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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (9th August 2015)
August 9, 2015 | David FarnorThe Bake Off is back. With its soggy bottoms, same-old innuendoes and saliva-inducing cakes and pastries, it’s a flawless recipe for fun summer telly – but iPlayer has more than Mary Berry to tantalise your taste buds.
Repeats of old … Read More
Amazon TV pilot reviews: Casanova, Sneaky Pete
August 8, 2015 | David FarnorWe take a look at Amazon’s two new pilots, which arrived on the streaming service this weekend. Both are available to watch for free to Prime Instant Video customers and non-customers alike, with Amazon encouraging users to vote and offer … Read More
Catch-up TV review: A Very British Brothel, Sex in Class, Vet School
August 8, 2015 | David FarnorWe catch up with some of the TV shows and films currently available on free VOD services in the UK. (For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best on BBC iPlayer column.)
Vet School (ITV 1 / ITV … Read More
First look Netflix TV review: Project Mc²
August 6, 2015 | David Farnor“It’s true. Women do run the world,” quips the boss of NOV8, a female spy organisation, in Netflix’s new live-action series, Project Mc². She’s intelligent. She’s successful. She’s cool. So far, so empowering.
It’s an admirable quality to have in … Read More
UK TV review: Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle
August 6, 2015 | David FarnorRude, obnoxious, condescending and, most of all, hilarious.Read More
UK TV review: True Detective Season 2, Episode 7
August 4, 2015 | David FarnorAlready seen Episode 7? Read on for spoilers.
“Maybe you were put on Earth for more than fucking,” says Ani (Rachel McAdams), after emerging, bleary-eyed, from a drug-fuelled orgy with Vinci’s richest men. She’s talking to Vera, the missing girl … Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (2nd August 2015)
August 2, 2015 | David FarnorSummer is all about going outside, having ice cream and sitting on the beach… isn’t it? Not if you make the mistake of browsing through BBC iPlayer’s current catalogue.
Ripper Street has returned – resurrected by Amazon, where the full … Read More
UK TV Review: Agent Carter Season 1, Episode 4 (The Blitzkrieg Button)
August 2, 2015 | Mark HarrisonAlready seen Episode 4? Read on for spoilers.
“I can trust the actions of men who don’t respect me more than those who do. At least when they ask for something, they mean it.”
Since the coda of Episode 1, … Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 3, Episode 8
August 1, 2015 | Jo BromilowAlready seen Episode 8? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.
After the event’s of last week’s episode effectively resetting the dramatic arcs of our characters, we can enter a new phase of the Hannibal story – one that actually … Read More
Catch-up TV reviews: Taskmaster, Parks and Recreation, Lookalikes
August 1, 2015 | David FarnorWe catch up with some of the TV shows and films currently available on free VOD services in the UK. (For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best on BBC iPlayer column.)
Parks and Recreation Season 4 – … Read More