All Critics articles
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CriticsBeast Games; The Great British Sewing Bee Celebrity Christmas Special; Miracles
“The biggest problem with this deafening, joyless cash-dash is the eponymous presenter”
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CriticsMary Makes Christmas; The Dog House; Crafty Christmas; Inside M&S at Christmas; The Good Ship Murder
“With the exception of Father Christmas, is there anyone more reliable at this time of year than Dame Mary Berry?”
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CriticsThe Yorkshire Vet; Martin Lewis: How to Win at Board Games; The Secret Lives of Animals; Gino & Fred
“The promise of a meeting with Dame Judi, a proud Yorkie herself, bubbled beneath this Christmas special like festive gravy on the hob”
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CriticsStrike: The Ink Black Heart; Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking
“The plot hasn’t warmed up properly yet but it doesn’t really matter as the two main characters are so well-drawn”
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CriticsWham! Last Christmas Unwrapped; The Story of Panto With Gyles Brandreth; Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light
“Even fans might be surprised at how intimate and lovely the conversations about George Michael are here”
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CriticsMasterChef: The Professionals
“Happily, Gregg-gate didn’t become a grubby distraction from a thrilling denouement”
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CriticsSwiped: The School That Banned Smartphones; No Good Deed
“This is deeply uncomfortable hour of television that will serve as a wake-up call for all of us with children in the digital age”
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CriticsOne Hundred Years of Solitude; Dream Productions; Polo
“I’m not sure I’ve ever seen such a perfectly crafted literary adaptation”
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CriticsSomebody Somewhere; Yacht Rock; Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas; Nutcracker
“Somebody Somewhere bows out as it came in, exploring the push and pull between loneliness and human connection”
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CriticsYou Bet!; Mariah Meets Rylan; The Sticky
“Big and bright but there wasn’t much going on beneath the bombast”
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CriticsDalgliesh; Black Doves
“Bertie Carvel is a master of understatement as the buttoned up Dalgliesh”
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CriticsJack in Time for Christmas; Churchill at War; Sirius; The Princes in the Tower; Matlock
“The result is a mix of wildly inconsistent chaos that makes little lasting impression”
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CriticsStar Wars: Skeleton Crew; Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty; Person of Interest
“Skeleton Crew succeeds on its terms as a rip-roaring Spielbergian romp”
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CriticsThe Agency; Meet the Rees-Moggs; Game of Throws
“An impressive roster of talent does not always translate in to excellence, but in this case it adds up to one of the best series of 2024”
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CriticsSenna; Smoggie Queens
“Netflix’s Senna feels slow and underpowered, often struggling to get out of second gear”
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CriticsRage Against the Regime; The Madness
“Telling the story of Iran’s last 45 years through these voices was a simple but devastatingly effective device”
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CriticsThe Great British Bake Off; Matlock
“A surprise but worthy winner was the cherry on top of a resurgent series”
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CriticsIrresistible: Why We Can’t Stop Eating; Dispatches: Britain’s Shoplifting Gangs Exposed
“This documentary was persuasive without hectoring”
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CriticsReturn to Paradise; Queen Camilla: The Wicked Stepmother
“The first episode is really a masterclass in writing this kind of show”