All Critics articles – Page 37
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CriticsJay Blades: The Midlands Through Time; The Fall of the House of Usher; Mrs Sidhu Investigates
“As an opportunity to celebrate a region often unfairly maligned on British television, it made for a charming enough way to pass an hour”
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CriticsDon’t Look Down for SU2C; The Greatest Show Never Made
“For its first 25 minutes, Don’t Look Down turned out to be, whisper it, the best fun of the night”
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CriticsThe Reckoning; Frasier
“A respectful, impressive piece of work, if at times it is hideous to watch”
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CriticsBig Brother; House of Kardashian
“ITV has wisely decided to take the original reality juggernaut back to basics”
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CriticsLoki; Soldier; All Creatures Great and Small
“Compared to the first season’s simple thrills, it’s all a bit overcomplicated”
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CriticsPayback; Lupin; Bargain
“The cast is fine and the drama isn’t terrible, it’s just deeply predictable”
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CriticsPartygate; Beckham
“The hypocrisy and amorality of the Downing Street gang is laid bare in painful fashion”
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CriticsUnion With David Olusoga; Endurance: Race to the Pole
“It could be the most instructive, and therefore important, TV history series in a generation”
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CriticsBoiling Point
“They all deserve huge credit for creating such authentic tension that you’ll need to watch it with a bottle of liquid Gaviscon”
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CriticsBrassic; Saving Lives at Sea; Gen V
“It’s that rare beast, a comedy-drama that’s both funny and dramatic”
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CriticsGrand Slammers; Moulin Rouge; Grand Designs
“Grand Slammers wasn’t an original idea, but it was a lovely programme”
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CriticsThe Great British Bake Off; Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins
“This isn’t quite a show-stopping opener, but a hugely promising start”
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CriticsThe Long Shadow; Pete Doherty, Who Killed My Son?; Who Killed Jill Dando?
“Unavoidably harrowing and bleak, but it was also brilliant. It is set to be one of the dramas of the year”
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CriticsHamza: Strictly Birds of Prey; The Woman in the Wall
“Yassin was a likeable host, passionate about what he does and very good at it too”
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CriticsSex Education; Picasso; Still Up; The Continental
“Sex Education’s final series is by some way its worst”
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CriticsCelebrity Race Across The World; Chris Packham: Is it Time to Break the Law?
“This version of Race Across the World is just as compulsive and wonderful as the one about normos like us”
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CriticsThe Super Models; Rise of the Nazis; Secrets of Our Universe with Tim Peake
“It is a feast of nostalgia for anyone over a certain age”
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CriticsSex: A Bonkers History; Juice
“It was like watching a Carry On film produced by the Horrible Histories team”
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CriticsRussell Brand: In Plain Sight; George Michael; The Read; Picture Slam
“Being able to see and hear the words spoken lends every awful detail alleged a piercing immediacy”
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CriticsScrew; Helping Our Teens; Sort Your Life Out; Wilderness
“It was far-fetched but you can’t say that this finale was short on action”