My Brilliant Friend; Our House

“My Brilliant Friend is the most beautiful drama on television, and, considering how consistently excellent it has been, it remains sorely underrated. It effortlessly balances impossible questions about love, family, shame and duty, and it does so with impeccable style. This is television at its best and it weaves a spell unlike anything I have seen in a very long time.”
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian

“It is stunning, gorgeously acted and directed and, though it’s still early days, looks likely to be the best series yet. The same actresses who played the friends as teenagers are being used again and Mazzucco, despite the spectacles and sensible haircut, at times looks too young to be in her lateish twenties. But it doesn’t matter because the production, directed by Daniele Luchetti, is luscious, perfectly catching the look and feel of 1970s Italy.”
Carol Midgley, The Times

“An industry magazine recently described My Brilliant Friend’s UK viewing figures as ‘boutique’. Well, a few thousand boutique viewers and I will continue to be enriched by the best drama on TV. Sublime television. And not a cliffhanger or kitchen island in sight.”
Chris Bennion, The Telegraph

“I enjoyed it, although it had more holes than a string vest. It was the antithesis of the usual smug, middle-class potboiler.”
Carol Midgley, The Times

“There was, it must be said, some satisfaction in that ending. However, even this neat bit of plotting was undone by the fact that it was never clear who we were supposed to be rooting for. This is fast-food TV, intended to be consumed quickly and forgotten instantly.”
Chris Bennion, The Telegraph