TV critics – Page 99
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CriticsTV Critics: Catching a Killer; Frank Skinner on Muhammad Ali; The Great Village Green Crusade
“Made-up mysteries will never go out of fashion but shows like this prove true crime is just as powerful.”
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CriticsFargo; 24 Hours in A&E; The Great Fire
“With its sly wit and visual flair, the third series of Fargo is already shaping up to be the best yet.”
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CriticsBroken; Grayson Perry
“Broken was compassionate, thoughtful drama – tough to watch but important and timely.”
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CriticsThe Kennedys; Doctor in the House; Arena
“A big-name blockbuster with all the subtlety of a toddler’s picture book, and the flair of an amateur dramatics group performing Mad Men.”
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CriticsPaula; The Truth About HIV; Redwater
“Paula was tense, unsettling and stylish without seeming to try too hard.”
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CriticsWhite Gold; The Met
“This isn’t a complete failure, but it’s crude and blunt instead of polished and sharp.”
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CriticsSecrets of Our Favourite Snacks; First Dates; Elizabeth I
“For a crisp-crazed family like mine, Secrets Of Our Favourite Snacks was must-see viewing.”
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CriticsThe Fifteen Billion Pound Railway; Twin Peaks; The Trial
“There was a lot of amazing footage taken by drones flying along tunnels, and the whole thing is quite stirring.”
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CriticsThe Trial; Clique; Inspector George Gently; Arena
“I’m not usually a fan of documentary-drama hybrids but The Trial: A Murder in the Family is an intriguing experiment.”
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CriticsKat and Alfie: Redwater; Shut-Ins: Britain’s Fattest Woman
“Kat and Alfie thinks it’s Broadchurch meets The Wicker Man, but really it’s EastEnders somewhere else.”
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CriticsA Time to Live; Isis: The Origins of Violence; Michael Mosley v The Superbugs
“The one-off documentary offered a thought-provoking insight into the lives of people who know theirs will be cut short.”
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CriticsThree Girls; Horizon: Strange Signals from Outer Space!
“This is an important, necessary series: it is television as testament — but it is not entertainment on any level.”
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CriticsLittle Boy Blue; Ivanka Trump; Doctor In The House; The Day The Dinosaurs Died
“A satisfying conclusion to this respectful rendering of an unbearably sad story.”
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CriticsMexico; Eurovision Song Contest; Dara and Ed’s Road To Mandalay; The Durrells
“Flabbergasting photography, enthralling stories and a deep curiosity about man’s place in the natural world.”
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CriticsMorocco to Timbuktu; The Truth About Sleep; Born to Kill
“This is more like it — a voyage to strange lands with a companion who is a genuine traveller, not some smug comedian on an all-expenses-paid junket.”
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CriticsKing Charles III; Heathrow: Britain's Busiest Airport; Home
“King Charles III combines political drama and family conflict with astute observations about the state of our democracy”
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CriticsLong Lost Family: What Happened Next; Elizabeth I; Our Friend Victoria
“If this doesn’t make you blub, then you’re a liar, or a robot, or both.”
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CriticsLoaded; Mind the Age Gap; Panorama
“It’s a fun premise and has lots of potential, but isn’t laugh out loud – yet.”
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CriticsBabs; Road To Mandalay; Britain Today Tonight; Jamestown
“Babs was undoubtedly rose-tinted in parts, but it was also heart-warming and a joyfully camp tribute to a national treasure.”
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CriticsThe Truth About Stress; Born To Kill; Car Crash Britain; Joanna Lumley’s Postcards
“It felt as though it had been put together by a handful of junior researchers, too young to know what real stress was.”