Nemesis; Only Child; Good Omens

“Nemesis is a thriller first and a character study second, though: as a drama about cops and robbers, it’s not exactly The Wire. Except that in the later episodes it sort of is, because esteemed Wire alumni keep turning up. Near the end we have Chris Bauer (Frank Sobotka!) as an irascible senior police officer, Domenick Lombardozzi (Herc!) as a stout New York detective drafted in to help, and Michael Potts (Brother Mouzone!) as Isaiah’s grumpy old-school captain, all in a room together. Potts is particularly delightful as the grizzled boss, forever telling Isaiah off with colourful descriptions of how far up his ass the bosses are. After a spectacular street shootout leaves everyone’s careers in jeopardy, Potts delivers perhaps the best extended “deep shit” metaphor any TV cop ever uttered. The occasional moments of comedy show that Nemesis knows how absurd it needs to be. And because it judges its own chaos levels perfectly, it’s ridiculously entertaining.”
Jack Seale, The Guardian

“Only Child might not have much claim to originality, but it has laugh-out-loud jokes and enough of a story to keep us hooked. Richard is smitten with his childhood sweetheart Emily (Amy Lennox), though he hides every time he sees her. Bryce Hart has a great ear for the sort of outdated slang that survives among families. ‘By Jings!’ Ken says, and, ‘Don’t be such a mattock.’ Fisher clearly loves playing the character. When he’s blearily waking up, he asks, ‘What day is it?’ Richard tells him it’s Monday. ‘What,’ Ken asks, surprised at how time flies, ‘this Monday?’ I know how he feels.”
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail

“Controversy has banjaxed the third and final run, which was meant to be a neat ending, before it has begun. [Neil] Gaiman has denied accusations of sexual assault and other serious misconduct made against him by several women. Three lawsuits against him were dismissed by US federal judges in February 2026. And although he still has a co-writing credit on Good Omens, his involvement has been limited and season three has become a 90-minute special instead of the six planned episodes. It was filmed at the start of 2025; for a while it looked as if Amazon might not release it at all. The result is exactly what might be expected of a show with such a gestation: it’s a puzzling mess, its narrative abbreviated to the point of incoherence.”
Jack Seale, The Guardian

“Squeezing an entire season’s worth of plot into 90 minutes inevitably means the story is rushed. The Jesus stuff, in particular, feels like an afterthought. Still, Aziraphale and Crowley get a grand send-off worthy of their friendship, while a lingering close-up on an image of Terry Pratchett is a reminder that the original novel was as much his as Gaiman’s. Given the circumstances, it is probably all we could have reasonably expected.”
Ed Power, Telegraph