TV critics – Page 17
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CriticsWaterloo Road; 2022: The Year from Space
“To give Waterloo Road some grace, the drama was tightly scripted and well cast”
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CriticsStonehouse; Happy Valley
“The brief rise, and astonishing fall, of John Stonehouse makes for enormously entertaining television”
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CriticsThe Traitors; Riches; Inside No. 9
“Quite simply, there hasn’t been a new entertainment format on TV as good as this for 20 years”
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CriticsVardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama; Emily in Paris
“It was a good reminder of the emptiness of modern culture”
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CriticsI Hate Suzie Too; Miriam’s Dickensian Christmas
“It is so unlike anything else on television, in its raw honesty, that I couldn’t tear myself away”
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CriticsPaul O’Grady’s For The Love Of Dogs; Mary Berry’s Ultimate Christmas; The Unofficial Science of Home Alone
“Paul has been filming at Battersea for more than a decade and the format never changes because it’s exactly right as it is”
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CriticsHis Dark Materials; That’s My Jam; 1923
“This is a worthy and comprehensive adaptation of a literary world which deserves to be seen”
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CriticsHarry & Meghan; Litvidenko; Stacey Solomon’s Crafty Christmas
“While there are not massive “bombshells” in episodes five and six, there are well-aimed grenades”
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CriticsChris Kamara: Lost for Words; Vienna Blood; Children of the Taliban
“Moving and very, very sad”
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CriticsA Bunch of Amateurs; National Treasure; The Traitors
“This was a warm, funny-sad celebration of community and friendship”
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CriticsThe White Lotus; The Disappearance of April Jones; Undercover: Sexual Harassment
‘This is the hottest property on TV right now’
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CriticsStrike: Troubled Blood; Predators; Big Ben Restored
“It starts brilliantly, but gets better, and there are some surprising and compelling star performances to come”
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CriticsI Am Ruth; A Spy Among Friends
“This was a fine piece of drama that many parents will have watched in miserable recognition”
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CriticsRosie Molloy Gives Up Everything; A Spy Among Friends; Inside Recovery
“Rosie Molloy is a mess, but a damn funny one”
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CriticsHow to Crack the Class Ceiling; The Traitors; Beyond the Yorkshire Farm; Jamie’s Easy Christmas
“This was a damning indictment of class prejudice and a depressing insight into how lamentably little has changed”
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CriticsMy Dead Body
“It was a remarkable piece of television, and Crews has left a remarkable legacy”
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CriticsBranson; George & Tammy
“Whatever your view of Branson, this was an absorbing, if rather reverential, documentary”
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CriticsPlanet Sex; Live at the Moth Club; Murder On The Doorstep
“Far better than the frenetic, toe-curling embarrassment fest for which I had prepared myself”
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CriticsAvenue 5; A Royal Grand Design; The Flatshare
“On the evidence of its first two episodes, season two is leaner and meaner”
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CriticsThe Traitors; Willow
“Such a deliciously devious game that it will eliminate every shred of faith you have in human honesty”