TV
Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Catch up TV review: Breaking the Silence, Our Guy in China, 8 out of 10 Cats
November 27, 2016 | David Farnor
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
Netflix UK TV review: Glitch Season 1
November 27, 2016 | Ian Winterton
Ever since creepy French drama Les Revenants became a surprise global hit in 2012, producers have been drawn to its basic premise – people return from the dead, but not as zombies. There was the ill-fated US remake, The Returned … Read More
BBC Three TV review: Class Episode 7 (The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did)
November 26, 2016 | Mark Harrison
Miss Quill takes centre stage in the most vivid and ambitious episode of Class to date.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (spoiler-free)
November 25, 2016 | Helen Archer
Brimming with wit and warm nostalgia, Netflix’s Gilmore Girls reunion is the ultimate remedy for 2016.Read More
UK TV recap: Legends of Tomorrow Season 2, Episode 4
November 25, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Warning: This is a recap and contains spoilers, so do not read this until you have watched the episode. For information on how to watch it, click here.
The new season of Legends of Tomorrow seems to be firmly establishing … Read More
Amazon UK TV review: The Grand Tour Episode 2
November 25, 2016 | David Farnor
After racing out of the blocks in pole position with its debut outing, Episode 2 of Amazon’s The Grand Tour faces a trickier task than comparing itself with Top Gear: living up to its own high standards.
The second instalment … Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 5, Episode 5
November 25, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Warning: This contains spoilers.
It surely can’t be just a coincidence that Episode 5 of this season features a guest appearance from a D.C. Comics character off a cancelled TV show (in this case The Human Target), when Episode 5 … Read More
UK TV review: Westworld Episode 8
November 24, 2016 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains spoilers. Not caught up with Westworld? Read our spoiler-free review of Episode 1.
“I would’ve thought they’d retired you.” Those six words are perhaps the most revealing thing in Episode 8 of Westworld, as HBO’s sci-fi hurtles … Read More
UK TV review: Humans Season 2, Episode 4
November 24, 2016 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains spoilers.
Closer to humans than ever before. That was the tagline used by Channel 4 to promote its sci-fi series – a phrase that carries a veiled threat, not just in terms of its synths’ similarity to … Read More
UK TV review: Supergirl Season 2, Episode 5
November 22, 2016 | David Farnor
This is a spoiler-free review: Read on at the bottom for additional spoilery bits.
Supergirl lifts itself up after the uneven last episode, although there are still a few warning signs that Season 2’s flight might experience some more turbulence … Read More
