The Cockfields is a genius, black-hearted British social comedy
I was hysterical with laughter watching this Diane Morgan-starring series from David Earl and Joe Wilkinson.
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David Attenborough’s Wild Isles makes me proud to be British, despite everything
The new series, which roams from Shetland to Cornwall to Northern Ireland to capture our wildlife, is the BBC at…
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Happy Valley is deeply conservative copaganda
The series celebrates Catherine Cawood’s rough justice. Now, Labour is calling for more police officers like her. Are our memories…
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Daisy Jones & the Six: an unconvincing, overly slick take on the 1970s rock scene
This mock biopic of a fictional, Fleetwood Mac-style band is full of beautiful actors and clothes – but even more…
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Stranger Things series four is all about “trauma”. No wonder Gen Z love it
The sci-fi show is increasingly metaphorical, speaking directly to younger viewers well-acquainted with pop psychology.
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Hugo Blick’s masterful drama The English has left me in slack-jawed awe
I love how Emily Blunt holds a gun in this ultraviolent, suspenseful series set in the American West in the…
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The White Lotus and the horror of the super-rich
The second season of Mike White’s luxury-hotel comedy-drama is an exquisite examination of the miseries of the wealthy.
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As Succession ends – how long should a great TV show run?
The question of when to end a series is a perfect example of the tension between art and commerce.
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