The best TV shows and box sets on BBC iPlayer (2nd August 2020)

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.)

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Pick of the Week: Anthony

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BBC Three TV reviews: What’s new on the online channel and what’s worth watching?

In February 2016, BBC Three became the UK’s first online TV channel. The channel continues to serve up fresh new stuff every day, both long-form drama, documentary and comedy and short-form content that ranges from animations and clips to interviews … Read More

First look Netflix UK TV review: The Umbrella Academy Season 2

7.3

Rating

Stylish, ambitious and darkly entertaining, The Umbrella Academy’s second season is a confident step up.Read More

First look Disney+ TV review: Muppets Now

8

Sensationally silly

This lovingly old-school update for The Muppets is a warm, fuzzy delight for the whole family.Read More

True Crime Tuesdays: Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer

7.2

Rating

This pertinent Ted Bundy series puts the lives of the women he stole front and centre.Read More

Why Dead Still should be your next box set

7.5

Rating

Lighter on production value than ingenuity and impact, there’s more to this crime drama than meets the eye.Read More

Stand-up comedy review: Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish

9

Rating

Dave Gorman’s endearingly specific stand-up lectures are a uniquely funny slice of polite British rage.Read More

The Young Offenders Season 3 review: Heartfelt and hilarious

9

Rating

BBC Three’s hysterical, heartfelt comedy still finds new ways to split your sides.Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Cursed

4.3

Rating

Upsettingly less than the sum of its parts, this Arthurian retelling doesn’t live up to its noble intentions.Read More

First look UK TV review: The Plot Against America

8

Rating

HBO’s adaptation of Philip Roth novel is a chilling dissection of how fascism can take hold of a civilisation.Read More