BAFTA TV
Reviews of BAFTA TV nominees and award-winners, plus where you can watch them online.
Amazon Prime Video TV review: Transparent Season 2 (Episodes 1 to 5)
December 10, 2015 | Ivan RadfordA little over a year ago, Amazon released Transparent, a show about a father who comes out as a mother to his children. We declared it the best TV series of 2014. The Golden Globes agreed with us, making it … Read More
UK TV review: Catastrophe Season 2
December 3, 2015 | Ivan Radford“Quite possibly the best comedy you’ll see all year” is how we described Season 1 of Catastrophe, which aired on Channel 4 at the beginning of the year. Now, before 2015 is over, the show has already returned for a … Read More
UK VOD TV review: This Is England ’90 (Episodes 3 and 4)
October 11, 2015 | Chris BryantEpisodes 3 and 4 of This Is England ’90, suitably titled Autumn and Winter, do exactly what many viewers expected. Where Spring and Summer displayed the boisterous bond the group feels, even when apart, the final two episodes do what … Read More
UK VOD TV review: This Is England ’90 (Episodes 1 and 2)
September 27, 2015 | Chris BryantBeaten, bloodied and back for more, the This Is England gang return to screens to welcome in a new culture, a new life and a new decade.
Shane Meadow’s wild drama reignites in Spring 1990, and the gang aren’t … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Narcos (Episodes 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10)
September 22, 2015 | Chris BryantThe second half of Netflix’s new series continues charting Pablo Escobar’s war against domestic and foreign law enforcement, numerous anti-trafficking agencies, rival gangs and public perception. Narcos has a flair for stylised analysis, providing insight into motives, PR and the … Read More
Netflix TV review: Narcos (Episodes 2 to 5)
September 5, 2015 | Chris BryantTony Montana famously said “if you want a war, you got a war”. Pablo Escobar actually fought one. Continuing its rich blend of truth and past-tense fear-mongering, Narcos Season 1 lives up to the standards the fellow Netflix Originals have … Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: Narcos
August 28, 2015 | Chris Bryant“Magic realism is defined as what happens when a highly detailed realistic setting is invaded by something too strange to believe. There is a reason magic realism was born in Colombia.”
Narcos follows the 80s cocaine boom from the very … Read More
UK TV review: The Enfield Haunting (Episode 2 and 3)
May 10, 2015 | Ivan RadfordA moving finale to a scary mini-series.Read More
UK TV review: The Enfield Haunting (Episode 1)
May 3, 2015 | Ivan RadfordPractical effects and a convincing cast make this real haunting truly scaryRead More
BBC TV review: Peter Kay’s Car Share
April 26, 2015 | Ivan RadfordPeter 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