TV
Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
UK TV review: Innocent: Season 2
May 23, 2021 | David FarnorThis well acted second season of ITV’s crime drama delivers surprising twists more than moving drama.Read More
Stand-up comedy review: Nish Kumar: Ruminations on the Nature of Subjectivity
May 19, 2021 | David FarnorWhenever someone on Twitter asks people to name a comedian they don’t find funny, there’s one name that inexplicably crops up at the top of the list: Nish Kunar. It’s not inexplicable because the racial prejudice that fuels this wall … Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: An Alibi for Omar
May 18, 2021 | Helen ArcherBBC Three has been dipping its toes in the true crime genre for the past few years, although generally with US imports. The channel’s homegrown attempts to capitalise on the genre’s strange and enduring popularity have had varying degrees of … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Halston
May 18, 2021 | Helen ArcherEwan McGregor is captivating Ryan Murphy’s wildly entertaining biopic of fashion designer Halston.Read More
Catch up TV review: Fargo, Johnny Vegas: Carry On Glamping, Davina McCall: Sex, Myths and the Menopause
May 16, 2021 | David FarnorWhat’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.
(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More
Amazon UK TV review: The Underground Railroad
May 16, 2021 | David FarnorBarry Jenkins’ heartbreaking, powerful, beautiful adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel is an astounding achievement.Read More
Inside No 9: Every episode ranked (from best to best)
May 11, 2021 | David FarnorNothing says a good night in like a spooky horror story, and who better to inject chills directly into your spine than Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton? The pair are kings of creepy, a status that has been reinforced over … Read More
The Battle for Britney: Disappointing and dated
May 9, 2021 | Helen ArcherBritney Spears is big news right now, thanks in no small part to the flurry of documentaries examining the conservatorship she has been under for more than a decade. February saw the release of the New York Times’ Framing Britney … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Jupiter’s Legacy
May 9, 2021 | David FarnorThis handsome, well-acted Mark Millar adaptation is a little too super-serious for its own good.Read More
First look Disney+ TV review: Star Wars: The Bad Batch
May 7, 2021 | Charlie BrigdenThis exciting animated series proves there’s more to Star Wars on TV than The Mandalorian.Read More















