TV
I Fought the Law, ITVX review - how an 800-year-old law was challenged and changedSaturday, 06 September 2025
ITV continues its passion for docudramas about injustice, which you can’t blame it for after the rip-roaring success of Mr Bates vs the Post Office. The issue in I Fought the Law is, from one angle, of national (even International) importance,... Read more... |
Blu-ray: The Sweeney - Series OneTuesday, 09 September 2025
You’ll have absorbed key strands of The Sweeney‘s DNA even if you’ve never watched an episode, ITV’s groundbreaking police drama having had an impact and influence far bigger than its creators could ever have imagined. Writer Ian Kennedy Martin had... Read more... |
The Paper, Sky Max review - a spinoff of the US Office worth waiting 20 years forThursday, 04 September 2025
Fans of the US version of The Office may wonder what happened to the assorted oddballs of Dunder Mifflin, proud creators of paper products in Scranton, Pennsylvania. They will be none the wiser after watching the pilot episode of The Paper,... Read more... |
The Guest, BBC One review - be careful what you wish forWednesday, 03 September 2025
Why isn’t Eve Myles a superstar? Though well known for her appearances in the likes of Torchwood, Broadchurch and the brilliant Keeping Faith, you’d imagine that by now she’d have been snapped up for some mega-budget extravaganza on Amazon or Apple... Read more... |
theartsdesk Q&A: Suranne Jones on 'Hostage', power pants and politicsFriday, 29 August 2025
If she decided to run for election, Suranne Jones would probably stand a good chance of winning. The Chadderton-born actress and producer has been a driving figure in British television ever since she became known for playing Karen McDonald on... Read more... |
King & Conqueror, BBC One review - not many kicks in 1066Thursday, 28 August 2025
In this strangely dreary recreation of 11th century history, it’s not just grim oop north, it’s grim everywhere. King & Conqueror purports to be the story of how the Norman monarch William (the titular Conqueror) and England’s King Harold found... Read more... |
Hostage, Netflix review - entente not-too-cordialeSunday, 24 August 2025
Conceived and written by Matt Charman, whose CV includes an Oscar nomination for his work on Steven Spielberg’s film Bridge of Spies, Hostage is a rather puzzling mix of political thriller and domestic drama which can never decide whether it’s... Read more... |
In Flight, Channel 4 review - drugs, thugs and Bulgarian gangstersMonday, 18 August 2025
What would TV screenwriters do without drugs? In Flight, created by Mike Walden and Adam Randall, is yet another drama depicting the perils and pitfalls of getting sucked into the narcotics trade, though it does deliver a twist or two to distinguish... Read more... |
Alien: Earth, Disney+ review - was this interstellar journey really necessary?Friday, 15 August 2025
Ridley Scott’s original Alien movie from 1979 was an all-time sci-fi/horror classic, and even an endless stream of sequels and spin-offs – Aliens, Alien 3, Alien Resurrection, Alien vs Predator, Prometheus, Alien: Romulus et al – hasn’t diluted the... Read more... |
The Count of Monte Cristo, U&Drama review - silly telly for the silly seasonTuesday, 05 August 2025
Alexandre Dumas’ novel has been filmed an immeasurable number of times (there was a new French version only last year) and televised even more frequently (a Mexican incarnation materialised in 2023). Yet the world still can’t get enough, so here’s... Read more... |
The Narrow Road to the Deep North, BBC One review - love, death and hell on the Burma railwayThursday, 31 July 2025
Readers of Richard Flanagan’s Booker-winning novel will be familiar with its themes of war, extreme suffering, ageing, memory, fidelity and infidelity, as it roves over the decades from World War Two to the late Eighties.Flanagan based much of the... Read more... |
The Waterfront, Netflix review - fish, drugs and rock'n'rollMonday, 28 July 2025
You wouldn’t really want to belong to the Buckley family, a star-crossed dynasty who run their fishing business out of Havenport, North Carolina. As Bree Buckley (daughter of Harlan and Belle) tells recently-discovered family member Shawn, “I wouldn... Read more... |
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