All Critics articles – Page 93

  • Strangers
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    Strangers

    2018-09-25T09:01:00Z

    “Strangers is trying too hard to be clever and mysterious, and looking neither as a result”

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    Bodyguard

    2018-09-24T08:36:00Z

    “It was a white-knuckle ride of surprise revelations, face-to-face encounters that crackled with tension – and a fair bit of dashing about”

  • Michael Palin In North Korea
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    Michael Palin in North Korea

    2018-09-21T08:44:00Z

    “It was a treat just to see Palin back in travel mode for the first time in years.”

  • Defending The Guilty
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    Defending the Guilty

    2018-09-20T08:43:00Z

    “It was easy to skip past the holes in the premise because the put-downs fizzed and the pace didn’t let up.”

  • The Circle
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    The Circle

    2018-09-19T08:51:00Z

    “Entertaining, at least once they’d started interacting with each other, but lacking in insight.”

  • Monkman & Seagull’s Genius Guide to Britain
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    Monkman & Seagull’s Genius Guide to Britain

    2018-09-18T08:54:00Z

    “Amid the dumbed-down TV dystopia of Love Island and The X Factor, it was refreshing to see clever people on screen, being enthusiastic.”

  • Killing Eve
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    Killing Eve

    2018-09-17T08:53:00Z

    “As revitalising as a grapefruit sorbet and as box-fresh as a new pair of knickers.”

  • The Mighty Redcar
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    The Mighty Redcar

    2018-09-14T08:37:00Z

    “Proper heartwarming, heartrending film-making that, for a few nostalgic hours, made me love the BBC again.”

  • Trust
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    Trust

    2018-09-13T08:59:00Z

    “If Trust were oil, it would be a surface slick: shiny and colourful but just one molecule thick.”

  • Princess Margaret: The Royal Rebel
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    Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal

    2018-09-12T09:00:00Z

    “Hannah Berryman’s documentary, though excellent in many ways, struggled to give us an entirely clear picture of who Princess Margaret really was.”

  • Black Earth Rising
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    Black Earth Rising

    2018-09-11T08:48:00Z

    “Rich, demanding drama that is well worth investing in.”

  • Celebrity Island With Bear Grylls
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    Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls

    2018-09-10T08:34:00Z

    “Ten minutes in, I’d lost the will to live.”

  • Press
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    Press; The Mighty Redcar; Ross Kemp And The Armed Police

    2018-09-07T08:35:00Z

    “Neat plot twists and sparky exchanges ensured it was an enjoyable romp, populated by bruised-but-noble heroes and amorally sleazy villains.”

  • DIY SOS: Grenfell
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    DIY SOS: Grenfell

    2018-09-06T08:52:00Z

    “A glowing example of TV working for the greater good.”

  • Wanderlust
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    Wanderlust

    2018-09-05T08:47:00Z

    “By the time the sordid smut arrives it is as anticlimactic as a naughty weekend in Blackpool”

  • Mother's Day
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    Mother’s Day

    2018-09-04T08:15:00Z

    “This was a fine, emotionally absorbing drama”

  • Vanity Fair
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    Vanity Fair

    2018-09-03T08:35:00Z

    “It feels as energetic and sparkly as a social climber’s zeal”

  • Our Everest Challenge
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    Our Everest Challenge

    2018-08-31T08:39:00Z

    “Fickle Mount Everest will give you moments most TV journeymen couldn’t dream of”

  • A Week Without Lying – The Honesty Experiment
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    Horizon: A Week Without Lying

    2018-08-30T09:30:00Z

    “I cannot lie: I wasn’t convinced”

  • The Great British Bake Off
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    The Great British Bake Off

    2018-08-29T08:37:00Z

    “The world may be careering out of control, but the warm smell of baking has returned to our living rooms and everything is just fine”