This is the second BBC Three programme I have watched recently (the first being Fleabag), and it’s interesting how much the channel has improved since moving online only. This series […]
Category: British TV
Review: Fleabag
On paper, Fleabag shouldn’t work. It’s a ‘sitcom’ about a juvenile, middle class woman who never gets anything right. So far, so Miranda. However, those inverted commas are well placed, […]
Review: Flowers (Channel 4)
Have you heard of Julian Barratt? Have you heard of Olivia Colman? Have you heard of Will Sharpe? Have you??? Well, they are all starring in Flowers, a new 6-part […]
Five of the Best Period Dramas
For many, there’s no better way to spend a dark winter’s night than to curl up on the sofa with a box of chocolates and a period drama. Over the past […]
Review: War and Peace
I should have reviewed BBC One’s expensive-looking and beautifully cast series of Leo Tolstoy’s classic War and Peace last week, but, if I’m honest, I needed more time to make […]
Series Revival Review: Being Human
Being Human is one of the most successful television series the BBC has ever produced. Its authentic, almost amateurish tone, combined with a concept that on paper would seem […]
End of series review: The Apprentice – Series 10
For 10 years now, audiences have sat and watched in entertained frustration, as terrified blobs in suits bumble around trying to impress a man who once owned a football club; […]
End of Series Review – Doctor Who
Time is up once again for Doctor Who, but was it well spent? With many secrets revealed, and journeys ended and begun anew, it is time to consider the end […]
Review: Doctor Who – Kill the Moon
Kill the Moon is at least a great title for an episode. Unfortunately, the story itself was not. Perhaps the idea could have been eventually refined to something decent with some […]
Review: Downton Abbey – Series 5, Episode 2
WARNING: MAJOR SPOILER ALERT!! Our favourite quintessentially British period drama is back! After the first episode’s tumult of quick-fire über-scandal (complete with thievery, manipulation, class-conflict, illegitimate children, illicit sex, walking in on […]