TV
Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Netflix UK TV review: Star Trek: Discovery, Episode 10 (spoilers)
January 9, 2018 | Ian WintertonStar Trek: Discovery beams back onto our screens with an enjoyable romp.Read More
Why you should be watching This Is Us
January 8, 2018 | David FarnorThis impeccably performed family drama is unashamedly sentimental – and all the better for it.Read More
Catch up TV review: Will and Grace, Hunted, Derry Girls, Blind Date, Next of Kin
January 7, 2018 | David FarnorWhat’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.
(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More
UK TV review: The Handmaid’s Tale Season 1 (spoilers)
January 7, 2018 | David FarnorAn uncompromising piece of television that feels urgently relevant.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Bill Nye Saves the World
January 7, 2018 | David FarnorBill Nye’s Netflix series is a welcome champion of optimism and celebration of knowledge.Read More
Why Manhunt: Unabomber should be your next Netflix box set
January 7, 2018 | Ian WintertonThe thoughtful and grimly enthralling story of how the notorious serial killer was brought to justice.Read More
UK TV review: Feud: Bette and Joan (spoilers)
January 6, 2018 | David FarnorHilarious, moving, and sadly topical, this handsomely made drama sits among the best TV productions of the last year.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Vikings Season 5 (Episodes 5 and 6)
January 6, 2018 | David FarnorVikings’ fifth season keeps up the pace as it pits its two brutal antagonist against each other.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: The Grand Tour Season 2 Episode 5
January 6, 2018 | David FarnorTanks, sheep, shopping malls, and Bill Bailey. Episode 5 of The Grand Tour’s second season has it all – and entirely in the right doses. The sophomore run of Amazon’s motoring series continues to steer promisingly away from the dubious … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency Season 2
January 5, 2018 | David FarnorWarning: This contains some spoilers for Dirk Gently Season 1. Not caught up? Read our spoiler-free review of the first season here.
“Tina, we’ve got some holistic going on!”
There are a lot of problems with Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective … Read More