TV
Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
I Am Not Okay with This review: A must-see
February 25, 2020 | Laurence Boyce
Funny, gripping and genuinely surprising, Netflix’s stylised, suspenseful series subverts and reinforces genre expectations.Read More
UK TV review: The Walking Dead: Season 10, Episode 9 (Squeeze)
February 24, 2020 | Neil Brazier
The scares soon overrule the absurdity in this claustrophobic, surprising return for The Walking Dead’s 10th season.Read More
UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 12, Episode 9 (Ascension of the Cybermen)
February 24, 2020 | David Farnor
Season 12 begins its bold, ambitious finale with a genuine sense of peril.Read More
Why you should be watching Baghdad Central
February 24, 2020 | Ian Winterton
A fantastic cast and first-rate script make for a gripping and thought-provoking thriller.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Star Trek: Picard: Season 1, Episode 5
February 24, 2020 | Chris Bryant
An exciting heist full of twists, threats, and a fantastic French accent.Read More
Catch up TV reviews: Homeland S8, Secret Life of the Zoo S9, Kevin McCloud’s Rough Guide to the Future, Tyson Fury: The Gypsy King, Endeavour S9
February 23, 2020 | David Farnor
What’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
Netflix UK TV review: Titans Season 2
February 23, 2020 | Matthew Turner
The second season of Titans improves on the first, delivering exciting action, dark humour and compelling villains.Read More
Hunters: An audacious, entertaining thriller
February 19, 2020 | David Farnor
This unlikely tale of Nazi hunters is an audacious, bold, deceptively personal thriller.Read More
UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 8 (The Haunting of Villa Diodati)
February 18, 2020 | David Farnor
“Nobody mention Frankenstein. Nobody interfere. Nobody snog Byron.” Those are the ground rules for Doctor Who’s enjoyably creepy latest outing, The Haunting of Villa Diodati.
The episode manages to combine two of the stalwart genres of the Beeb’s long-running sci-fi … Read More
First look UK TV review: Outlander Season 5
February 17, 2020 | David Farnor
Outlander goes back to its roots for a moving, richly drawn study of friendship and loyalty.Read More
