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Lucan; Shetland
“The dual focus on both a high society cold case and the man consumed by it makes for extraordinary viewing”
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Sue Perkins’ Big Adventure; The Old Man
“The queen of the have-a-go travelogue is on fire with the gags in Paris”
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The Mirror and the Light; Gunpowder Siege; The Palace
“Peter Kosminsky again delivers sumptuous television”
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Ellis; The Day of the Jackal; Paris Has Fallen; Music by John Williams
“[Sharon D] Clarke is the queen of the withering look. I could watch her glaring down hapless plods in regional police stations all day”
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The Diplomat; Prince William: We Can End Homelessness; Helmand: Tour of Duty
“The Diplomat should slot effortlessly into any list of the best dramas of the year”
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Eternal You; Mary Berry’s Foolproof Dinners; Public Enemies
“It throws up some fascinating questions about our attitudes to death”
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Generation Z; Ottoman Empire By Train; Kingdom Uncovered
“Generation Z has its flaws, but stick with it and you’ll have a bloody good time”
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Before; Nautilus; Road Diary; The Life And Deaths Of Christopher Lee
“Crystal is brilliant. His commitment to the part and this new mode is total. He never takes refuge in his comedy persona”
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Trump: The Criminal Conspiracy Case; Doctor Odyssey
“This is an enthralling account of not just the Georgia case, which continues to unspool, but of a nation in a state of turmoil”
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Undercover: Exposing the Far Right; The Franchise
“Havana Marking’s film isn’t just a good documentary – it’s a great one”
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Love Cheats; DI Ray
“Whatever the intent, the effect is to leave us just that bit more aware that the world is even worse than we thought”
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A House Through Time; Everyone Else Burns; Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out; Rivals
“This is a fresh way of looking at a very well-covered, terrible period of history”
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Shrinking; Beyond Black Beauty; Sweet Bobby
“Shrinking has expanded to become something we all need in our roster of streaming shows”
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I Cut Off His Penis; Sweet Bobby; Life And Death in Gaza
“I was rapt for the full 80-minute documentary”
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Mr Loverman; Michael Mosley; Our Farm Next Door
“A slim but moving testament to the enduring power of self-acceptance”
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Disclaimer; Sweetpea
“Disclaimer should stand as a case study for the dangers of auteur bloat: too long, pretentious and with just a soupçon of naff”