All Critics articles – Page 5
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CriticsBlood Actually; Rob and Romesh vs Lapland; Vigil; 24 Hours in Police Custody
“Even aside from the fnar fnar gags about bed-hopping villagers, the humour was broader than a snowman’s smile”
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CriticsThe Secret Genius Of Modern Life; Stacey Solomon’s Crafty Christmas; The Serial Killer’s Wife; Dynamo Is Dead; Reacher
“The endless excitement Prof Hannah finds in testing the theories is infectious, and this whole series has been fun”
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CriticsMary Berry’s Highland Christmas; The Crown; Bad Education: A Christmas Carol
“It is lovely. Very soothing. Like shop-bought marzipan, the perfect festive filling”
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CriticsThe Dog House At Christmas; Vermeer; Tony Robinson’s Marvellous Machines; Louis Theroux Interviews
“It still isn’t as good as Noel’s Christmas Presents but nor will there be a dry eye in the house”
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CriticsThe Real Full Monty: Jingle Balls; Jamie’s Christmas Shortcuts; Imagine
“Camp, emotional, moving, ridiculous and now a Christmas staple”
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CriticsSmothered; Squid Game: The Challenge; Fur Babies
“This is a series that wants to have its cake and eat it – and so far, it’s pulling it off”
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CriticsPlatform 7; Mayfair Witches; Shetland
“Diehard thriller/thrillish/thrill-err fans may find enough to keep them going until one at full throttle steams into view”
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CriticsJohn Lennon; Hunting the Rolex Rippers; Quentin Blake’s Box of Treasures
“Nick Holt’s efficient and sober film draws a vivid snapshot of the killing”
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CriticsSeeds of Deceit: The Sperm Donor Doctor
“You long for some deeper analysis to go along with the heartbreaking testimonies”
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CriticsDodger; Doctor Who; Whale with Steve Backshall
“It’s a mystery why this delight hasn’t been held back for Christmas Day”
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CriticsPanorama: My Teacher the Abuser: Fighting for Justice
“What a documentary. What a disgusting outrage at its centre.”
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CriticsObliterated; Being Kae Tempest; Shetland
“Call off the search: the worst show of 2023 is here”
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CriticsSlow Horses; The Great British Bake Off
“It is funny and crude, but tense and gripping, and as such, it is a roundly entertaining, solid spy thriller”
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CriticsThe Couple Next Door; Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator
“Channel 4’s latest is a sexy, surprising success – suburbia never looked so much fun”
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CriticsDoctor Who; Lockerbie; The Doll Factory
“The episode was fabulously realised, with plenty of whizz-bang battle scenes”
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CriticsArchie; One Night
“Isaacs managed to show Grant’s flaws while never for a moment making him unlikeable”
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CriticsSuch Brave Girls; Archie
“There is a particular joy in seeing a woman-led, female-written show that doesn’t pull its punches and revels in plumbing the depths”
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CriticsThe Great Climate Fight; Louis Theroux Interviews; Home for Christmas
“The Great Climate Fight is an entertaining and straight-talking show that offers hope”
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CriticsEvil Genius With Russell Kane; Deal Or No Deal
“A fresh way to discuss history in an irreverent, light-entertainment format”