All Critics articles – Page 87
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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.”
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CriticsChris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys
”This is an enlightening expedition through one of North Africa’s most fascinating countries”
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CriticsUnspeakable; Sheridan; The Last Post
“A gripping hour that treated a hideous scenario with integrity.”
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CriticsRoss Kemp Behind Bars; Exodus; Living the Dream
“It is thorough, legit, and addresses the issues, once you get past the stuntinesss.”
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CriticsTrust Me, I’m a Doctor; Frankenstein Chronicles
“This was essentially a string of One Show segments strung together.”
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CriticsBen Fogle: New Lives In The Wild
“This wasn’t just a portrait of a fascinating woman, it was a lesson in TV technique and how to unlock a personality.”
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CriticsNigella: At My Table; Inspector George Gently
“I find the constant bombardment of TV cookery programmes annoying, but even I’m semi-mesmerised by the ageless Lawson’s food porn.”
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CriticsBlue Planet II; Louis Theroux; Speechless
“It is the kind of telly that makes you wish you had a bigger one, possibly even a cinema, to watch it on.”
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CriticsFeral Families; Stranger Things 2
“Lucy Wilcox’s film is fair and non-judgemental, but I imagine it will stir up a #FeralFamilies twitterstorm.”
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CriticsBounty Hunters; Man Down
“It’s the old oddball couple formula, but it feels fresh because the cast is so strong.”
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CriticsThe End of the F***ing World
“It’s fabulous – comedy so dark that you can barely make out the comedy.”
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CriticsMy Week As a Muslim; Life at 100
“A documentary so spectacularly odd in every respect that it’s hard to believe it wasn’t conceived as a dare.”
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CriticsRamsay on Cocaine; The Ganges with Sue Perkins
“The first instalment of this two-part documentary was a triumph”
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CriticsArmy: Behind the New Frontlines
“Army: Behind the New Frontlines offered something different; less visceral, but no less revealing or insightful.”
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CriticsChris Packham: Asperger’s and Me; Reformation
“A moving, lyrical and painfully honest account of living with high-functioning autism.”
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CriticsGeorge Michael: Freedom; Abortion On Trial
“At times it’s a little self-indulgent. And a little preposterous. But also honest and brilliant – the film, and the man.”