TV
Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Catch up TV review: Timeless, David Blaine: Beyond Magic, Vicious
December 18, 2016 | 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
Netflix UK TV review: F Is for Family
December 18, 2016 | Mike WilliamsNetflix’s entertaining adult comedy is in the mould of King of the Hill, but with more anger and bite.Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: Medici: Masters of Florence
December 18, 2016 | Helen ArcherIt’s almost impossible to watch a big budget historical drama these days without somehow comparing it to Game of Thrones. And when the show stars Richard Madden, best known to most as Robb Stark of the North, strolling around early … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: White Rabbit Project
December 17, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix UK TV review: White Rabbit Project
As Christmas approaches, Netflix is increasingly wheeling out its big family TV guns, from Guillermo del Toro’s animated series, Trollhunters, to Season 2 of its sitcom reboot, Fuller House. Also hopping into the … Read More
UK TV recap: Legends of Tomorrow, Season 2, Episode 7 (Invasion!)
December 17, 2016 | Matthew TurnerLegends of Tomorrow wraps up the alien invasion crossover with a satisfying episode that ticks all the right boxes.Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: The OA
December 16, 2016 | David FarnorEarnest, enigmatic and endlessly intriguing, The OA may have just stolen a spot in your list of the year’s best TV.Read More
UK TV recap: The Flash Season 3, Episode 8 (Invasion!)
December 15, 2016 | Amon WarmannWarning: This contains spoilers.
Between Flashpoint, Doctor Alchemy, Savitar, a new Wells, and more, The Flash has had a lot going on in Season 3. Most of those arcs take a backseat in this year’s Flash-centric crossover episode, which has … Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 5, Episode 8 (Invasion!)
December 15, 2016 | Matthew TurnerArrow cleverly combines alien invasion crossover with a significant milestone in an emotional, action-packed 100th episode.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: The Man in the High Castle Season 2, Episode 1
December 15, 2016 | Ian WintertonA yellow school bus putters through a normal American suburb. But something’s not quite right. Some students are dressed in Hitler Youth uniform, all sporting Stars and Stripes/Swastika armbands. And the school is the Fritz Julius Kuhn High School. Two … Read More
The Man in the High Castle Season 1: A masterclass in world-building and what-ifs
December 14, 2016 | David FarnorWith Season 2 of The Man in the High Castle on the way, we look back at the final episodes of Season 1. Warning: This contains spoilers.
“A wise man once said to me, fate is fluid, destiny is in … Read More