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Narration by ghost is always a risky trick and could come across gimmicky but, once again, this author pulls it off.

Thrillers don't get much more gimmicky than this - a missing person mystery told entirely through a computer screen.

"I am scared that it will be gimmicky and we won't be taken seriously.

With Bandersnatch and its arguably gimmicky interactive format, creator Charlie Brooker has somehow made the most philosophically disturbing and possibly the most fun episode of his magnum opus Black Mirror.

More recently, I've added a Tipton product to my rifle cleaning regime that, at first glance, seemed gimmicky to me, but upon using it, I have to admit there's some genius behind the design.

Let's remember them for that, not as the beneficiaries of a gimmicky retrial.

But I might have been talking to the wrong person, because I also asked her if she thought the BBC could be accused of being a bit gimmicky for having allfemale presenters and guests on this day of celebration (not least because of what has come out recently about the BBC and "equal pay").

In an age of deconstructed plates and gimmicky unicorn-flavour drinks, Brits highlighted their love of traditional hearty fare."

It sounds gimmicky, but we really saw and felt a difference when we clicked the nib on Grandiose Liner, PS23, from 'noon' to '2pm' then swooshed it into those tricky corners.

FRIEND REQUEST (15) H HHHH EMOTICONS, iPhones and iPads are used to gimmicky effect in a horror which, despite its digital theme, feels distinctly dial-up.

FOR THE JOKERS Even dads who don't have what could be described as a "grooming regime" will get kick out of a gimmicky gift set.

Sometimes new tool features can seem a little gimmicky. That was our first impression of the Bandy Clamp, which is basically a spring clamp with a rubber band connecting the two jaws.