All Critics articles – Page 97
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CriticsThe Trouble with Dad; The Halcyon; How To Survive The End Of The World
“It was incredibly touching in places and occasionally sad, but what it was throughout was very, very funny.”
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CriticsSS-GB; The Lake District; Grand Tours Of The Scottish Islands
“SS-GB was bold, brave and largely carried by the excellent Sam Riley, who is surely the coolest Fedora-hat-wearer since Humphrey Bogart.”
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CriticsTV Critics: Russia’s Hooligan Army; Death in Paradise; The Great British Benefits Handout; Mafia Women
“Russia’s Hooligan Army made for truly terrifying viewing.”
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CriticsThe Real Marigold Hotel; 24: Legacy; Trust Me, I’m A Doctor; The Kettering Incident
“The second series of The Real Marigold Hotel looks set to be another touching watch.”
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CriticsFirst Dates; Girls; The Wedding Day; Art of France
“The voyeuristically delicious action on the tables-for-two was by far the best thing here.”
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CriticsThe Big Painting Challenge; Terry Pratchett; Taboo; Call The Midwife
“By trying to be not like The Great British Bake Off, it’s ended up a bit of a mess.”
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CriticsTV Critics: Unforgotten; Inside Dior; After Brexit; The Cruise
“All those strands come together in a satisfying knot.”
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CriticsRoots; Climbing The Property Ladder; Four Rooms
“This harrowing tale of human subjugation and suffering has lost none of its power to shock.”
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CriticsThe Moorside; Britain’s Greatest Hoaxer
“Another scorching performance from Sheridan Smith.”
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CriticsThe Accused; Apple Tree Yard; SAS: Rogue Warriors; Confessions of the Paparazzi
“A powerful and innovative piece of programming.”
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CriticsThe Good Karma Hospital; Apple Tree Yard
“This was a holiday for the eyes, a harmless bit of featherlight fluff.”
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CriticsThe Great Pottery Throw Down; Escape To The Wild; Parenting For Idiots
“This is a good show. Maybe Channel 4 should snap it up.”
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CriticsTV Critics: The British Empire; The Great Literary Scandal; Hospital
“It is a bit too diplomatic for such deeply divided and egregious times.”
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CriticsSicily; Tales from the Coast; The Modern British Slave Trade; Further Back in Time for Dinner
“Really it was a posh travelogue, aimed at people who love to boast of the dear little taverna they know in Palermo.”
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CriticsGeorge III; Art of France; French Adventure
“Here was another frustratingly GCSE-level slice of history from the BBC, determined to patronise viewers with bland pedagogic instruction.”
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CriticsFrancis Bacon; Apple Tree Yard; Special Forces; The Brit Who Tried To Kill Trump
“This was a barnstorming arts documentary that paid no lip service to the notion that we need to know about an artist’s technique to understand his work.”
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CriticsThe Cult Next Door; Fortitude; British History’s Biggest Fibs
“Confirmation that Vanessa Engle is the most important and original documentary maker working in British television today.”
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CriticsWomen Who Kill; Who Do You Think You Are?; Witless
“Director Matt Pelly probed a little behind the lurid headlines but not deep enough.”
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CriticsFurther Back in Time for Dinner; Case
“The series is always lovely to watch, whichever period it is set in.”