All Critics articles
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CriticsThe Alien Autopsy Scandal; Proud
“It’s neither peddling conspiracy nor a takedown but instead is a wry, delightedly curious exploration of a saga that is worthy of an Ealing comedy”
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CriticsThe Rest is Football; The Evil Lawyer
“Football isn’t about individuals — it’s a team sport and this unit does generally work effectively”
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CriticsGareth Southgate: Changing the Game for Young Men; Brexit: A Very British Civil War
“It’s certainly well-meant, but its limitations are frustrating”
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CriticsAlice and Steve
“I’ll be honest with you – committed pessimist that I am, pseudo-incest was still not a square on my 2026 bingo card”
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CriticsThe Witness
“This programme deals in difficult truths; how toxic our media can be is one of them”
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CriticsThe Fortune; The Vardys
“To lose an actor of Lawson’s quality in the first five minutes is a blow, but The Fortune has an exceptional cast”
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CriticsEmma Barnett: Fighting Endometriosis
“It’s probable that for many viewers, this programme will be like a light going on in a pitch-black room”
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CriticsTip Toe; Clarkson’s Farm
“A drama that takes wrong turns but is never less than bold and, in the round, deeply stirring. TV polemic is back, loud and proud”
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CriticsMake That Movie; Star City
“We are coming out of a decade-long tailspin where television seemed afraid of comedy for the sake of comedy. Thank God that time has passed”
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CriticsRichard Madeley: Inside The World’s Mega Prison; The Four Seasons S2
“The success of this show was down to Madeley the empath, the decent journalist with story-getting instincts. And a decent person too”
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CriticsSpider-Noir, Who Do You Think You Are?
“If only all superhero shows were as serious about being silly”
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CriticsDear England
”Some moments in the drama edge towards theatrical cheesiness, but Graham has guided his play from stage to screen with verve and conviction”
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CriticsThe Boroughs; Under Suspicion: Kate McCann; The Boys
“An unexpectedly entertaining mix of adventure and wonder, drama and humour”
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CriticsLucy Worsley Investigates: The American Revolution
“There will doubtless have lots of specials about the American Revolution, Worsley’s is a fresh, upbeat and economical canter through the facts”
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CriticsDeath Valley
“Death Valley is supremely comfortable in its own skin – entirely undemanding but contentedly so”
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CriticsMorecambe and Wise: the Lost Tapes; Dutton Ranch; Outlander
“Crucially, the episode is funny despite missing the colour and glitz of those more polished 70s series”