Ted Lasso; Uprising; Heist: the Northern Bank Robbery

“The programme’s world opens up to give the characters more context than simply the club and their relationship to it and each other. It also becomes even more generous – though it was never mean – with storylines for others. Sam Obisanya (Toheeb Jimoh) in particular leads one that movingly and unforcedly channels the Black Lives Matter movement and echoes the taking-the-knee controversy of the Euros, and also gets a lighter, romantic one that develops later in the series.”
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian

“The strange thing about the first series was that no matter how slushy it got, it never failed to redeem itself with a very funny, often quite risqué gag. It made for an odd amalgam – a sweet, family comedy that was completely unsuitable for all the family. If anything, series two is schmaltzier – look out for a mid-season Christmas episode that is nose-pinchingly cheesy. Yet once again, Lasso conquers all: Sudeikis’s performance is masterful, showing that good men have depths too, and kindness can be just as interesting as meanness.” 
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph 

“It is a project made with love and care and a sense of outrage that the fire, which claimed 13 young lives, has received so little attention.”
Anita Singh, The Telegraph

“McQueen manages to make his documentaries come alive almost as vividly and poetically as his dramas.”
Carol Midgley, The Times

“The interviews were good, but I’m not a fan of journalists having scripted conversations with each other, pretending that it’s spontaneous. Also unnecessary was that stagey, empty warehouse, which looked like the set of a TV undercover-cop drama. However, the intent was serious and the result non-salacious, although by the end we were no nearer to knowing who pulled the strings.” 
Carol Midgley, The Times