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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
UK TV review: Mr. Robot Season 2, Episode 6
August 16, 2016 | David FarnorThis review contains spoilers. Not caught up with Mr. Robot Season 2 yet? Read our spoiler-free review of Episode 1 and 2.
Mr. Robot is a lot of things. It’s stylish. It’s unexpected. It’s ambitious. It’s a showcase for a … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The Get Down (Part 1, Episode 1)
August 14, 2016 | Chris Bryant“Y’all wanna go to the flyest secret underground party in The Bronx?”
The Bronx, 1977. Ezekiel Figuero (Justice Smith) is a kid whose world is a crumbling, graffiti-strewn wasteland, complete with teenage gangs, and drug-peddlers. Ezekiel’s quest to impress classmate … Read More
Catch up TV reviews: A Granny’s Guide to the Modern World, Real Stories, Saddam Goes to Hollywood
August 14, 2016 | 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
UK TV review: Mr. Robot Season 2, Episode 5
August 10, 2016 | David FarnorThis review contains spoilers. Not caught up with Mr. Robot Season 2 yet? Read our spoiler-free review of Episode 1 and 2.
“Have you ever wondered what the world would look like if 5/9 never happened?” That’s the question asked … Read More
UK TV review: The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses (2016)
August 7, 2016 | David FarnorThis brilliantly acted and carefully crafted Shakespeare cycle is a gripping study of royalty and power.Read More
Catch up TV reviews: Suspects, Borderline, Wynonna Earp
August 7, 2016 | 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
UK TV review: Mr. Robot Season 2, Episode 4
August 3, 2016 | David FarnorThis review contains spoilers. Not caught up with Mr. Robot Season 2 yet? Read our spoiler-free review of Episode 1 and 2.
Stalemate. That’s where we start in Episode 4 of Mr. Robot Season 2.
As is so typical of … Read More
All 4: Shorts coming soon to Channel 4’s VOD service in August 2016
August 3, 2016 | David FarnorShorts continue to be a central part of Channel’s VOD service, All 4. From exploring the three-way dating scene and tales of body modification to 70s racing nostalgia and inspiring superhuman stories, here’s what’s on the way in August:
Limb … Read More
UK TV review: The Living and the Dead (spoilers)
August 2, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers for the end of The Living and the Dead. For a spoiler-free review of the show, click here.
“You mistook me for a ghost… of my former self.” That’s Nathan Appleby in the final episode of … Read More
UK TV review: Preacher, Episode 10 (Call and Response – Season 1 finale)
August 2, 2016 | Chris BryantWarning: This review contains spoilers.
“You know, one time I took a lot of Angel Dust, drank an eight-pack of Red Bull, and went to a Bieber concert. And this is honestly crazier than that.”
Preacher draws to a close … Read More