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.
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
UK TV review: The Girlfriend Experience
August 28, 2016 | Craig Skinner
When Lodge Kerrigan and Amy Seimetz’ The Girlfriend Experience first premiered on Starz in America, it aired week by week, as is standard for all new shows on the channel, but Starz also did something they’d never done before: they … Read More
