Netflix UK TV review: Ratched

“I wish I got to Mildred Ratched before the world got to her,” remarks someone halfway through Ratched, Netflix’s prequel to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. If that sentence made you do a double-take, this brazen, bloody piece of … Read More

Criminal Season 2 review: Brilliantly simple, rivetingly complex

9

Rating

Netflix’s superbly acted, sharply streamlined crime procedural is rivetingly complex telly.Read More

Classic Doctor Who on BritBox: The Peter Cushing Dalek movies

Offering 626 Doctor Who episodes broadcast between 1963 and 1996, BritBox is bigger on the inside. If you’ve watched all of the new series already, then why not join us as we turn on the TARDIS randomiser for a monthly … Read More

Catch up TV review: Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club, James Nesbitt: A Game of Two Halves, All Creatures Great and Small

What’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

The best TV shows and box sets on BBC iPlayer (13th September 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.)

For BBC Three recommendations, click here.

Pick of the Week: Nadiya Bakes

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Netflix UK TV review: The Duchess

6

Rating

Katherine Ryan takes her bold, unapologetic persona into the real world with this uneven sitcom.Read More

True Crime Tuesdays: Outcry

6.8

Rating

This tough-to-watch documentary is a reminder that wrongful conviction can happen to anyone.Read More

Why Away should be your next box set

6.3

Rating

Netflix’s open-hearted space voyage is a winningly old-school ensemble drama.Read More

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 UK TV review: The Boys Season 2

7.7

Rating

The Boys are back and they’re more sharply satirical and unsubtly entertaining than ever.Read More