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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Why you should be watching Code of Silence
May 26, 2025 | Ivan RadfordRose Ayling-Ellis is superb in this inspired, gripping, character-driven crime thriller about a lip-reader recruited by the police.Read More
Doctor Who: Wish World review: It is what it is
May 25, 2025 | Mark HarrisonRussell T Davies ramps up to a bigger finale with a WandaVision-flavoured dystopia.Read More
A Murder at the End of the World: A timely, thoughtful crime mystery
May 25, 2025 | Ivan RadfordBrit Marling and Zal Batmanglij are four for four with this timely, thoughtful crime mystery.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Bibaa and Nicole: Murder in the Park
May 20, 2025 | Helen ArcherThis three-part series about the killing of two sisters and the police misconduct that followed is a tender and heartbreaking documentary.Read More
Why you should be watching Clarkson’s Farm
May 18, 2025 | David FarnorSeason 4 premieres with the first four episodes on 23rd May 2025, followed by the last four episodes weekly in pairs. This review was originally published in August 2021 and is based on Season 1.
“How hard can it be?” … Read More
Why Halt and Catch Fire should be your next box set
May 18, 2025 | David FarnorThis was originally published in October 2020.
“Computers aren’t the thing. They’re the thing that gets us to the thing.”
Halt and Catch Fire. It’s possibly the least catchy name for a TV show, with even the meaning behind it … Read More
Doctor Who: The Interstellar Song Contest review: Pure event television
May 17, 2025 | Mark HarrisonDie Hard meets Eurovision in Doctor Who’s most expensive episode ever.Read More
Why Love, Death + Robots should be on your watchlist
May 15, 2025 | Luke ChannellNetflix’s dark sci-fi anthology is full of enthralling narratives and visual wonder – and some gratuitous nudity.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes
May 13, 2025 | Helen ArcherThis urgent four-part series is a long overdue corrective to a grave injustice.Read More
Doctor Who: The Story and the Engine review: Once upon a time in Lagos
May 12, 2025 | Mark HarrisonWriter Inua Ellams strikes a rich, holistic and ambitious take on Doctor Who.Read More