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.
The Young Pope review: A nuanced spectacle
October 26, 2016 | Anton Bitel
This behind-the-scenes Vatican (soap) opera is a highly nuanced and elegantly mounted spectacle.Read More
Why you should be watching Ripper Street
October 8, 2016 | David Farnor
Ripper Street returns this week for a fifth and final season. This last run, which will be released all-at-once, picks up directly where the Season 4 cliffhanger left off – and follows its aftermath for six episodes, as our leads … Read More
Screw Tinder: Why Fleabag is the only date you need
October 6, 2016 | Jo Bromilow
Ah, autumn. The time when tan lines start to fade and lounging under trees in a park with some dude who works in “media” until it’s too cold and you’re too drunk to see straight is no longer a suitable … Read More
Why you should catch up with Ash vs Evil Dead
October 2, 2016 | David Farnor
This Evil Dead spin-off is bloody, hilarious and seriously groovy.Read More
UK TV review: The Night Of
September 18, 2016 | David Farnor
“If the glove doesn’t fit, you must acquit.” That’s a lawyer speaking at the trial of Nasir Khan (Riz Ahmed), a young Pakistani-American, in HBO’s The Night Of. Invited to a party in downtown Manhattan, he borrows his dad’s taxi … Read More
Why One Mississippi should be your next box set
September 12, 2016 | David Farnor
Tig Notaro’s poignant autobiographical comedy is beautifully honest and hugely moving.Read More
UK TV review: The People v. O.J. Simpson (American Crime Story)
September 11, 2016 | Helen Archer
Who knew what to expect when it was first announced that Ryan Murphy, best known for his trashy yet wildly entertaining programmes, Nip/Tuck, Glee, and American Horror Story, was going to produce a show based on the 1995 trial of … Read More
Walter Presents TV review: Beauty and the Baker
September 10, 2016 | David Farnor
This delightful, delectable romantic comedy is one to savour.Read More
Why Poldark should be your next box set
September 4, 2016 | David Farnor
With Season 5 of Poldark now on Netflix UK, we look back at the beginnings of the BBC’s period drama.
Aidan Turner topless in a field was arguably the defining image of TV in 2015, thanks to Poldark. Oh yes, … Read More
Why you should be watching Dicte: Crime Reporter
August 29, 2016 | Helen Archer
Iben Hjejle shines in this multi-layered Danish drama about a crime-solving journalist.Read More
