The last of the folk-hero hijackers
A crime mystery that fascinated 1970s America gets a new set of wings in the Netflix series DB Cooper: Where…
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How did Netflix’s Persuasion get the novel so wrong?
This adaptation slaps a sassy millennial tone on Austen’s most mature work, in an embarrassing attempt to force the brashest…
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Why we will never understand Ghislaine Maxwell
Channel 4’s documentary is the latest in a long line of TV shows attempting to explain why she did what…
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Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams is the most moving thing I’ve seen on TV in years
This show, in which Andrew Flintoff introduces working-class boys from Preston to cricket, shows how sport can bring people together…
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The Undeclared War is truly clever TV
Long may Peter Kosminsky go on making shows as addictive, vital and creative as this GCHQ cyberwar drama.
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Rowan Atkinson’s Man vs Bee: the most perplexing minutes I have ever spent watching TV
Therein lies the entire series: a man, vs a bee. And although it may seem impossible, there are nine episodes.
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Back in Time for Birmingham tells the story of immigration in postwar Britain
For all its banalities, the BBC’s warm-hearted recreation of the lives of previous generations of British Asians is welcome, even…
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James Graham’s Sherwood: a rich and gripping crime drama
A stunning cast and precise sense of place elevate this BBC series set in a Nottinghamshire village haunted by the…
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Roddy Doyle: The Wire was not about thrills but humanity
The Irish novelist on David Simon’s landmark TV drama, republished for the show’s 20th anniversary.
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What’s the point of a poet laureate?
A Poet for Elizabeth on Radio 4 looks back at the seven poets who have taken the role during the…
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Sky’s new adaptation of The Midwich Cuckoos is more psy-fi than sci-fi
I feel a bit possessive of John Wyndham and his 1957 novel – and this series has some work to…
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Pistol reveals the major problem with rock biopics
In Danny Boyle’s adaptation of the Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones’s memoir, the cast cannot make convincing rock stars.
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Grayson’s Art Club Jubilee special: a terrifying extravaganza for the bunting obsessed
If television is, as I believe it to be, a barometer of national cultural health, this country is getting madder…
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Is Britain’s Strictest Headmistress a visionary or a tyrant?
Many of Katharine Birbalsingh’s rules seem petty beyond belief – but she gets results. What does her approach tell us…
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The Victorians in The Essex Serpent are as far-fetched as the sea-monster
Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes struggle to convince in the TV adaptation of Sarah Perry’s gothic novel.
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Anatomy of a Scandal is an unconvincing take on politics post-MeToo
The preposterous plot, ropey acting and strangely Americanised sets left me yawning and rolling my eyes.
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Rest in peace, Peaky Blinders. We will miss this magnificent show so much
The complex, labyrinthine BBC drama now begins its final series. Someone should say a prayer.
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BBC One’s This Is Going To Hurt is cold, mean and – crucially – not funny
Ben Whishaw is miscast in this adaptation of Adam Kay’s bestselling medical memoir, and there is something badly amiss with…
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Pam + Tommy reminds me of porn: it’s boring, lifeless and full of erect nipples
Yes, this Disney+ series features a huge, animatronic penis. But why was it made? What’s it for?
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Why The Great Pottery Throw Down is the loveliest show on TV
I never thought I would cry at pots. But this series movingly communicates the value a creative hobby can bring…
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