TV review
The best critics on the TV shows everyone is talking about
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3 out of 5 stars.Instead of Idris Elba cranking it up to 11, we have the serviceable Richard Armitage downing G&Ts while handcuffed to his plane seat. Then the bodies start to pile up …
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4 out of 5 stars.
Wildlife Rescue review – totally adorable TV you’ll want to watch for years to come
4 out of 5 stars.This super cute show about an animal hospital will have you crying happy tears from the off. And just wait till you meet the seal pups!
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2 out of 5 stars.
Danny Dyer: How to Be a Man review – come on, geezer, is this really the best you can do?
2 out of 5 stars.The former EastEnders star could have been the perfect person to take toxic men to task in this report on modern masculinity. Instead, he utterly fails to push back. What a waste -
3 out of 5 stars.The mates from Darlington who clubbed together to buy an unlikely winner is a story fit for Hollywood, and the men all have moving stories to tell in this charming documentary … even if the makers are too heavy-handed
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3 out of 5 stars.
For the Love of Dogs review – Alison Hammond brilliantly fills Paul O’Grady’s shoes
3 out of 5 stars.Hammond takes over presenting duties at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home – and gets all the tails wagging. Just like that, canine TV’s top dog should stay the leader of the pack -
4 out of 5 stars.This spiky and heartfelt comedy might be powered by the lead character’s autism, but it’s not defined by it. It gives people with the condition a long overdue voice
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4 out of 5 stars.
Blue Lights series two review – last year’s breakout police hit is as beautifully tense as ever
4 out of 5 stars.The cop show set in post-Troubles Northern Ireland will leave you holding your breath constantly, not knowing what perils await our beloved ‘peelers’ -
3 out of 5 stars.Jamie Oliver jumps on the culinary bandwagon in this bewilderingly cringey two-parter. Hasn’t even he tired of his own shtick by now?
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5 out of 5 stars.This thoroughly sweet look at the grime artist and TV chef making a pilgrimage is that rarest of things – an intimate profile of being male and Muslim
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3 out of 5 stars.
Kurt Cobain: Moments That Shook Music review – even 30 years on, his death seems utterly tragic
3 out of 5 stars.This documentary about the Nirvana singer’s demise is at its best when it uses archive interviews with fans to show the scale of their loss. Otherwise, it struggles to really convey his impact
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3 out of 5 stars.The star is utterly convincing – if slightly creepy – as Benjamin Franklin in this Apple TV+ miniseries about the polymath. Shame they’ve chosen to base it on such a boring period of the statesman’s life …
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4 out of 5 stars.Scottish comedian Richard Gadd’s borderline horror about a female stalker is brilliantly eerie. It’s tense, creepily filmed television that will stay with you for a long time to come
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5 out of 5 stars.This immaculately made, supremely witty post-apocalyptic drama is yet another brilliant video game adaptation. It’s funny, self-aware and tense – an astonishing balancing act
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2 out of 5 stars.
Stacey Solomon’s Renovation Rescue review – how is this mess Reese Witherspoon’s first UK TV show?
2 out of 5 stars.The host is as sweet as ever, but is way out of her depth in this confused series about botched building projects. What a bizarre way for the Legally Blonde star’s production company to enter the British market -
5 out of 5 stars.
Race Across the World series four review – TV that makes you feel that there is hope
5 out of 5 stars.It’s back! The BBC’s smartphone-free travel sends contestants racing from Japan to Indonesia, and it’s as full of human kindness and intimate relationship portraits as ever
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3 out of 5 stars.
Ministry of Evil: The Twisted Cult of Tony Alamo review – an astonishing tale of brainwashing
3 out of 5 stars.The extreme, terrifying practices laid bare in this four-part documentary about an abusive sect lets victims tell their staggering tales – even if it does nothing new for the genre
Our Living World review – Cate Blanchett’s nature show is a rare ray of hope
3 out of 5 stars.