All Critics articles – Page 89
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CriticsSteph and Dom’s One Star to Five Stars
“The clapped-out format was just about kept afloat by the sheer force of the Parkers’ personalities.”
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CriticsThe Housing Enforcers; Educating Greater Manchester
“Without needing to flash images of Greenfell at us, this timely programme reminded us what huge devastation can result from a tiny fault.”
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CriticsThe Apprentice; Who Do You Think You Are?; Back
“The Apprentice remains fiendishly watchable: cunningly cast with hiss-boo villains and skilfully edited to suck us in.”
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CriticsDoctor Foster; Reformation; Barbie
“The finale’s bleak intensity surpassed expectations even for this operatic saga.”
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CriticsTunes for Tyrants; W1A; Rellik; Liar
“This was quality television, the sort that is so absorbing you think you’ve been watching for 15 minutes and it turns out to be nearly an hour.”
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CriticsThe Last Post
“It’s not The Jewel in the Crown, but it could be an intriguing watch over the next six weeks.”
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CriticsRussia With Simon Reeve; Educating Manchester
“A fascinating albeit depressing glimpse into a country that remains a mystery to outsiders.”
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CriticsThe Pact; Billion Dollar Deals; The Detectives
“This was funny, modern and sharp writing, ripe for a follow-up series.”
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CriticsThe Deuce; Doctor Foster
“The series is what Martin Scorsese’s Vinyl could have been if it hadn’t kept turning into Stars in Their Eyes nostalgia.”
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CriticsLiar; The Human Body; The Vietnam War
“If this were a book, I’d have been tempted to sling it in the bin.”
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CriticsThe Detectives; Bad Move
“Sometimes it’s routine, at other moments it’s uncomfortable; but it’s always fascinating because it’s policing as policing is.”
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CriticsAlaska; Doctor Foster
“Alaska: A Year in the Wild was a wonderful, solid hour of astonishing sights.”
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CriticsW1A; Rellik; Liar
“It was all bitingly written, beautifully observed and brilliantly performed.”
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CriticsElectric Dreams; The Black Lake
“The quality on display could make this one of the autumn’s must-sees.”
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CriticsBromans; Without Limits; Ambulance
”Bromans is loud, stupid and potentially my new favourite thing.”
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CriticsThe Other One; How to Stay Young
“The Other One was only a pilot episode but, with such a strong cast and whip-smart script, had plenty of potential for a full series.”
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CriticsThe 100 Year Old Driving School
“Adorable and sad in equal measure, ‘100 Year Old Driving School’ is perfect reality entertainment.”