TV
Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Amazon Prime UK TV review: Outlander Episode 13 (The Watch)
May 3, 2015 | David FarnorNot seen Episodes 1 to 12? This will contain spoilers. Already seen Episode 13? Read on at the bottom for some additional, spoiler-filled analysis.
After last week’s gunpoint cliffhanger, things continue to take a turn for the violent in Episode … Read More
Amazon Prime UK TV review: Outlander Episode 12 (Lallybroch)
May 2, 2015 | David FarnorAlready seen Episode 12? Keep reading at the end for some additional, spoiler-filled notes.
So, the secret’s out. Jamie knows everything there is to know about Claire. That’s it. Show’s over. Everyone can go home.
Except, it isn’t. There are … Read More
UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7, Episode 11
May 2, 2015 | Chris BryantMad Men’s run of phenomenal episodes continues.Read More
First look UK TV review: Empire Season 1
May 1, 2015 | David FarnorEmpire is a hip hop musical drama that premiered on US TV earlier this year. Now, after the end of its first season, the series has finally arrived in the UK on E4. If your ears pricked up at “hip … Read More
UK VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 21
May 1, 2015 | Matthew TurnerDarth Oliver? Really? That’s what we’re calling him? Well, okay then.
After last week’s cliff-hanger of Oliver in full Heir To The Demon get-up, this episode doesn’t mess around. We get an opening montage of Oliver training and apparently being … Read More
Channel 4 TV review: Ballot Monkeys (Episodes 1 and 2)
May 1, 2015 | David FarnorPolitics has found itself face to face with the digital age this general election. Campaigns can be won or lost by an inappropriate Facebook post. Reputations can be ruined – or built – just by tweeting “Ed Balls”. It’s a … Read More
UK TV review: Marvel’s Daredevil: Season 1, Episodes 11 – 13
April 28, 2015 | Philip W BaylesThis dark, action-packed comic book series is a brave step in a new direction for Marvel that pays dividends.Read More
UK VOD TV review: Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 3
April 27, 2015 | David FarnorAlready seen Episode 3? Keep reading at the end for some additional, spoiler-filled notes.
“Who are you?” Arya Stark is questioned in Episode 3 of Game of Thrones Season 5. Her interrogator is nameless – as you’d expect of anyone … Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Vikings Season 3, Episode 10 (The Dead)
April 27, 2015 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
So, here we are. The end of Vikings’ third season. And, like a lot of this uneven run, it’s a mixed, but satisfying, bag.
Season 3 has often struggled for a sense of a direction, roaming … Read More
BBC TV review: Peter Kay’s Car Share
April 26, 2015 | David FarnorPeter Kay’s Car Share drives on to BBC iPlayer this weekend, with all six episodes available to stream at once. This is the first time a BBC One show has premiered online before its linear broadcast – a typically forward-thinking … Read More















