TV
Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Netflix UK TV review: Master of None
November 5, 2015 | Andrew JonesNetflix’s new comedy show, Master Of None, comes towards the end of a year of exceptional American TV comedy shows examining modern young adult relationships, but Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang’s show doesn’t feel like it treads old, worn ground … Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (3rd November 2015)
November 3, 2015 | Ivan RadfordIan McKellen and Anthony Hopkins square off against each other for the first time on screen – a spectacle that some would charge through the nose to see, but is available to stream for free on BBC iPlayer this week. … Read More
UK VOD TV review: The Walking Dead Season 6, Episode 4 (Here’s Not Here)
November 2, 2015 | Neil BrazierAlready seen Episode 4? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.
Episode 4 finally allows viewers to catch their breath, as The Walking Dead Season 6 takes a step back from Alexandria and the herd of walkers headed towards it. … Read More
UK TV review: The Leftovers Season 2, Episode 3
November 1, 2015 | Ivan RadfordAlready seen Episode 3? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.
“Who wants a hug?” asks Tommy in Episode 3 of The Leftovers Season 2. Yes, the Garvey that nobody cared about in Season 1 is back and he has … Read More
Catch up TV reviews: Catastrophe, Jekyll and Hyde, Scream Queens, Release the Hounds
November 1, 2015 | Ivan RadfordWhat’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 … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 9, Episode 7 (The Zygon Invasion)
November 1, 2015 | Mark HarrisonThis is a spoiler-free review. Already seen it? Read on at the end for spoilers.
While the timing of new episodes of Doctor Who may have been questionable, finishing after the watershed more often than not, it couldn’t be better … Read More
UK VOD TV review: Supergirl (Episode 1)
October 30, 2015 | Ivan RadfordThis is a spoiler-free review. Read on at the end for spoilers.
“Can you believe that?” cries a waitress halfway through the opening episode of Supergirl, which landed in the UK and Sky 1 last night, only a couple of … Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 3
October 30, 2015 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
Say what you like about this episode’s various flaws (and there are many), at least this season of Arrow has learned from the mistakes of Season 3 and is barrelling ahead like nobody’s business, plot-wise. Hopefully, … Read More
Remembering the uncertainty: A look back at The Affair Season 1
October 28, 2015 | Ivan RadfordWarning: This contains spoilers for Season 1 of The Affair. Not caught up? Read our spoiler-free review here.
“Do you remember what happened?” “Like it was yesterday.”
It seems so long now since Season 1 of The Affair premiered in … Read More
UK VOD TV review: The Walking Dead Season 6, Episode 3 (Thank You)
October 26, 2015 | Neil BrazierThis is a spoiler-free review of Episode 3. Read on for spoilers.
Season 6 continues to be one of the strongest of the entire Walking Dead series yet, as it continues to develop new, yet ultimately the same, ways of … Read More