All Comment articles – Page 75
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CommentFemale talent is behind the success of No Offence
Women directors have set the tone for Paul Abbott’s comedy-drama, says Martin Carr
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CommentTogether we can make distribution great again
Trust, understanding and respect are key in the globalised industry, says Paul Heaney
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CriticsOur Dancing Town; Islands of Australia; Bright Lights; Dan Snow On Lloyd George
“As people realise what this is all about, they will love it.”
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CriticsThe Week We Went Wild; The Halcyon; The Undateables; The Great Indoors
“It was lazy, corrupt, exploitative of damaged, vulnerable people and altogether shameful.”
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CriticsTaboo; Let it Shine; Endeavour
“The show has atmosphere and a strong story. It might just turn out to be excellent.”
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CriticsUnforgotten; Death in Paradise; Spies
“This is proper, thought-through writing in which character, plot and meaning are all in play.”
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CriticsNo Offence; Italy’s Invisible Cities
“Just the thing for January nights and indeed the rest of the year.”
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CriticsRobson Crusoe; Revolting; The Great Interior Design Challenge
“Robson Green is affable company even when he is failing to catch fish on a desert island.”
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CriticsThe Halcyon, Silent Witness, Great British Railway Journeys, An Island Parish
“On a cold January evening, this was utterly delightful escapist television.”
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CriticsThe World’s Most Expensive Toys; Close to the Enemy; The Cook Who Changed Our Lives
Here was a drama that claimed to be a thriller, but there wasn’t so much as a shiver down the spine in it.
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CriticsQuarry; In Plain Sight; Timeless; Les Dawson Forever
It’s not festive, it’s not fun, but it is very good.
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PodcastTalking TV: 2016 Review
Kerfuffle founder Steven D Wright, Pretzel TV boss Steve Wynne and Very British Problems producer Ian Lamarra visit the studio.
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CriticsInside the Christmas Factory; Looking for Margot; Paul O’Grady’s Favourite Fairy Tales
Really? You’re that excited by that dough mixer or that knitting machine?
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CriticsLast Tango in Halifax; Prince Harry in Africa; Sir Lenny Henry: A Life on Screen
It’s warm and funny, yet with enough edge to prevent it from being disposable fluff.
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CriticsMidsomer Murders; The Apprentice; Strictly Come Dancing
For such a talkative, boastful programme it was a small miracle that Alana and Courtney even made it on, let alone to the final.
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CriticsThe Apprentice; Who Do You Think You Are?; Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream
There was no honour for the last five applicants in reaching the semi-finals, given the calibre of the clowns who have dropped out.
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CriticsTimeless; Six Wives; Big Life Fix
“Timeless is what you’d get in a parallel universe where Americans invented Doctor Who.”
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CommentWhat a bonkers year it’s been
The industry will look back on 2016 as a time of radical change
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CriticsI Do At 92; Rillington Place; Muslims Like Us; This Is Us
“Makes you think that maybe old age isn’t going to be all floppy and smell of biscuits and disinfectant.”