BBC Three
What’s on BBC Three? Our guide and reviews of the best shows and the latest releases on BBC Three.
UK TV review: Back to Life Season 2
November 7, 2021 | Helen Archer
Daisy Haggard and Laura Solon’s comedy-drama gets deeper and darker in this subtle, moving and funny second season.Read More
BBC Three TV review: Jerk Season 1 and 2
August 1, 2021 | Ivan Radford
Unique, sweet and gleefully dark, this is one of BBC Three’s best comedy commissions to date. Read More
UK TV review: Shrill Season 3
July 4, 2021 | Helen Archer
Shrill’s bittersweet final season is hopefully just the beginning for its cast, creators and viewers.Read More
The Battle for Britney: Disappointing and dated
May 9, 2021 | Helen Archer
Britney Spears is big news right now, thanks in no small part to the flurry of documentaries examining the conservatorship she has been under for more than a decade. February saw the release of the New York Times’ Framing Britney … Read More
Starstruck review: A charming rom-com
May 9, 2021 | Sophie Davies
Rose Matafeo is on winning form in this charming, enjoyable and highly bingeable rom-com.Read More
BBC Three: Top shows to stream
November 28, 2020 | Helen Archer
In February 2016, BBC Three became the UK’s first online TV channel. The channel continues to serve up fresh programmes every day, including long-form drama, documentary and comedy. (See our guide to what’s coming soon to BBC Three.)
The … Read More
Why We Are Who We Are should be your next box set
November 25, 2020 | Helen Archer
Director Luca Guadagnino’s first foray into television is something of a triumph, losing neither his renowned aesthetic nor his sensitive characterisation in the translation to the small screen. This eight-part series, set in an American military base near Chioggia, … Read More
Defending Digga D review: A timely, absorbing documentary
November 24, 2020 | Helen Archer
This absorbing documentary, directed by Marian Mohamed, follows 20-year-old UK drill artist Digga D (real name Rhys Herbert) as he is released from prison following 15 months inside, after being convicted of conspiracy to commit violent disorder. Having made a … Read More
Why you should be watching Twenties
October 25, 2020 | Helen Archer
BBC Three have recently been hitting the sweet spot with their female-led acquisitions. From Fleabag through to Shrill and the recent Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens, Lena Waithe’s new series Twenties fits nicely into a growing portfolio of millennial comedy-drama.
BBC Three TV review: Just One Night
September 25, 2020 | Helen Archer
This high concept, almost anti-dating show, posits the question of whether you’d leave your partner after spending ‘just one night’ with the person of your dreams, almost as though the Ashley Madison dating website has come to life. Bonnie and … Read More
