TV critics – Page 101
-
CriticsWarship; Devon and Cornwall Cops; Amazing Hotels
“Warship is just like every other documentary about the navy you have ever seen.”
-
CriticsLine of Duty; Decline and Fall; Prime Suspect 1973; Homeland
“If you haven’t seen the latest heart-stopping instalment of Line Of Duty, down tools and watch it right now.”
-
CriticsThe Trip to Spain; Alone With The In-Laws; Rich House Poor House
“It’s brilliant, hilarious, the funniest thing since The Trip to Italy.”
-
CriticsMe and My Dog: the Ultimate Contest; Second Chance Summer: Tuscany; Henry IX
It was hard to take against a show that was so determinedly low key, puppyishly eager to please
-
CriticsCatastrophe; The Secret Surrealist; One Born Every Minute
It was a dedication to Carrie Fisher. And then those rising tears became real too.
-
CriticsChild of Our Time; Broadchurch; Harlots; The Nightly Show
It will be sad to say goodbye to the Child in Our Time cohort.
-
CriticsSpying on the Royals; Line of Duty
This was explosive stuff, backed up by documents from the National Archives whose very existence was denied for decades.
-
CriticsGalapagos; The Good Fight; Three Wives, One Husband
“By the standards of Planet Earth II, felt a little workaday – but then, what doesn’t?”
-
CriticsBrian Pern; MasterChef; Bare Knuckle Fight Club; The Repair Shop
“The genius of the show is that every rock cliche is skewered, often in background gags that flash past in a moment.”
-
CriticsRio Ferdinand; Fake!; Inside Kensington Palace
“An uncompromising, soul-baring examination of grief.”
-
CriticsHarlots; Amazing Hotels; The Repair Shop
“There was a hint of soap opera in the air, but Harlots succeeds because it refuses to take itself too seriously.”
-
CriticsLine of Duty; All Round to Mrs Brown’s; Turkey
“Jed Mercurio’s anti-corruption procedural is as taut, pacy and gripping as ever.”
-
CriticsThree Wives, One Husband; Syria’s Disappeared; The Red Nose African Convoy; Great British Buildings
“It’s pretty much one long OMG WTF.”
-
CriticsDIY SOS; The Royal House of Windsor; Incredible Medicine
“The best episodes of DIY SOS, like this one, are as emotional and moving as anything on television.”
-
CriticsInside No 9; American Justice; Yorkshire: A Year In The Wild
“A grisly yet gleefully amusing close to a series packed with grisly and gleefully amusing moments.”
-
CriticsTV Critics: Puerto Rico; Made in Chelsea; Chopping Block; North Korean Kidnap; Travel Man
“This quietly uplifting film really pushed home the point that the continued survival of any endangered species is something to be roundly celebrated.”
-
CriticsVera; SS-GB; Dave’s Guide To Spending Money
“The problem with Vera is that absolutely everyone seems like an actor putting another entry on their CV.”
-
CriticsThe Last Kingdom; Smile! The Nation’s Family Album; Extremely British Muslims
“There was more than enough to keep us watching in the hope that Uhtred’s ongoing adventures will prove just as gorily satisfying as before.”
-
CriticsMystery of the Man on the Moor; Hidden Restaurants; The Royal House of Windsor; Midnight Sun
“It’s both totally engrossing and ultimately a bit disappointing.”
-
CriticsThe Replacement; The Best of British Takeaways; Inside No 9
“The masterfully ambiguous paranoia of the first two episodes gave way to a disappointingly clichéd, bunny-boiling conclusion.”