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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Netflix UK TV review: Scream Season 2, Episode 1 (I Know What You Did Last Summer)
June 6, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
“We’re all final girls in Lakewood. Because we survived.”
That’s Emma at the start of Scream Season 2. Yes, MTV’s surprisingly good horror series, which spun off from Wes Craven’s movie franchise last year, is back … Read More
UK TV review: Preacher Season 1, Episode 2
June 6, 2016 | Chris BryantThis is a spoiler-free review.
Less explosive that the opening episode, Episode 2 of Preacher centres on setting a shady, intimidating stage for the unfolding of the fallout from Jesse’s encounter with true good and true evil, as well as … Read More
Catch up TV review: Jeremy Corbyn: The Outsider (Vice News)
June 5, 2016 | David Farnor“I am not a traditional party leader, I do things in a rather different way. Some people are slower at learning than others.”
Jeremy Corbyn: The Outsider. That’s the brand that has become associated with the Labour Party leader. The … Read More
UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 9 (Je Suis Prest)
June 5, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
“Je Suis Prest” reads the Fraser family motto. It’s a nice nod that the show embraces it for the title of Episode 9 of Season 2, as it tackles not just questions of families and loyalties, … Read More
UK TV recap: Legends of Tomorrow, Episode 14 (River of Time)
June 5, 2016 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
After delivering one of the season’s best episodes with the massively entertaining Leviathan, Legends of Tomorrow drops the ball in spectacularly clumsy fashion – and you can practically feel the audience slump in disappointment. It’s entirely … Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 23 (Schism)
June 5, 2016 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
Considering how much fun last week’s episode was, it’s a crushing disappointment that Arrow Season 4 ends as weakly as it does. In addition to flat-out bungling its most important moments, the finale is riddled with … Read More
UK TV review: New Blood
June 1, 2016 | David FarnorAnthony Horowitz’s modern crime drama buzzes with fresh talent and ideas.Read More
UK TV review: Detectorists
June 1, 2016 | David FarnorDig past the tranquil surface of this gentle comedy and there’s real treasure here. Read More
All 4: Shorts coming soon to Channel 4’s VOD service in June 2016
May 31, 2016 | David FarnorShorts continue to be a central part of Channel’s VOD service, All 4. From learning about the booming marijuana industry of Colorado to finding out what it takes to be a young broker in London, here’s what’s on the way … Read More
UK TV review: Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 6
May 31, 2016 | Paul GreenwoodWarning: This contains spoilers.
So what have we had up to the halfway point in this sixth season of Game of Thrones?
A resurrection, a lot of sitting around, some manoeuvring and then, as the entire planet has been reminding … Read More