Box Sets
Looking for your next binge? Box Set reviews will tell you whether a show’s worth watching, without spoiling the end for you – a handy guide to the best TV box sets on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, DVD and more.
True Crime Tuesdays: Fred West: The Glasgow Girls
March 21, 2023 | Helen ArcherThis dark yet sensitive three-part documentary looks at Fred West’s time in Glasgow and his first known victims.Read More
Ted Lasso Season 3 review: More drama, same heart
March 19, 2023 | Ivan RadfordTed Lasso’s third – and final? – season kicks off with more drama but no less heart.Read More
Why you should catch up with Shadow and Bone
March 16, 2023 | Charlotte HarrisonNetflix’s fast, funny and dark fantasy saga is a prime example of a TV adaptation that works as well as the book.Read More
Why you should be watching BBC Three’s Jerk
March 15, 2023 | James RUnique, sweet and gleefully dark, this is one of BBC Three’s best comedy commissions to date. Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal
March 7, 2023 | Helen ArcherThis timely examination of the case of Alex Murdaugh is affecting, enraging and effortlessly efficient.Read More
Daisy Jones & the Six review: A messy, nostalgic thrill
March 5, 2023 | Charlotte HarrisonThis incredibly faithful adaption of the novel is a messy, nostalgic thrill.Read More
UK TV review: The Consultant
February 26, 2023 | Ivan RadfordA politely creepy Christoph Waltz can’t elevate this underwhelming workplace thriller.Read More
Why Abbott Elementary should be your next box set
February 26, 2023 | Nathanael SmithSeason 2 premieres on Disney+ UK on 1st March 2023. This review was originally published on 3rd July 2022 and is based on Season 1.
American TV of the 21st century has a few staples that it can’t seem to … Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence
February 21, 2023 | Helen ArcherThis in-depth examination of life inside and outside a brainwasher’s control is an intense, emotional watch.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Litvinenko
January 17, 2023 | Helen ArcherSimultaneously rushed and plodding, this four-part drama minimises what happened to Alexander Litvinenko.Read More