TV critics – Page 24
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CriticsSuspect; McDonald & Dodds
“As telly two-handers so often are, it is extremely stagey and seems probable to vary in quality depending on who the weekly guest star is”
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CriticsThe Lazarus Project
“It is as gripping, fun and stylish as the acclaimed Giri/Haji, without quite its narrative innovation”
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CriticsThe Savoy; God’s Favorite Idiot; Between the Covers
“If you like thinly disguised adverts for something you probably can’t afford, then I suppose The Savoy was entertaining enough”
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CriticsMiss Scarlet and the Duke; Lucy Worsley Investigates; Halftime; Elephant Hospital
“This felt more like TV to zone out to, to enter a glazed, meditative state, semi-registering the case of the week at hand”
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CriticsMy Name Is Leon; Our Falklands War; Becoming Elizabeth
“It is a more than worthy addition to the thankfully growing canon of television exploring the black British experience”
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CriticsWho Do You Think You Are?; Million Pound Pawn; Hacks; Backstage With Katherine Ryan
“His family’s story provided an interesting, saddening prism through which to see how the poor were treated”
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CriticsHow to Catch a Cat Killer; Ms Marvel; Reel Britannia
“Being a cat parent myself, I found it very moving, and enraging”
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CriticsWe Own This City; Ms Marvel; The Bridge; Cooking With The Stars
“If this is a spiritual heir to The Wire, then it’s good to be back”
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CriticsEverything I Know About Love; Love Island; Long Lost Family Special
“A joyous, cringeworthy, surface-level celebration of being a twentysomething and all the neuroses and panic that comes along with it”
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CriticsThe Outlaws; Top Gear; Party at the Palace
“The good news is that the second series came firing on all cylinders and teeming with quality awkwardness and filth”
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CriticsOnce Upon a Time in Londongrad; Bake Off: The Professionals; Pistol
“A blazing true-crime/conspiracy fireball”
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CriticsPistol; Drawers Off; Flight MH370: The Vanishing
“Pistol is so lacking in anarchic spirit that it may as well be a Coldplay biopic”
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CriticsThe Unseen Queen; Two Daughters; Pistol
“This was so sweet and relatable it would have probably enchanted Oliver Cromwell”
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CriticsBig Boys; The Flight Attendant; Who Do You Think You Are?
“One of the most funny, tender, profound sad-happy comedies I’ve seen this year”
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CriticsGeorge Clarke’s Flipping Fast; Grayson’s Art Club; The Hermit of Treig
“A misjudged and sometimes maddening attempt at entertainment programming”
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CriticsLucy Worsley Investigates; State of the Union; Bake Off: The Professionals; Gentleman Jack Changed My Life
“Fans of Prof Lucy who hoped to see her dressed up in a pointed hat with a broomstick were disappointed. This documentary was a more sombre affair”
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CriticsSilent Witness; Troy Deeney: Where’s My History?; Prehistoric Planet
“It was mildly thrilling and a little weird to see Amanda Burton back, whiter of hair but still as classy”
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CriticsPrehistoric Planet; Stranger Things; Britain’s Strictest Headmistress; Hunted
“A stunning feat of CGI. Channel your inner six-year-old and enjoy”
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CriticsGordon Ramsay’s Future Food Stars; Night Sky; Embarrassing Bodies; Eat Well for Less?
“I’m no fan of Ramsay’s TV shows, but I think Food Stars was one of his better efforts”