2016’s Film & TV: Our Favourites & Disappointments
To end 2016, some of our writers have compiled their favourite and most disappointing TV shows or movies...
DOCTOR WHO – ‘The Return of Doctor Mysterio’
“The Return of Doctor Mysterio” is, as Steven Moffat has acknowledged, an homage to the superhero comics of his youth, and particularly to the...
THE MISSING – Series Two
Sometimes I feel as though there are two pairs of Williams brothers: the ones who wrote brash shows like Roman’s Empire and the muddled,...
6 to See this December
What new movies and television shows are most deserving of your attention this month? Our editor, Dan Owen, selects his top six choices for UK audiences…
POLDARK – Series Two
How you feel about series 2 of Poldark almost certainly comes down to how you feel about that scene. You know the one. The...
MAID MARIAN AND HER MERRY MEN (BBC, 1989-1994)
The true story of Sherwood Forest is finally revealed: Robin was a cowardly tailor from Kensington, and Marian was the brains behind the Merry Men.
FLEABAG – Series One
The BBC is currently celebrating televised comedy via its ‘Landmark Sitcom Season’. Amidst the remakes of popular shows—such as Porridge and Are You Being...
PEAKY BLINDERS – Series Three
There are times when describing stylish period gangster drama Peaky Blinders sounds less like talking about a television drama and more like recounting the...
UNDERCOVER – Series One
The premise of one half of a married couple harbouring dark secrets is a cornerstone of the thriller genre. It’s fuelled so many successful...
LINE OF DUTY – Series Three
What exactly is BBC2’s police drama Line of Duty? A forensically detailed examination of corruption, stuffed full of pitch-perfect jargon-heavy dialogue, with a complex...
MAY 2016: The Best of Film & TV
Summer's just around the corner, but the blockbusters are already here! Below, I've selected some of the most notable films and TV shows debuting in May 2016. If you think there’s anything missing, please mention in the comments below.
STAG (BBC, 2016)
There’s a long tradition of stories about groups of people being hunted and killed, one by one, by a mystery assailant (most owing a...