Take a punt on Smith and Socha in BBC One's new drama The Cage – it’s a gamble that will pay off

Doom-laden, gloomy, gruesome, gritty, macabre, violent, solemn, moody and mumbled – that sums up the offering of new thrillers/dramas from the traditional channels. No sense of humour or hope – just what this member of the viewing public wants, not.