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.
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
Why 11.22.63 should be your next box set
August 21, 2016 | David Farnor
Time travel and James Franco in a hat. What’s not to like?Read More
Netflix UK TV review: People Just Do Nothing (Season 2)
August 16, 2016 | David Farnor
“Never underestimate the power of spray painting things gold. It triples the value.” Those are the words of Chabuddy G, entrepreneur, owner of the UK’s only dial-up Internet cafe, and friend of Kurupt FM, Brentwood’s second biggest pirate radio station.
UK TV review: The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses (2016)
August 7, 2016 | David Farnor
This brilliantly acted and carefully crafted Shakespeare cycle is a gripping study of royalty and power.Read More
UK TV review: The Living and the Dead (spoilers)
August 2, 2016 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains spoilers for the end of The Living and the Dead. For a spoiler-free review of the show, click here.
“You mistook me for a ghost… of my former self.” That’s Nathan Appleby in the final episode of … Read More
Walter Presents TV review: The Hunter (Le Chasseur)
July 31, 2016 | David Farnor
What is Walter Presents? Click here for everything you need to know about All 4’s new VOD service.
If you like your men dressed in a dark suit, sporting a French accent, and holding a gun, then The Hunter is … Read More
Puffin Rock: A kids’ series full of charm and beauty
July 30, 2016 | Nathanael Smith
Craft and artistry is evident in every frame of this bright, beautiful pre-school series.Read More
Why you should be watching Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
July 23, 2016 | Nathanael Smith
Each episode of this intelligently funny series is a perfectly formed musical in its own right.Read More
9 reasons you should be watching Happy Valley
July 10, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Season 3 premieres on 1st January 2023.
Wherever you were in May 2014, it’s a cast-iron certainty that at some point you heard a variation on the phrase, “Oh my goodness, did you see Happy Valley last night?” The first … Read More
Why you should be watching Gilmore Girls
July 1, 2016 | Helen Archer
Before the Gilmore Girls reunion airs, it’s time to acquaint – or reacquaint – yourself with the denizens of Stars Hollow. For the newbies, the programme follows single mother Lorelei (Lauren Graham), her brainy, high-achieving daughter, Rory (Alexis Bledel), and … Read More
