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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 10, Episode 3 (Thin Ice)
April 29, 2017 | Mark HarrisonThere’s an elephant in the room in this Regency-era historical.Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: Las Chicas del Cable
April 28, 2017 | David FarnorIt’s hard to remember a time when telephones were all attached to landlines, fixed, immobile and generally located within ear’s reach of your parents. It’s even harder to remember a time before telephones, when the idea of talking to someone … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Designated Survivor: Episode 17
April 26, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers
If in doubt, 24 has taught us two tricks to keep a TV thriller going: firstly, unexpectedly kill someone off, or secondly, unexpectedly bring someone back from the dead. Designated Survivor did the first just after … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Season 3, Episode 3
April 26, 2017 | David FarnorSlow, suspenseful steps see Better Call Saul make some deceptively big strides.Read More
UK TV review: 24: Legacy Episode 10 (9pm to 10pm)
April 25, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers for Episode 10. Not seen 24: Legacy? Catch up with our spoiler-free review of Episode 1 here.
With only two more episodes to go, 24 Legacy enters the final stretch, but just as the spin-off really … Read More
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Newbies will wonder where it’s been all their lives
April 25, 2017 | Laurence BoyceLike all great SF shows, Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (or MST3K, as all the cool kids call it) was truly ahead of its time. Little did its creators know that – when MST3K first aired on a small, low budget … Read More
First look UK TV review: American Gods (spoiler-free)
April 24, 2017 | Josh Slater-WilliamsOstentatious, impressive, timely, beautiful. This adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s novel has been more than worth the wait.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Homeland Season 6
April 23, 2017 | David FarnorGripping, provocative and deceptively topical, Homeland’s sixth season is as relevant and entertaining as ever.Read More
Catch up TV review: Born to Kill, Hunting the KGB Killers, Maigret’s Night at the Crossroads
April 23, 2017 | David FarnorWhat’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 … Read More
UK TV review: Broadchurch Season 3, Episode 8
April 23, 2017 | David FarnorBroadchurch’s final episode is a stirring, powerful farewell to a national treasure.Read More
















