All Critics articles – Page 169

  • Midsomer Murders
    Comment

    24 Mar' 11

    2011-03-24T11:03:00Z

    “While the dialogue can be period-drama correct, no period drama these days would dare to be so slothful of plot as this episode, accurately named Death in the Slow Lane.”

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    Comment

    23 Mar '11

    2011-03-23T09:45:00Z

    “I knew this striking atheist would get her own series.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
    Comment

    22 Mar '11

    2011-03-22T10:30:00Z

    “It’s got the stylised violence of a video game, the graphic thrust of a porn movie.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Christopher and His Kind
    Comment

    21 Mar '11

    2011-03-21T10:16:00Z

    “A tender, touching, personal story of self- discovery. Brilliant, top drama, well done.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

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    Comment

    18 Mar '11

    2011-03-18T11:39:00Z

    “There was clever use of archive footage, and a helpful dash of Young’s family history, but the soundtrack was much too literal…” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • BBC
    Comment

    17 Mar '11

    2011-03-17T15:06:00Z

    “A sad film that rightly offered no definitive conclusions.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Caroline Quentin: A Passage Through India
    Comment

    16 Mar '11

    2011-03-16T10:52:00Z

    “She really should stick to acting.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

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    Comment

    15 Mar '11

    2011-03-15T11:17:00Z

    “The best spoof documentaries rarely veer too far away from plausibility.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Waking the Dead
    Comment

    14 Mar '11

    2011-03-14T12:09:00Z

    “It’s all totally gripping and I can’t wait for the second part tonight.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Monroe
    Comment

    11 March '11

    2011-03-11T10:09:00Z

    “Were I to put money on whether this was ITV’s next big drama, I’d say it was.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

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    Comment

    10 March '11

    2011-03-10T10:05:00Z

    “If these films were a loaf, they’d be much more like a Chorleywood white-sliced than an artisan baked sourdough.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Caroline Quentin: a Passage Through India
    Comment

    9 Mar '11

    2011-03-09T11:31:00Z

    “I simply couldn’t see what Quentin herself added to the mix.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

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    Comment

    8 Mar '11

    2011-03-08T10:05:00Z

    “Both seemed here to be trying a little bit too hard to be ‘characters’.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

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    Comment

    7 Mar '11

    2011-03-07T11:10:00Z

    “It’s big on cosmic dazzlement and mind-boggling perspectives and full of epic orchestration and screen-saver graphics…” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Love Thy Neighbour
    Comment

    4 Mar '11

    2011-03-04T10:35:00Z

    “This is not sociology. It’s begging.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Jamie’s Dream School
    Comment

    3 Mar '11

    2011-03-03T09:55:00Z

    “Filled with lofty intensions and low ambition.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Heston
    Comment

    2 Mar '11

    2011-03-02T11:22:00Z

    “There is as much soap here as there is imagination.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

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    Comment

    1 March '11

    2011-03-01T10:46:00Z

    “Like Tool Academy meets Hell’s Kitchen meets The Liver Birds meets The Vicar of Dibley.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Friday Night Dinner
    Comment

    28 Feb '11

    2011-02-28T11:53:00Z

    “Its biggest joke is the dad.” Read on for the verdict on the weekend’s TV.

  • The Spice Trail
    Comment

    25 Feb '11

    2011-02-25T10:53:00Z

    “It is just too mild and twee and, at 60 minutes, at least half an hour over-cooked.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.