All Critics articles – Page 2
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CriticsSummerwater; Wild Cherry
“It examines human relationships and behaviour pretty well, but I just wish there had been more wit”
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CriticsThe Beast in Me; Richard Burton: Wild Genius
“This clever, taut psychological thriller is top-tier television”
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CriticsThe Eubanks: Like Father, Like Son
“It made for a fascinating programme about human complexity and the difficulty some men have in communicating”
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CriticsCaroline Flack: Search for the Truth; Trigger Point
“A two-parter that feels thorough and forensic, an antidote to the true-crime gravy train that usually steams through cases like this one”
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CriticsThe Celebrity Traitors; Pluribus
”The finale of The Celebrity Traitors was intense, twisty, nerve-shredding and certainly far exceeded my expectations”
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CriticsDeath By Lightning; Shetland
“What could have been a fusty historical footnote is a pacy drama infused with humour”
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CriticsAll’s Fair; The Great British Bake Off
“I did not know it was still possible to make television this bad”
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CriticsBlue Lights; Panorama
“Wasn’t the finale a cracker? The writers have set a new standard for cop dramas”
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CriticsGame of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitter
“Tom Daley is a joy, a twinkling whirl of unforced cheer whose obvious passion for all things wool manages to knit the whole thing together”
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CriticsSlow Horses; Art Detectives
“What an enjoyable show this is: a synthesis of supreme plotting, character-led drama and the kind of sublime humour you would expect”
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CriticsThe Witcher
“This fourth chapter feels like a tick-box exercise, helping the show limp towards its conclusion”
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CriticsDown Cemetery Road
“I found myself bingeing the whole lot, in thrall to the cast chemistry and a plot that has more twists than a politician’s expenses claim”
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CriticsTrigger Point; Nightwatch
“As primetime potboilers go, Trigger Point is the best of the current batch”
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CriticsNobody Wants This; Lazarus
“With a respectable joke rate and a steady stream of keenly observed details, Nobody Wants This is easy to buy into and easy to love”
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CriticsHarlan Coben’s Lazarus; Storyville
“It’s plotted as if it has been precision engineered to hook you in”
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CriticsThe Forsytes; Joe Swash: Forgotten Young Dads
“Clearly made with an international audience in mind, The Forsytes is about as subtle as a migraine”