All Critics articles
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CriticsThe Pursuit of Love
“Emily Mortimer’s adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s 1945 novel is dynamic, vigorous and punky”
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The Money Maker
“It’s a sort of one-man Dragons’ Den – a Gordon Ramsay show, if Ramsay were effortlessly cool and into profit and advice instead of food and shouting.”
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Line Of Duty
“To tie up a story this complex, leaving no loose ends, is a superb achievement”
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Saved by a Stranger
“It’s unexpectedly moving and, in the warm, sensitive hands of Anita Rani, it always keeps a respectful distance from prurience and intrusion”
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Is Uni Racist?
“At a time when many accuse universities of being ‘too woke’ this was an eye-opener”
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Makeup: A Glamorous History
“This is an elegant, detailed history of a fascinating subject that casts its gaze across far more than hair and beauty.”
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Starstruck
“Starstruck offers that delightful viewing experience where you realise afterwards you’ve had a massive grin on your face the whole time.”
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Accused of Murdering Our Son: The Steven Clark Story
“The central mystery remains as compelling today as it did when Steven went missing in December 1992”
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Second Hand for 50 Grand
“Credit to the producers for finding stories with some heart to them – but at the end of the day, it was still mostly about the cash”
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Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star
“It’s joyful, harmless, celebratory fun and there is, as ever, a rightful place for that.”
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Mare of Easttown
“A millefeuille of misery, as exquisitely layered and as moreish as the real thing”
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Call the Midwife
“No other series so skilfully smuggles a quiet radicalism and difficult themes into a pre-watershed package of charm and kindness”
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Frank of Ireland
“Brian and Domhnall have clearly been cracking each other up since childhood and their ease in each other’s company was infectious”
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Bent Coppers: Crossing the Line of Duty
“A pacy and gripping first episode owed less to Ted Hastings and AC-12 than to shaggy-mopped Seventies favourites such as The Sweeney”
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All That Glitters
“It’ll need a lot of cutting and polishing, but there’s the raw material for a charming series in All That Glitters.”
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