devil’s Playground and we’re starting to discover the worms

Secrets, lies and quiet restraint.  They’re the themes that dominate the third episode of the Foxtel production of Devil’s playground; a reboot of the 1976 Fred Schepisi movie.