The Dresden Files: Things That Go Bump

On first impressions, Things That Go Bump could have been a very cliched episode of The Dresden Files: Murphy turns up to ask Harry's help in investigating a strange explosion, then Morgan, Ancient Mai and a couple of other wardens turn up - bringing a "black cloud of death" behind them (although it's not that simple); trapping everyone inside Harry's office.

Every series has the budget-saving "bottle episode" (minimal locations, lots of talk) - so, why not The Dresden Files?

This set-up showcases the Harry-Bob dynamic very well and highlights Harry's slow transformation into David Addison (Bruce Willis' character in Moonlighting), which wouldn't be an entirely bad thing!

There's even a traitor in the midst of the trapped wizards (whose eventually unmasking is a not an enormous surprise) and a real, honest-to-God, CGI demon creature turns up, just to stretch the budget a bit.

Unfortunately, for an episode that stands out for some great editing and direction, the demon's defeat is sudden and not very well explained, which limits this otherwise engaging episode to an A- Grade.

Things That Go Bump isn't the most original episode of this series, but is delivered with enough style and imagination to show that The Dresden Files has legs ... if the Sci-Fi Channel lets it run.