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 This Is Us
January 8, 2018 | David FarnorThis impeccably performed family drama is unashamedly sentimental – and all the better for it.Read More
UK TV review: The Handmaid’s Tale Season 1 (spoilers)
January 7, 2018 | David FarnorAn uncompromising piece of television that feels urgently relevant.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Bill Nye Saves the World
January 7, 2018 | David FarnorBill Nye’s Netflix series is a welcome champion of optimism and celebration of knowledge.Read More
Why Manhunt: Unabomber should be your next Netflix box set
January 7, 2018 | Ian WintertonThe thoughtful and grimly enthralling story of how the notorious serial killer was brought to justice.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency Season 2
January 5, 2018 | David FarnorWarning: This contains some spoilers for Dirk Gently Season 1. Not caught up? Read our spoiler-free review of the first season here.
“Tina, we’ve got some holistic going on!”
There are a lot of problems with Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective … Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Jean-Claude Van Johnson
December 23, 2017 | David FarnorJean-Claude Van Damme plays himself in Jean-Claude Van Johnson, Amazon’s new action comedy series. That premise alone might immediately grab your attention, or it might turn you off, but there’s a twist to the self-aware show: this version of Can … Read More
Why you should watch The League of Gentlemen
December 18, 2017 | David Farnor“This a local shop for local people. There’s nothing for you here.” Those words will conjure up a smile from a certain group of TV watchers who found themselves visiting the small village of Royston Vasey back in 1999 – … Read More
Feud: Bette and Joan review: Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange are on blistering form
December 16, 2017 | David FarnorSusan Sarandon and Jessica Lange are on blistering form in this gorgeously watchable drama. Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The Windsors
December 16, 2017 | David FarnorThis inspiredly stupid royal farce will have you giggling in spite of yourself.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Shot in the Dark
December 13, 2017 | David FarnorThis disturbing insight into the world of nightcrawlers makes for worryingly compelling viewing.Read More