All Critics articles – Page 95
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CriticsTin Star; Safe House
“The scene is set for revenge, recriminations and revelations after the enjoyably strange opening.”
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CriticsDiana & I; White Kid, Brown Kid
“Diana and I was cheesy, mawkish and peppered with stereotypes. I really rather enjoyed it.”
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CriticsStrike: The Cuckoo's Calling
”An entertaining stagger through the seedy world of dodgy contacts, dark pool halls, greasy caffs, family dysfunctionality and hairs of the dog”
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CriticsEducating Greater Manchester
“A welcome return for this cleverly constructed series, which was as warm, wise and inspiring as ever”
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CriticsMountain: Life at the Extreme
“This series includes shots of breathtaking grandeur that cry out to be watched in high definition.”
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CriticsThe Great British Bake Off
“Mary, Mel and Sue might be gone but the show’s recipe remains as winning as ever.”
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CriticsStrike; In Solitary
“It was a welcome change to see a crime drama that didn’t feature grisly forensic scenes, a mismatched cop duo and a rural community entirely inhabited by appalling people.”
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CriticsLego Masters; Wasting Away; Ambulance
“You can’t just have a load of people building stuff out of Lego on the telly and think it will be interesting.”
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CriticsNo More Boys and Girls?; The State
“No More Boys and Girls should be compulsory viewing in schools up and down the land.”
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CriticsIndia’s Partition; Utopia; Impossible Engineering
”The writer/director Chadha Gurinder was an inquisitive and enjoyably unpolished presenter.”
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CriticsJamie’s Quick & Easy Food
“A show packed with the type of showmanship and useful professional tips that are Oliver’s stock in trade.”
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CriticsThe State; Len Goodman’s Partners in Rhyme
“This was the sort of bold programming that Channel 4 was founded for.”
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CriticsTaxi of Mum and Dad
“One-note, superficial television that meandered without purpose or urgency from one piece of inconsequential chit-chat to another.”
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CriticsNo More Boys and Girls; Milton Keynes and Me
“Cynical viewers might have rolled their eyes at the stereotypically BBC-ish political correctness of the premise but this was provocative and engaging fare.”
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CriticsThe Big Family Cooking Showdown; Quacks
“There was much to admire here. It was absorbingly paced and slickly produced. However, the format also had its flaws.”
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CriticsCheap Cheap Cheap; Child Genius; Catching the Tax Dodgers; Britain’s Relationship Secrets
“Noel Edmonds’ efforts felt as painfully overdone as the product placement that presumably explained this show’s existence.”
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CriticsValkryien; North Korea: Murder in the Family
“There are twists and turns aplenty, and the robbery-gone-wrong that begins the episode is a masterclass in tension.”
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CriticsPrincess Diana’s ‘Wicked’ Stepmother; Top of the Lake: China Girl; Utopia: in Search of the Dream
“Amid the fun, frolics and gorgeous gasps of horror elicited, it didn’t mask the sadness at its heart.”