All Critics articles – Page 133
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CriticsTV Critics: Rev; The Widower
“The performances are wonderful. It’s clever – smartly written and sharply observed.”
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CriticsTV Critics: Louis Theroux's LA Stories; Martin Amis's England
“This time it was not the pretensions of his subjects being parodied, it was his own over-familiar format.”
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CriticsTV Critics: Turks & Caicos; Arena; Dangerous Dogs
“Turks & Caicos wasn’t a thriller so much as a series of stagey set-pieces.”
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CriticsTV Critics: W1A; Line of Duty; Brakeless: Why Trains Crash
“This mockumentary needs a bit more ‘mock’.”
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CriticsTV Critics: Food Prices: The Shocking Truth; Undercover Doctor: Cure Me, I'm Gay
“It was not shocking, but it was full of interesting points.”
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CriticsTV Critics: The Widower; Life and Death Row
“The absolute glue here is Reece Shearsmith as Webster. His was a twitch-perfect performance.”
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CriticsTV Critics: Harry’s South Pole Heroes; Oh Do Shut Up Dear!; The Americans
“It was laughs as well as sheer admiration that made this such inspirational viewing.”
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CriticsTV Critics: The Walshes; How To Be A Billionaire; WW1’s Forgotten Photographs
“Not the subtlest piece of work you’ll ever see…but there are lovely touches.”
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CriticsTV Critics: Law & Order: UK; Line of Duty; Astronauts; The Miners’ Strike and Me
“It’s both extraordinarily brilliant and also a tiny bit frustrating.”
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CriticsTV Critics: Shetland; iPlayer originals; Insane Fight Club
“Amid the procedural boilerplate, glimmers of a more interesting show shone through.”
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CriticsTV Critics: EDL Girls; Great Canal Journeys; Photographing Africa
“The film was even-handed if not especially illuminating.”
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CriticsTV Critics: Fast and Fearless; The Voice UK; Musketeers; Top Gear
“A fascinating bit of subculture tourism.”
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CriticsTV Critics: 37 Days; Coronation Street: A Moving Story
“A clear and often brilliant dramatisation.”
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CriticsTV Critics: Outnumbered; Dancing in the Blitz; Line of Duty; First Dates
“I had a tear in my eye as I said goodbye to one of the funniest and most truthful of family sagas.”
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CriticsTV Critics: An Hour to Save Your Life; School of Hard Sums; Death in Paradise; Hair
“It was full of cool-headed heroes who made Jack Bauer look like a neurotic squirrel.”
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CriticsTV Critics: Mary Berry Cooks; Mind The Gap; I Never Knew That About Britain
“Mary Berry Cooks is a perfect half-hour of recipes and tips.”
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CriticsTV Critics: Jonathan Creek; Stewart Lee; Fish Fight
“As far as BBC crimey-solvey serials go, JC knocks the Belstaff jacket off of Sherlock.”
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CriticsTV Critics: Bluestone 42; Storyville; The Storms That Stole Christmas
“The banter is caustic, the cameraderie is palpable and the slapstick is explosive.”
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CriticsTV Critics: Line of Duty; Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents; Inside No 9; Outnumbered
“An early contender for home-grown drama of the year.”
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CriticsTV Critics: The Necessary War; Strippers; Kirstie's Best of Both Worlds
“This was history written by a proper historian as well as a popular journalist.”