TV critics
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CriticsHatton Garden: The Great Diamond Heist
“It was still grimly compelling, even if you have seen the various films and documentaries that have already been made about this subject”
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CriticsCritics: Spymasters: The Great Spy Writers
“In episode two it really hits its stride as it offers a rich exploration of John le Carré and his cynical view of spies”
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CriticsInside Britain’s National Parks; Grace; Keir Starmer: Where Did It All Go Wrong?
“It is the interviews with the people who live there that make your heart truly sing”
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CriticsJo Nesbo’s Harry Hole; Boom Box: Beats and Betrayal
“The author has written the TV adaptation himself, so the result is true to his vision and will satisfy fans”
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CriticsThe Pitt; Something Very Bad is Going to Happen; My Garden Of A Thousand Bees
“The most immersive, authentic, naturalistic medical drama I have seen”
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CriticsPower: the Downfall of Huw Edwards; Bait
“It does go an awfully long way to capture a sickening feeling in the pit of your stomach”
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CriticsThe Comeback, Clash of the Superpowers; Just One Thing
“The Comeback’s brand of satire couldn’t be more on point, but more earnest than I remember it”
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CriticsSaturday Night Live UK; The Hunt: Prey vs Predator; Celebrity Sabotage
“By any reasonable measure it was off to a flying start”
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CriticsJury Duty Presents: Company Retreat; Imperfect Women; LOL: Last One Laughing UK
“The digs against corporate culture – especially towards the end of the series – are funny and well executed”
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CriticsLast One Laughing UK; The Marlow Murder Club
“This series leaves me helpless with laughter at least once an episode. That might sound like a low bar, but it’s an impressive feat”
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CriticsBoarders; Police Interceptors; Inside the Rage Machine; Small Prophets
“There is something about Boarders that feels very real”
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CriticsThe Other Bennet Sister; The Claudia Winkleman Show
“These brisk, half-hour episodes canter along with a deftly light touch, meaning that scenes aren’t always subtle but they are extremely watchable”
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CriticsDynasty: The Murdochs; Dunblane: How Britain Banned Handguns; Alexander Armstrong in India
“It is an exhausting if exhaustive rundown of all things Murdoch, with the siblings’ manoeuvrings often the least interesting part”
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CriticsA Woman Of Substance
“Think of it as Dallas in Yorkshire. Three-star television but four-star nonsense and delight”
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CriticsLouis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere; Scarpetta
“Theroux’s encounters with a succession of cigar-smoking gym bros revving their Lamborghinis and overclocking their lives are riveting”
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CriticsRooster; Dynasty: The Murdochs
“It’s the kind of show that doesn’t knock your socks off, but its amiable wit is more than welcome”
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CriticsGone; The Capture
“If there is a tauter, clammier or more engrossing drama this year I will eat my mortarboard with chips”
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CriticsThe Dinosaurs; Molly vs The Machines
“It’s handsome – the geology and meteorology are particularly affecting”