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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
True Crime Tuesdays: The Reckoning
October 24, 2023 | Helen Archer
BBC One’s sensitive but shallow Jimmy Savile drama is less of a reckoning than a biography of abuse.
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Why you should be watching Bodies
October 22, 2023 | Ivan Radford
Netflix’s ambitious time-hopping crime drama keeps you guessing and caring with every new twist.Read More
First look TV review: Loki Season 2
October 15, 2023 | Ivan Radford
Loki’s frustratingly uneven return leaves you wondering where and when this spin-off is headed.Read More
First look TV review: Lessons in Chemistry
October 15, 2023 | David Farnor
From Scott Pilgrim vs the World to Room, Brie Larson has proven herself to be a remarkably versatile actor across a wide range of budgets, genres and tones. But from Captain Marvel to Fast X, she’s also found herself in … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Beckham
October 15, 2023 | David Farnor
This surprisingly self-aware study of David Beckham on and off the pitch is a fun, frank and gripping watch.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Long Shadow
October 10, 2023 | Helen Archer
ITV’s moving, immersive drama about the Yorkshire Ripper loses sight of the institutional failures that delayed justice.Read More
Why Netflix’s Lupin should be your next box set
October 1, 2023 | David Farnor
This playfully meta take on France’s gentleman thief is slick, charismatic and effortlessly cool.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Man who Stole the Scream
September 26, 2023 | Helen Archer
This documentary about the theft of Edvard Munch’s The Scream is frustrating in thrall to its own subject.Read More
Classic Doctor Who: The Trial of a Time Lord
September 10, 2023 | Mark Harrison
Offering more than 600 Classic Doctor Who episodes broadcast between 1963 and 1996, BritBox and BBC iPlayer’s The Whoniverse are bigger on the inside. If you’ve watched all of the new series already, then why not join us as we … Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Murder Trial: The Disappearance of Renee and Andrew MacRae
September 5, 2023 | Helen Archer
This understated, dramatic two-parter provides some closure to one of Scotland’s longest unsolved murders.Read More
