The Afterparty season two is the perfect blend of the familiar and the new
It would make the perfect summer binge-watch if you haven’t yet given this show a chance – it’s okay to be fashionably late to this particular party.
Reviews
Why Bernie Winter has the makings of a Coronation Street legend
Bernie has always felt like a mainstay, with both a savage bite and a Northern warmth that is so in touch with Corrie’s most celebrated female icons.
TV Review: 'Never Have I Ever' Season Four Offers a Bittersweet, Heartfelt Goodbye
"Never Have I Ever is, more than anything, a study in grief, with the recurring focus being Devi's relationship with her late father."
In defence of Coronation Street's Stephen Reid - he's a hilarious soap villain
The main criticism from Coronation Street fans is that the storyline is silly or unrealistic. Of course it is – and that’s exactly why I love it.
Happy Valley: How Sally Wainwright crafted the truly outstanding British drama.
"With Wainwright busy with many other projects, you know that Happy Valley isn’t returning for the sake of it, but because there’s one last important and compelling story to be told. "
Adored Adaptations - This is Going to Hurt
"Just like its source material, 'This is Going to Hurt' made me laugh and cry, often in quick succession."
Review: Conversations with Friends (2022)
"While the series presents Rooney’s story of messy, intertwining relationships, it doesn’t quite translate the intricate study of self-sabotage and youthful unease that made me connect to the book so much."
'The Novice'—Compelling Study Of Obsession That's Making Waves: Review
"Lauren Hadaway’s feature debut is a masterful and disturbing film—one that drags you under the surface and leaves you gasping for breath."
Euphoria: Our Generation’s Edgy Answer to Teen Drama
"...although the show may sometimes get carried away with its desire to shock the audience, it never relies on this, and the content is always grounded in raw, truthful storytelling."
Review: 30 by Adele
"30 is undeniably different from Adele’s previous offerings, but that makes sense – she’s entered a new phase of her life. One that is about new love, self-love, friendship and motherhood."
REVIEW: Was Apple TV's The Morning Show not given a fair shot?
"Maybe, just maybe, The Morning Show is building to something special once again."
Review: Line of Duty (series 6)
"Line of Duty proves that linear television is far from dead, and that audiences are willing to subscribe to the rituals of traditional viewing if a programme can capture their imagination."
Review: Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death
"There is plenty of time for a wider and more nuanced perspective; this was always intended to be a tribute to Caroline..."
REVIEW: Why Parks and Recreation is the perfect show for this lockdown
"It celebrates the everyday, it roots for the underdog, and it acts as a love letter to small towns and their citizens."
REVIEW: Staged helps us through another lockdown
"In June of last year, as the number of pre-COVID TV shows began to dwindle, David Tennant and Michael Sheen came to our rescue with a comedy that satirised the life we had all been living for the last three months."
Review: The Shipman Files: A Very British Crime Story
"Shipman’s victims, just like the victims of Dennis Nielsen, were failed – not just by the cruelty of their deaths but by the prejudices of their society..."
REVIEW: Line of Duty was astonishing television from the very first second
"...if we look back to that understated first series, it is also evident that Line of Duty’s most celebrated features, that make up the DNA of the show we know now, were there from the very start."
Politics on Screen: Sitting in Limbo
"Sitting in Limbo is an essential viewing; it will anger, it will upset, but it will also educate."
Review: Athlete A
"...the greatest strength of Athlete A is the amazing individuals at the centre of the story."
REVIEW: I May Destroy You is tackling subjects TV has never dared to
"There is so much freedom within I May Destroy You; there are tangents, monologues, loose ends and flashbacks, all of which are risks within episodic television, but the quality of the show means that you trust Coel’s superb vision and will happily go with her in whatever direction she takes the story next."
My Culture Comforts: Peter Kay’s Car Share
"The show reminds us of the power of conversation and human interaction..."
REVIEW: BBC Three's 'Normal People' hits all the right notes
"Normal People is, at its heart, a love story, but it addresses love in a complex and messy way that has remained relatively untapped within television..."
Review: This Country
"BBC Three comedy This Country may be the greatest show you’ve never seen..."
