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CriticsThe Sister
“There’s lots to discover in this slice of Gothic horror, and Halloween week is the perfect time to succumb to its creepiness”
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The Queen’s Gambit
“It looks gorgeous, the main performances are superb, but it has the feeling of a fairytale rather than a sports movie”
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Out of Her Mind
“Pascoe’s writing is warm, honest, richly textured and at times very funny.”
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The Billion Dollar Art Hunt
“This was a fascinating look at the high-stakes world of art theft.”
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Escape to the Farm with Kate Humble
“This was the televisual equivalent of kicking off one’s muddy wellingtons and slipping into a warm bath.”
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Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today
“An excellent, nostalgia-stoking reflection on a golden age of drama”
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The Bridge
“Channel 4’s new reality series resembled a damp, faintly exploitative and rather depressing real-life Lord of the Flies experiment”
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Urban Myths: Les Dawson’s Parisian Adventure
“Mark Addy nailed the older Les Dawson in voice and demeanour in the best Urban Myths I have seen so far”
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Alison Hammond: Back to School
“It had the air of educational programming but was no less absorbing for it. The inimitable Hammond made for an engaging guide.”
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Adult Material
“It was a difficult watch, but Adult Material felt like a truly original drama – and a clear-eyed look at the UK porn industry”
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Brave New World
“The new, nine-part adaptation settles for being a silly, if action-packed and excellently-acted, chunk of escapism”
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Emily in Paris
“Sure, it’s nonsense, but who will be sitting down to this expecting La Haine?”
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