UK TV review: Dylan Moran: Off the Hook

“Born, child, failure, get old, die.” That’s life as summed up by Dylan Moran, the most miserable hilarious person you’ll ever come across. The Irish comedian, who exists in a vino veritas limbo between nonsensical petulant rambling and profoundly childish … Read More

BBC iPlayer review: Rose Matafeo: Horndog

Earlier this year, Rose Matafeo enjoyed the lead role in the hilarious and heartwarming comedy Baby Done. Now, BBC Three is giving her the chance to explain why she’ll never be the leading lady in real life, with her 2018 … Read More

The best TV shows and box sets on BBC iPlayer (14th February 2021)

We review the best TV shows and films currently available on BBC iPlayer. (Click here to see our reviews of the best movies on BBC iPlayer.)

For BBC Three recommendations, click here.

Charming Box Set: Love Life

If … Read More

Why you should be watching The Mallorca Files

7.7

Rating

This daytime crime drama is Jacuzzi TV – warm and bubbly at any time of year.Read More

VOD film review: Bringing Up Baby

10

Rating

Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn are a joy to watch in this laugh-out-loud romantic farce.Read More

VOD film review: To Catch a Thief

9

Rating

Cary Grant and Grace Kelly are effortlessly charming in Hitchcock’s bright and breezy romantic caper.Read More

UK TV review: Staged Season 2

8

Rating

David Tennant and Michael Sheen bring heart as well as humour to this self-aware second chapter of their lockdown satire.Read More

UK TV review: Doctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks

6

The hangover

Doctor Who’s latest festive special is a belt-and-braces Dalek blockbuster.Read More

BBC iPlayer review: Uncle Vanya

8

Rating

This funny, poignant, superbly performed Chekhov adaptation is a remarkably resonant triumph.Read More

UK TV review: Pandemonium (2020)

Laughing at 2020 isn’t something that comes easily – and yet, for centuries, people have resorted to gallows humour to get through dark times. They don’t come much darker than the coronavirus pandemic, a devastating and deadly wave that has … Read More