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.
Amazon Prime TV review: Halt and Catch Fire Season 1
June 6, 2015 | David Farnor
With Halt and Catch Fire Season 1 to 4 departing Amazon Prime on 16th October 2020, we boot up the first season of AMC’s computer drama.
Halt and Catch Fire: an early computer command that forced all instructions to compete … Read More
UK TV review: The Jinx (spoilers)
May 21, 2015 | Ivan Radford
This spoiler-filled review was first published on 21st May 2015 and is based on the final three episodes of Season 1. For a spoiler-free review based on the first three episodes, click here.
“I did not knowingly, purposely lie.”
After … Read More
Why Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell should be your next box set
May 17, 2015 | David Farnor
A bewitching piece of television with the power to make the incredible credible.Read More
Spooks: A look back at the BBC spy series’ best episodes
May 4, 2015 | David Farnor
From Tom to Lucas, we look back at the best episodes of the BBC’s spy series, Spooks.Read More
UK TV review: The Enfield Haunting (Episode 1)
May 3, 2015 | David Farnor
Practical effects and a convincing cast make this real haunting truly scaryRead More
UK TV review: Residue (Season 1)
April 6, 2015 | David Farnor
A promising piece of indie sci-fi with the binge-watching hook of a show with 10 times its budget.Read More
Inside No. 9 Season 1: TV’s best horror show in years
March 26, 2015 | David Farnor
Why Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s series is the BBC’s best horror show in years.Read More
Top 10 Community parody episodes
March 9, 2015 | Mark Harrison
Dan Harmon’s Community does many things well, but one of the best things it does is pop culture references. The show, ostensibly a sitcom set at Greendale Community College in Colorado, is a little reminiscent of Simon Pegg and Jessica … Read More
Why Jed Mercurio’s Critical should be your next box set
March 8, 2015 | David Farnor
24 with scalpels, Jed Mercurio’s fast-paced medical drama is a heart-stopping thrill ride.Read More
UK TV review: Wolf Hall Episode 5 (Crows)
February 20, 2015 | David Farnor
Read our reviews of each episode of Season 1 here.
Whoever said Wolf Hall was boring? The ratings may have dropped for the BBC’s adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s novels, but the penultimate episode of the season is its busiest yet.
