10 Amazing TV Action Set-Pieces That Rivalled Cinema
5. Banshee - Nola Vs Burton
Banshee is likely the most criminally underrated series of the past decade. Sure, the final season was an abomination but there were four seasons of pure gold leading up that - oh yeah, and let’s not forgot the scintillating fight scenes.
Top honour goes to a duel to the death between two supporting players; Nola (Odette Annable) and Burton (Matthew Raunch) are top assassins for warring factions in the town of Banshee. Due to personal reasons, she goes to ambush and kill her rival - yet, he’s not going down easy.
What commences is a vicious fast-paced hand-to-hand fight where the cameraman gets right in the middle of the action in a thrilling one-take set-up (in and out of a car even!).
Warning: the finisher is absolutely stomach churning, so beware of watching the clip while eating your lunch.