All Critics articles – Page 164

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    Comment

    1 August '11

    2011-08-01T14:51:00Z

    “Like a cross between Cruella de Vil and a drag queen.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Town with Nicholas Crane
    Comment

    29 July '11

    2011-07-29T11:44:00Z

    “The sort of educational broadcast that makes one feel guilty for turning over.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Beaver Falls
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    28 July '11

    2011-07-28T11:45:00Z

    “The terrible thing about this kind of comedy… is not that it demeans women but young men.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Geordie Finishing School For Girls
    Comment

    27 July '11

    2011-07-27T11:32:00Z

    “Reality television has just discovered Tyneside, it seems.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Wonderstuff
    Comment

    26 July '11

    2011-07-26T10:40:00Z

    “It was further proof that fact can be as exciting as fiction.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Sugartown
    Comment

    25 July '11

    2011-07-25T11:17:00Z

    “The best drama doesn’t always come up with a definitive answer and this one didn’t. It was pacey, emotionally engaging stuff.” Read on for the verdict on last weekend’s TV.

  • Alex: A Life Fast Forward
    Comment

    22 July '11

    2011-07-22T10:33:00Z

    “It’s beautifully done, intimate without being intrusive.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Coronation Street
    Comment

    21 July '11

    2011-07-21T09:55:00Z

    “A desultory bit of schedule padding.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The Hour
    Comment

    20 July '11

    2011-07-20T09:32:00Z

    “The hour has come for a drama such as this: stylish and confident with strong values underneath.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Show Me the Funny
    Comment

    19 July '11

    2011-07-19T10:01:00Z

    “Clever, funny, interesting - a cut above the rest.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution
    Comment

    18 July '11

    2011-07-18T09:30:00Z

    “It looks as if this show has run aground.” Read on for the verdict on last weekend’s TV.

  • Torchwood
    Comment

    15 July '11

    2011-07-15T10:23:00Z

    “Unsentimental, convincing, heartfelt drama, a credit to its makers.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The World: Italy’s Bloodiest Mafia
    Comment

    14 July '11

    2011-07-14T10:30:00Z

    “A corrective to some of the overhyped rhetoric of the last week”. Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The Night Watch
    Comment

    13 July '11

    2011-07-13T11:54:00Z

    “The emotion of the relationships was necessarily squeezed towards melodrama.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Strictly Kosher
    Comment

    12 July '11

    2011-07-12T09:58:00Z

    “One of the most powerful hours of comedy-drama I’ve seen of late”. Read on, for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Fake or Fortune?
    Comment

    11 July ‘11

    2011-07-11T11:04:00Z

    “A very effective blend of slightly erstatz mystery and surreptitious fine-art education.” Read on for the verdict on the weekend’s TV.

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    8 July '11

    2011-07-08T13:17:00Z

    “Like its progenitor, Veena Sud’s adaptation is realistic, confidently slow-paced.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The Perfect Suit
    Comment

    7 July '11

    2011-07-07T10:59:00Z

    “Sooke’s film was a generally engaging affair, presented by someone with a genuine ease in front of the camera.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Restoration Home
    Comment

    6 July '11

    2011-07-06T11:14:00Z

    “An almost identical blend of architectural history and building makeover that Channel 4 ran last year.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • New Tricks
    Comment

    5 July '11

    2011-07-05T10:51:00Z

    “The BBC’s answer to Midsomer Murders – an undemanding, old-fashioned cop drama.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.