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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
UK TV review: The League of Gentlemen Anniversary Specials (2017)
January 2, 2018 | David FarnorWith just the right balance of irreverence and fear, this delightfully dark three-parter is a piece of wickedly entertaining television.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Inside No. 9 Season 3
January 2, 2018 | David FarnorSeason 3’s increasingly versatile tone and ever-varied cast keeps this twisted anthology as funny and scary as ever.Read More
Catch up TV review: All Star Musicals, Travel Man: 48 Hours in Hong Kong, The Price Is Right
January 1, 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: Grandpa’s Great Escape
January 1, 2018 | David FarnorThis soaring adaptation of David Walliams’ novel is heartfelt and funny family viewing.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Black Mirror Season 4, Episode 3 (Crocodile) – spoilers
January 1, 2018 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers for Crocodile. Not seen Episode 3 of Black Mirror Season 4? Read our spoiler-free review of the whole season.
“The world may think I’m foolish, they can’t see you like I can, oh, but anyone who … Read More
7 reasons why we are still watching Friends
January 1, 2018 | David FarnorHow do you get 2018 off to a good start? Watch a TV show from 24 years ago. That’s Netflix’s approach, anyway, as it rings in the new year with the addition of Friends. Yes, Friends, the one with the … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Black Mirror Season 4, Episode 2 (ArkAngel) – spoilers
December 30, 2017 | David FarnorThis low-key mother-daughter drama is a complex, thoughtful meditation on the boundary between parental control and paranoia.Read More
UK TV review: Ratburger
December 30, 2017 | David FarnorThis darkly funny adaptation of David Walliams’ novel is a treat for kids and parents to relish.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: The Grand Tour Season 2 Episode 4
December 29, 2017 | David FarnorThe Grand Tour’s biggest weakness to date has been its repeatedly forced and contrived nature, particularly when it comes to Clarkson, Hammond and May’s banter. It’s to the show’s credit, then, that they actually pay attention to such criticisms, and … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Black Mirror Season 4, Episode 1 (USS Callister) – spoilers
December 29, 2017 | David FarnorThis witty Star Trek pastiche is a sharp, topical takedown of toxic masculinity, entitled fandom and abuse of power.Read More