TV
Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
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
Why Amazon’s Hanna should be your next box set
August 28, 2023 | David Farnor
This slick, compelling blend of sci-fi, spying and teen drama is a deadly package in its own right.Read More
Starstruck review: A charming rom-com
August 28, 2023 | Sophie Davies
Rose Matafeo is on winning form in this charming, enjoyable and highly bingeable rom-com.Read More
Why you should be watching Channel 4’s Screw
August 27, 2023 | David Farnor
This brilliant ensemble prison drama is a gripping, funny, thoughtful watch.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Painkiller
August 22, 2023 | Helen Archer
Uzo Aduba carries the show in this shallow reminder of the damage done by a system that rewards the rich for destroying the poor.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Monique Olivier: Accessory to Evil
August 8, 2023 | Helen Archer
This disturbing, compelling true crime documentary is an unsettling trip into the very heart of darkness.Read More
