Dreaming Whilst Black; The Taste Test Restaurant; Boots

“Dreaming Whilst Black remains rich with funny, true observations, about the hypocrisies and degradations of working in TV, and Black British life in general. Pertinent questions raised this series include: “Who the fuck wines to Giggs?” and “What has Jamaican national dish ackee and saltfish – served on rye, no less – got to do with celebrating Barbados?” Throughout, the show consistently hits a tone that’s thoughtful-yet-funny and freewheeling-yet-focused. Please, good BBC sirs, deliver unto us series three with haste! And don’t spare the horses!”
Ellen E Jones, The Guardian

“In many respects, this bold and often very funny comedy demonstrates the complexity of the modern creative landscape where people of colour are being given more opportunities but still struggle in very particular ways. It’s a stew but a rich one, especially with the lively subplots, including Kwabena’s love for his ex and the travails of Amy’s sister Tola (Lauryn Ajufo), who has dropped out of Cambridge because she is treated “like an exotic bird because I didn’t go to some Hogwarts school” and doesn’t know what an Aga is. She alone could have her own show.”
Ben Dowell, The Times

“The hilarious conceit of this foodie show, which first aired last December, is to treat factory-made meals as if they were the height of fine dining. Maitre d’ Tom Read Wilson, as squeakily camp as Charles Hawtrey with a lungful of helium, welcomes dinner guests to a pop-up restaurant and plies them with a succession of heat-up-and-serve dishes, three at a time. As they eat, he slips anxiously between the tables, begging to hear compliments for what, he assures them, is ‘posh nosh’. I have to admit I enjoyed every minute of this silly, self-mocking farrago. But I won’t feel like eating again for days.”
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail

“There is one tragic death, several punch-ups and lots of toilet humour. But the tone is generally one of youthful optimism as Cope discovers he is more than his sexuality and makes peace with being both gay and someone born to wear a uniform. There aren’t many feel-good dramedies about a closeted man who finds himself by going through hell at Marine boot camp. In that category of one, the fun and buoyant Boots is the uncontested champion.”
Ed Power, Telegraph