Amazon Prime Video UK TV review: Ripper Street Season 4, Episode 1 and 2

Read our interview with Matthew Macfadyen and Adam Rothenberg here.

Episode 1 of Ripper Street Season 4 airs on BBC Two at 10pm on 22nd August. This is a spoiler-free review of Episode 1 and 2, which are available as … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Shadowhunters (Episode 1)

Unless you are an aficionado of the work of Lily Collins, a dedicated fan of YA fantasy or a glutton for punishment, chances are you didn’t watch the portentously titled The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones when it was released … Read More

The best films and TV shows on BBC iPlayer (10th January 2016)

Christmas is over – and BBC iPlayer continues to prove a perfect way to mop up the leftovers from the stuffed Christmas TV schedule. But the Beeb is kicking off 2016 in style with a lavish adaptation of War and … Read More

Catch-up TV reviews: Beowulf, Lip Sync Battle UK, From Dusk Till Dawn, Walter Presents

We catch up with some of the week’s TV on free catch-up services. For BBC shows, see our weekly Best of BBC iPlayer column.

Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands (ITV Hub)

Oh dear. ITV’s latest attempt to forge a … Read More

Walter Presents First Look TV review: Spin

Already seen Spin? Click here for our spoiler-filled review of Season 1.

The success of Borgen took many of us by surprise. Who could have guessed that a drama about the Danish political system could be so popular? And yet … Read More

Walter Presents TV review: Heartless (Episodes 1 and 2)

What is Walter Presents? Click here for everything you need to know about All 4’s new VOD service.

Vampires remain one of our most enduring fictional monsters, their lineage stretching all the way back to 19th century Transylvania, and it … Read More

Why you should catch up with Deutschland 83 (spoiler-free)

This review is based on the opening episodes of Deutschland 83.

In recent years, UK television audiences have been treated to an ever-increasing assortment of quality European drama. Scandinavia has spoiled us with the likes of Borgen, The Bridge and … Read More

The best films and TV shows on BBC iPlayer (3rd January 2016)

Christmas is over – and it’s been a season of bingeing, from food to the packed Christmas TV schedule. Not stuffed full of shows yet? Still got some leftovers you need to sample? The Beeb, as ever, leads the way … Read More

Walter Presents TV review: Kabul Kitchen

This review is based on the first four episodes of Kabul Kitchen: Season 1. What is Walter Presents? Click here for everything you need to know about All 4’s new VOD service.

Say “Afghanistan” to most people and they won’t … Read More

UK TV review: Doctor Who 2015 Christmas special (The Husbands of River Song)

“There’s no such thing as happy ever after. It’s just a lie we tell ourselves because the truth is so hard,” says The Doctor in the 2015 Christmas special. Peter Capaldi. Grumpy sentiment. So far, so par for the course … Read More