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Bonkers: Young Sherlock reviewed

Judging from the two biggest new streaming dramas around, the taste these days runs towards the kitchen sink – not as in gritty northern blokes...

05.03.2026 10

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Television / Bonkers: Young Sherlock reviewed

Judging from the two biggest new streaming dramas around, the taste these days runs towards the kitchen sink – not as in gritty northern blokes...

05.03.2026 10

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Foot-to-the-floor entertainment: How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, Lisa McGee’s sequel to Derry Girls, reviewed

How do you follow a great sitcom? Judging from How to Get to Heaven from Belfast and Small Prophets, the answer is by keeping the same sort of...

19.02.2026 10

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Fascinating: The Fabulous Funeral Parlour reviewed

05.02.2026 7

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Television / The worst Agatha Christie adaptation I can remember

26.01.2026 10

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The worst Agatha Christie adaptation I can remember

22.01.2026 10

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Lucy Worsley's sleuthing is rather impressive

08.01.2026 10

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Gothic lives matter: BBC2’s Civilisations reviewed

27.11.2025 10

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Bleak but gripping: Channel 4’s Trespasses reviewed

13.11.2025 10

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The joy of Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

30.10.2025 10

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Is there anything menopausal women can’t do?

16.10.2025 8

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Every line in the new Alan Partridge is perfect

05.10.2025 10

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Television / Every line in the new Alan Partridge is perfect

02.10.2025 8

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Every line in the new Alan Partridge is perfect

02.10.2025 6

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Television / Mr Bates this isn’t: The Hack reviewed

25.09.2025 10

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Mr Bates this isn’t: The Hack reviewed

25.09.2025 8

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The makers of Doc don’t seem to trust the show

18.09.2025 8

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Lower your expectations for Spinal Tap II

11.09.2025 6

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Television / Another Traitors rip-off – and it might be even better than the original: Channel 4’s The Inheritance reviewed

04.09.2025 9

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Another Traitors rip-off – and it might be even better than the original: Channel 4’s The Inheritance reviewed

04.09.2025 10

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The power of BBC’s The Narrow Road to the Deep North 

24.07.2025 8

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Television / How to holiday White Lotus-style: Billionaire Playground reviewed

15.07.2025 10

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How to holiday White Lotus-style: Billionaire Playground reviewed

10.07.2025 5

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Television / None of Mitfords sounds posh enough: Outrageous reviewed

30.06.2025 10

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Television / None of Mitfords sounds posh enough: Outrageous reviewed

26.06.2025 5

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None of Mitfords sounds posh enough: Outrageous reviewed

26.06.2025 10

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Television / Channel 4’s Beth is a sad glimpse into the future of terrestrial TV

18.06.2025 9

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Television / Channel 4’s Beth is a sad glimpse into the future of terrestrial TV

18.06.2025 10

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Television / Why is the BBC making stuff up about Jane Austen?

31.05.2025 10

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Television / Why is the BBC making stuff up about Jane Austen?

29.05.2025 10

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Why is the BBC making stuff up about Jane Austen?

29.05.2025 10

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Tantalisingly ambiguous – or just plain baffling: Hallow Road reviewed

15.05.2025 9

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Television / How come the only Palestinians Louis Theroux met were non-violent sweeties?

03.05.2025 10

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Television / How come the only Palestinians Louis Theroux met were non-violent sweeties?

01.05.2025 10

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How come the only Palestinians Louis Theroux met were non-violent sweeties?

01.05.2025 6

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Television / Good lawyers make for bad TV

22.04.2025 9

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Television / Good lawyers make for bad TV

22.04.2025 5

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Television / How fun is it being part of an Amazonian tribe? 

09.04.2025 10

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Television / How fun is it being part of an Amazonian tribe? 

09.04.2025 10

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How fun is it being part of an Amazonian tribe? 

03.04.2025 7

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Television / Netflix’s Adolescence is seriously flawed

20.03.2025 10

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Netflix’s Adolescence is seriously flawed

20.03.2025 20

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Anjelica Huston is comprehensively upstaged in the BBC’s new Agatha Christie

06.03.2025 30

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Television / The White Lotus is off to a shaky start

20.02.2025 10

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The White Lotus is off to a shaky start

20.02.2025 30

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Stately, sly and well-mannered: BBC1’s Miss Austen reviewed

06.02.2025 10

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Certainly intriguing: Apple TV+’s Prime Target reviewed

23.01.2025 10

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Television / Leavisites should stay away: Sky’s Bad Tidings reviewed

Reviewing Sky’s The Heist before Christmas last year, I suggested that all feature-length festive television dramas begin with credits announcing a...

28.12.2024 10

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