Hope Street; China; Pam & Tommy; The Tinder Swindler

“The lively script gives this comedy-drama an edge that the plot doesn’t quite supply. Hope Street wants to be one of the big boys, investigating major crime. But thanks to the afternoon slot, it also has to be soapy and clownish. It’s been airing every day since Monday and I’m starting to get hooked. Though it’s the language I love, not the crime-busting.”
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail

“It detailed allegations of mass detention, torture, forced sterilisation and abortion. All of the participants demonstrated courage in taking part – from the blogger who secretly filmed vast, newly built ‘re-education centres’ to the families whose children, parents or spouses had been jailed or disappeared. It was a chilling film, all the more so because it offered no hope that these tiny voices would ever achieve anything in their fight against the state.”
Anita Singh, The Telegraph

“The obvious, standout point to make about Pam & Tommy is that Lily James as Pamela Anderson looks phenomenal. As for the rest of it, let’s just say that if you were coming to this show hoping for nuance and texture in the telling of the story of Anderson’s and Lee’s sex tape, then you were out of luck. Pam & Tommy is upbeat and entertaining, no question, but it is as superficial as a Baywatch titty calendar.”
Carol Midgley, The Times

“Pam & Tommy is a glamourous, revealing take on a true story that makes room for a lot of fun, lively moments. Director Craig Gillespie tells this story with ferocious vitality. The first three episodes capture the intoxicating aura of the couple’s early days of giddy romance, as well as Rand’s docile yet fundamentally destructive ambition to ruin it all – it is all superlatively entertaining.”
Ella Kemp, The i

“Audiences love nothing more than a scam, from the podcast Sweet Bobby to the fascinating case of the ‘fake heiress’ Anna Delvey. This slots neatly into the pantheon. It is a pacy, gripping feature-length film that lays everything out with precision and offers plenty of compassion for the victims.”
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian