TV critics – Page 6
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CriticsSenna; Smoggie Queens
“Netflix’s Senna feels slow and underpowered, often struggling to get out of second gear”
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CriticsRage Against the Regime; The Madness
“Telling the story of Iran’s last 45 years through these voices was a simple but devastatingly effective device”
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CriticsThe Great British Bake Off; Matlock
“A surprise but worthy winner was the cherry on top of a resurgent series”
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CriticsIrresistible: Why We Can’t Stop Eating; Dispatches: Britain’s Shoplifting Gangs Exposed
“This documentary was persuasive without hectoring”
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CriticsReturn to Paradise; Queen Camilla: The Wicked Stepmother
“The first episode is really a masterclass in writing this kind of show”
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CriticsCruel Intentions; The Colosseum with Dan Snow
“If you want soapy, mindless melodrama to pass the time, press play”
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CriticsBritain’s Nuclear Bomb Scandal: Our Story; After the Party; A Man on the Inside
“I don’t think this will become the new Post Office scandal, with the nation galvanised and the Government forced into action. I hope I’m wrong”
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CriticsThe Listeners; Cheaters
“From its subtle opening to the explosive final episode, this is a truly great piece of television”
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CriticsDune: Prophecy
“This is very much its own show and can be enjoyed even if you’re only vaguely familiar with the source material”
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CriticsSay Nothing; Secrets of the Spy Whale; The Real Fatal Attraction
“The first task of any TV drama is to tell a good story, and in this Say Nothing excels”
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CriticsBad Sisters; Interior Design Masters For Children In Need
“Even though the plotting wobbles, the sheer moxie of this series makes it an irresistible watch once more”
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CriticsHer Majesty the Queen: Behind Closed Doors; Immigration: How British Politics Failed
“This was depressing but hugely important television”
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CriticsJunior Taskmaster; Shoot to Kill; Wolf Hall
“What could have been cringemaking, an exquisite agony to watch, is instead hilarious, charming and a fine piece of entertainment for all the family”
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CriticsLucan; 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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CriticsSue 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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CriticsThe Mirror and the Light; Gunpowder Siege; The Palace
“Peter Kosminsky again delivers sumptuous television”
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