The Dark (ITV1)
Rating: Four out of five stars
When was the last time you saw a stuffed bear in a pub? Not so long ago, hundreds of country inns had one, usually by the door, paws raised, like a bouncer ready for some argy-bargy.
Where they all came from was a mystery, since bears have been extinct in Britain since Roman times. And where they went is a puzzle, too.
You can hardly leave a seven-foot furball out for the binmen. Perhaps they were eaten whole by moths.
The decor at The Thistle Moor, a bleak Scottish hostelry in The Dark, is heavily reliant on
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