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 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
Why The Living and the Dead should be your next box set
June 20, 2016 | David Farnor
More than your average ghost story, this creepy, character-driven drama is a pastoral horror show to savour.Read More
