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.
BBC iPlayer TV review: Peter Kay’s Car Share Season 2
April 18, 2017 | David FarnorSeason 2 of Peter Kay’s likeable sitcom races its way right into your heart.Read More
The OA: The power of sincerity over cynicism
April 17, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers. Not seen The OA? Read our spoiler-free review of the opening episode here.
“Why do we always try to understand?” That’s the question at the heart of The OA, a show that’s made up almost entirely … Read More
First look review: iZombie Season 3
April 16, 2017 | Mark HarrisonThis is a spoiler-free review of the first two episodes of iZombie season 3, but it will contain spoilers for previous seasons.
Comic book shows are big business at the CW network, with Greg Berlanti’s four-way multiverse of DC Comics … Read More
UK TV review: Hap and Leonard Season 2 (Episode 3 and 4)
April 14, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers for Episodes 3 and 4. Still catching up on Hap and Leonard? Head this way for our spoiler-free review of Season 2’s opening episodes.
“I don’t mind colouring outside the lines. It’s just gotta be on … Read More
The Trip to Spain: A treat to be savoured over and over
April 12, 2017 | David Farnor“Round, like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel, never ending nor beginning on an ever-spinning reel…” Those were the words heard at the end of I’m Alan Partridge, when Steve Coogan’s chat show host went … Read More
First Look UK TV review: Prison Break Season 5
April 10, 2017 | Nathanael SmithWith Prison Break back for a fifth season, we take a spoiler-free look at the show’s return.
There’s an urgent, genuinely baffling mystery at the centre of Prison Break Season 5. It’s not why Lincoln Burrows has been sent a … Read More
Why you should be watching Big Little Lies
April 10, 2017 | Victoria CuratoloAlready seen Big Little Lies? Read our spoiler-filled review here.
When teasers and billboards started surfacing of Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon looking rather distrustful in an upcoming drama, it was hard not to be immediately interested – what are … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Buddy Thunderstruck Season 1
April 10, 2017 | Ian WintertonA sure sign that a show is going to be a hit with kids is if some adults start worrying that it’s not entirely wholesome. By some stretch, Netflix’s Buddy Thunderstruck is one such show – during its first few … Read More
Prison Break primer: Your questions answered
April 8, 2017 | Nathanael SmithIn 2017, eight years after Prison Break ended, Fox launched a fifth season of the hit show that brought back all the familiar characters for a new adventure. With such a long time since the original series became one of … Read More
Shudder UK TV review: Halfworlds Season 1
April 7, 2017 | Anton BitelAt the head of the first (and every other) episode of Halfworlds, the clunking sound of television static can be heard starting up. It’s the familiar sonic ident to any production from HBO, except that this time the text onscreen … Read More
















