Corsage review: A smart, defiant period drama

February 24, 2023 | David Farnor

Vicky Krieps is excellent in this smart, defiant period drama about Empress Elisabeth of Austria.Read More

Benjamin: A bittersweet gem

March 15, 2019 | David Farnor

Simon Amstell’s painfully hilarious drama is a caustic, sweet, quotable gem.Read More

UK TV review: Humans Season 1

October 30, 2016 | David Farnor

With Season 2 of Humans on the way, we look back at Season 1 of Channel 4’s sci-fi series. Warning: This includes spoilers.

What separates humans and robots? It’s a question asked by a growing number of TV programmes this … 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

The Living and the Dead: A horror show to savour

June 15, 2016 | David Farnor

“Most of the time, there’s a ghost, you put it to bed and go home. How do you do it week after week?”

That’s Ashley Pharaoh, creator of The Living and the Dead, speaking at the premiere of BBC … Read More

The Living and the Dead box set to premiere exclusively on BBC iPlayer

June 14, 2016 | David Farnor

The Living and the Dead will premiere exclusively on BBC iPlayer on Friday 17th June.

All episodes of the eerie series, starring Colin Morgan, will be released at once as a box set for binge-viewing before the show begins its … Read More

VOD film review: Testament of Youth

May 11, 2015 | David Farnor

This adaptation of Vera Brittain’s WWI memoir is undeniably stirring cinema.Read More