All Critics articles – Page 87
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CriticsThe Real Marigold on Tour
“The producers wisely decided to let Miriam take over, which was sensible since she was going to do just that, whether anyone objected or not.”
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CriticsHowards End; Blue Planet II; Coastal Railways
“The BBC’s series showed yet again how the small screen is now lord of the manor.”
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CriticsThe Sex Robots Are Coming; Great Canal Journeys
“This was by turns hilarious and upsetting, as perplexing as it was educational”
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CriticsThe Marvelous Mrs Maisel, The Channel
“It manages to pull off the punchline of being both a loving historical homage while still being freshly engaging”
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CriticsThe Robot Will See You Now
“If the film didn’t bother exploring the implications of allowing a robot to rule your personal life, at least it was fun and wittily edited.”
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CriticsPaul Hollywood: A Baker’s Life; Employable Me
“This was billed as Hollywood’s life story in four slices — but a confection this sickly is hard to swallow.”
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CriticsCoastal Railways; Joe Orton Laid Bare
”A vision of rail travel in Britain free from unexplained delays, blocked toilets and sardine-packed commuters”
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CriticsBlitz: The Bombs That Changed Britain
“Whizzy graphics, aerial photography and sepia-tinted footage bought it to vivid visual life.”
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CriticsMary Berry’s Country House Secrets
“Whoever dreamt up this show, a layer cake of cookery, history documentary, people-watching and interior-snooping, deserves a biscuit.”
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CriticsRick Stein’s Road to Mexico
”Rick Stein is for those of us who prefer our TV chefs a little more rustic”
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CriticsLove, Lies & Records; British Workers Wanted
“Kay Mellor’s new drama skipped along with a lightness of touch belying how much was being packed in.”
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CriticsPeaky Blinders; The Secret Life of the Zoo
“A terrifically paced return which tingled with excitement.”
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CriticsRick Stein’s Road to Mexico; Stuck on You
“Two weeks in and Rick Stein’s Road To Mexico still had not actually got as far as Mexico.”
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CriticsGone to Pot; The Boy with the Topknot
“It is by far the funniest thing I’ve seen on TV this year.”
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CriticsHowards End; Alan Shearer: Dementia, Football and Me
“This was a drama that radiated quality at every turn.”
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CriticsAngry, White and American; Trump: An American Dream
“It was a gripping if depressing hour, though chronologically it felt like a reverse strip-tease.”
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CriticsDetectorists; The Truth About Slim People
“Beautifully observed, it illustrated how the best TV can be about nothing at all.”
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CriticsMotherland; The A Word; Road To Mexico
“As cutting as a school-gate mum, as mucky as a year two art lesson and as much fun as a free-for-all in the water pistol factory.”