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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
UK TV review: True Detective Season 2, Episode 1
June 21, 2015 | David FarnorAlready seen Episode 1? Read on for some additional, spoiler-filled comments.
“This is my least favourite life,” croons singer Lera Lynn in True Detective Season 2. It’s a slow, melancholic number, accompanied by shots of Colin Farrell downing whisky in … Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (21st June 2015)
June 21, 2015 | David FarnorFather’s Day. A day for making connections. For taking a moment of appreciation. For watching cavemen talk about women and sex. And listening to a strange guy talk in a silly voice.
If you’re celebrating Father’s Day on BBC iPlayer … Read More
BBC TV review: The Clangers
June 20, 2015 | David FarnorThe gently warm-hearted animation is proof that remakes aren’t always a bad thing.Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 3, Episode 2
June 19, 2015 | Jo BromilowAlready seen Episode 2? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.
There’s one key, perplexing issue at the heart of Hannibal (the show, that is) that really can make or break it for you. Many viewers pick up … Read More
Netflix TV binge review: Sense8 (Episodes 7, 8, 9)
June 17, 2015 | Chris BryantAlready seen Episodes 7, 8 and 9? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.
The first three episodes of Sense8 introduced the idea. The second three brought the characters to life. Episodes 7 to 9 are designed almost … Read More
TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 6 (Glorious Horrors)
June 16, 2015 | David FarnorAlready seen Episode 6? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.
What a tangled web our Penny Dreadfulites lead, as they wake up the morning after the night before. Now that creator has slept with creature and hunter … Read More
UK VOD TV review: Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 10
June 15, 2015 | David FarnorThis review is spoiler-free. Already seen the Season 5 finale? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.
“I think we’re done here,” says Ramsay Bolton in the middle of Game of Thrones Season 5’s final episode.
It’s the … Read More
Channel 4 TV review: Humans Episode 1
June 14, 2015 | David FarnorThis contains mild spoilers.
“What if she isn’t pretty? Can we change her for another one?”
That’s the daughter of Laura (Katherine Parkinson), whose husband, Joe (Tom Goodman Hill), buys a new Synth to help around the house. They’re the … Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (14th June 2015)
June 14, 2015 | David FarnorA wave of new dramas arrive on BBC iPlayer this week, as The Game finishes and another game begins. But the Beeb’s TV line-up remains as diverse as ever, with the debut of a new documentary series about Napoleon.
That … Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 3, Episode 1
June 13, 2015 | Jo BromilowAnd so, like the lethal yet beautiful predator that he is, Hannibal has slunk back onto our TV screens. Or more precisely, building on the dramatic, yet measured, exit he made at the end of last season’s devastating finale, he … Read More