TV
Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Walter Presents TV review: Nick’s Law
March 3, 2017 | David FarnorIn-your-face action and a wonderfully warm sense of humour? This gripping German series has everything you could want from a crime thriller.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Riverdale Season 1, Episode 5
March 2, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers for Episode 5. Not seen Riverdale? Catch up with spoiler-free review of the first three episodes.
Riverdale continues to blossom in its fifth episode – and blossom is the operative word.
Our fifth visit to … Read More
UK TV review: Supergirl Season 2, Episode 13
March 2, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
“Things were a lot easier on Daxam, when I objectified women and didn’t care about anything,” quips Mon-El (Chris Wood) in Episode 13 of Supergirl Season 2. It’s an amusing little aside delivered with typically likeable … Read More
First look UK TV review: Taken Season 1
February 28, 2017 | David FarnorThis misfiring action spin-off has a very particular set of skills. Unfortunately, all of them are rubbish.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Travelers Season 1 (spoilers)
February 27, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers. Not seen Travelers? Read our spoiler-free first-look review of the opening episodes.
It feels like only next week that time-travelling series Travelers premiered on Netflix UK. A Canadian sci-fi with Will and Grace’s Eric McCormack in … Read More
UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 7, Episode 11 (Hostiles and Calamities)
February 27, 2017 | Neil BrazierThis is a spoiler-free review. Come back after the UK broadcast for additional spoilery bits. For information on how to watch it, click here.
“God hath given you one face and you make yourself another.” – Hamlet, Act 3, Scene … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Ultimate Beastmaster
February 26, 2017 | David FarnorSylvester Stallone’s absurdly overblown obstacle course is a disappointingly unoriginal spectacle.Read More
UK TV review: Supergirl Season 2, Episode 12 (Luthors)
February 26, 2017 | David FarnorSupergirl shines a welcome spotlight on its villains in this fun Luthor-loving outing.Read More
Catch up TV review: Gap Year, The Trouble with Dad, Mafia Women with Trevor Mcdonald
February 26, 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 Best … Read More
OJ: Made in America: A monumental piece of documentary filmmaking
February 26, 2017 | David FarnorThis seven-hour epic documentary puts the history of OJ Simpson into profound, dizzying context.Read More
















