All Critics articles – Page 69

  • Gentleman Jack
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    Gentleman Jack

    2019-05-20T08:52:00Z

    “Took a lusty delight in defying all the conventions of costume drama”

  • David Harewood: Psychosis And Me
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    David Harewood: Psychosis and Me

    2019-05-17T08:59:00Z

    “It was moving and fascinating, an intensely personal story told for the public good.”

  • The Virtues
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    The Virtues

    2019-05-16T09:11:00Z

    “Relentlessly powerful television”

  • Years And Years
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    Years And Years

    2019-05-15T08:42:00Z

    “Davies has not lost the knack for creating fleshy drama with a beating heart that thinks big urgent thoughts”

  • One Day In Gaza
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    One Day in Gaza

    2019-05-14T08:43:00Z

    “This was about as level-headed and even-handed as documentaries about Israel and the Palestinians can be”

  • Louis Theroux: Mothers On The Edge
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    Louis Theroux: Mothers on the Edge

    2019-05-13T08:43:00Z

    “A rare and fascinating look at a woefully underexplored and under-recognised phenomenon”

  • Our Dementia Choir With Vicky McClure
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    Our Dementia Choir with Vicky McClure

    2019-05-10T08:41:00Z

    “A beautifully judged documentary, it showed just the right amounts of light and shade and never became overly sentimental.”

  • Brexit: Behind Closed Doors
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    Brexit: Behind Closed Doors

    2019-05-09T08:39:00Z

    “The growing sense that we’re watching a car crash in slow motion was only reinforced by this film”

  • Chernobyl
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    Chernobyl

    2019-05-08T08:36:00Z

    “Sky’s best home-grown production to date, and one of the best television dramas so far this year”

  • Line Of Duty
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    Line of Duty

    2019-05-07T09:33:00Z

    “In a glorious Mercurio back catalogue, this was one of his B-sides”

  • Our Dementia Choir With Vicky McClure
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    Our Dementia Choir with Vicky McClure

    2019-05-03T08:46:00Z

    “We love to see a presenter whose passion spills over into the documentary, and Vicky McClure was the perfect choice.”

  • Forensics: The Real CSI
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    Forensics: The Real CSI

    2019-05-02T08:40:00Z

    ”Those with a genuine interest in the science of forensics will be fascinated by this documentary.”

  • Bake Off: The Professionals
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    Bake Off: The Professionals

    2019-05-01T09:03:00Z

    “A smaller, colder moon orbiting the warm Jupiter giant that is the GBBO mother show.”

  • Banged Up: Teens Behind Bars
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    Banged Up: Teens Behind Bars

    2019-04-30T08:49:00Z

    “Voyeuristic TV, but I’m interested to see if it works”

  • Victoria
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    Victoria

    2019-04-29T08:42:00Z

    “Last night’s episode reminded me that Victoria does consistently deliver quality, albeit in royal soap opera form”

  • Jill Dando: The 20 Year Mystery
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    Jill Dando: The 20 Year Mystery

    2019-04-26T08:40:00Z

    “Grimly fascinating, deeply tragic and I suspect that in another 20 years’ time Dando’s suffering family will still be none the wiser”

  • The Bay
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    The Bay

    2019-04-25T08:45:00Z

    “Bleak, sad and, best of all, entirely believable.”

  • Hard To Please OAPs
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    Hard to Please OAPs

    2019-04-24T08:31:00Z

    “It would be easier to chuckle along if the whimsy didn’t feel manufactured to the point of being patronising.”

  • Back To Life
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    Back to Life

    2019-04-23T09:03:00Z

    “Well written and multi-layered, managing to be sweet, tragic and a little bit sick”

  • Chimerica
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    Chimerica

    2019-04-18T08:50:00Z

    “It’s a strikingly intelligent drama, capturing big ideas without sacrificing story or character”