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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Leila Latif

The Tourist series two review – Jamie Dornan is hugely charming in this gloriously fun show

Jamie Dornan in The Tourist series two.
‘Perfectly nails a tone that is grisly but rambunctious in equal measure’ … Jamie Dornan in The Tourist series two. Photograph: Steffan Hill/BBC/Two Brothers

When Fifty Shades of Grey arrived in cinemas in 2015, Dakota Johnson was its breakout star. She would delight the internet by going on to declare that her No 1 priority was sleeping, rhapsodising about limes and going viral with an awkward Ellen interview, while straddling indie darlings and the odd blockbuster to cement her A-list status.

But things have not been so smooth for her S&M trilogy co-star Jamie Dornan, who has largely been making forgettable action movies, failed awards bait and the utterly dire Wild Mountain Thyme. With the exception of Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar and his chilling turn as a serial killer in The Fall (which was sullied by his admission that he stalked a woman to get into character), his legacy is on shakier ground.

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