All Critics articles – Page 23
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CriticsFunny Woman; Clarkson’s Farm
“It’s a nice show, with a nice message – and a very funny woman at its heart”
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CriticsYou; All That Breathes; The Catch
“This daft drama is played with such a straight face that it becomes wildly entertaining”
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CriticsThe Shamima Begum Story; Consent
“Joshua Baker’s first-rate reportage will probably be the fairest trial that Shamima Begum ever receives in the British media”
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CriticsSpring Walks; Putin vs the West; SAS: Who Dares Wins
“Spring Walks weaponises virtue-signalling celebs to show you that what you’re doing is wrong”
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CriticsHappy Valley; Right Here, Right Now; Clarkson’s Farm 2
“It had redemption, justice, bitter laughs and fire in its blood”
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CriticsEmily Atack: Asking for It?
“A serious education for boys, and men, is clearly needed about consent, and this programme was a fine start, if by necessity pretty distressing”
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CriticsPutin vs the West
“It’s brilliant, and you have to watch it to understand how we got to where we are now”
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CriticsThe Stasi: Secrets, Lies and British Spies; The Welsh Valley That Won the Lottery
“It was a fascinating insight into life under the boot heel of the secret police”
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CriticsGrayson Perry’s Full English; Shrinking
“It was an enjoyable hour, but got us no closer to pinning down an English identity”
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CriticsThe Catch; Deep Fake Neighbour Wars
“It’s one of those second-tier thrillers that the broadcaster does so well”
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CriticsEveryone Else Burns; How the Holocaust Began
“Every line has a comic payoff and every character, from the leads down to the supporting players, is well-written”
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CriticsThe Warship: Tour of Duty; Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
“The focus on a handful of people made the documentary tremendously engaging”
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CriticsMaternal; The Last of Us
“The show is formulaic to a degree, but has grit in the storytelling oyster that produces something rather wonderful”
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CriticsBad Education; Dancing On Ice; The Traitors US; Mayor of Kingstown; The Last of Us
“It too often comes across as juvenile – but not in a fun way.”