The Times' Scores
- TV
For 168 reviews, this publication has graded:
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39% higher than the average critic
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10% same as the average critic
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51% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.2 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average TV Show review score: 69
Highest review score: | Uprising | |
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Lowest review score: | Cooking With Paris (2021): Season 1 |
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Carol Midgley
A buzzy, zippy, thoughtful feast of a film with a well-selected collection of tributes and observations.- The Times
- Posted Jul 5, 2022
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Carol Midgley
It’s a show that reminds us how very brave bomb disposal officers are. I’m just not sure yet if long sequences watching wires being snipped in bathrooms makes for very good telly. We’ll see. At least McClure, who I thought always got the worst lines in LoD, has centre stage here and, after a slow start, there’s enough to keep watching — for now.- The Times
- Posted Jun 17, 2022
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- Posted Jun 16, 2022
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Brazenly gorges on the Marvel fandom hype but which even this old fogey can see totally works as a TV show (although do note that I’m not a Marvel-comic reader. Purists may dislike its deviations from the source).- The Times
- Posted Jun 10, 2022
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Yes, much of it is clearly scripted, but Flintoff, Harris and McGuinness seem genuinely to get on and find each other funny. When they repeatedly slapped each other's faces in a childish game of snap it felt spontaneous, a tiny bit fetishistic, and I did actually laugh.- The Times
- Posted Jun 7, 2022
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The good news is that the second series came firing on all cylinders and teeming with quality awkwardness and filth.- The Times
- Posted Jun 6, 2022
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The premise may not be totally original and the plot occasionally daft but Chloe feels crisp and new and Doherty is like a breath of fresh air.- The Times
- Posted May 27, 2022
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This jaw-dropping series bringing dinosaurs to life is so immersive, so real, that you feel you are there, peering through a portal into an age that blows the mind.- The Times
- Posted May 24, 2022
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It's an uneven watch, however, with some things working well (such as their domestic bickering) and others not so well.- The Times
- Posted May 18, 2022
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The BBC adaptation is excellent and Whishaw is a joy to watch.- The Times
- Posted May 5, 2022
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Gentleman Jack seemed intent on boring [viewers] to death. I like this show but, for the love of God, if I have to hear another word about railway shares or double canal locks or the Navigation Acts I will slip into a coma. How Suranne Jones remembers all these tedious lines and delivers them perfectly is a miracle. She could, though, do with dialling down the redoubtable marching, the gurning and the brusque checking of her pocket watch, because Anne Lister is in danger of caricature.- The Times
- Posted Apr 25, 2022
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I struggled to care about this meandering story, which involved John Bishop looking as if he'd fallen on hard times and gone into panto in a pirate costume from Aldi.- The Times
- Posted Apr 19, 2022
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Any writer who tackles Christie takes a risk, but Laurie's effort was classy and luscious, if a little lengthy at three hours. You could do far worse than lose yourself in this over the long Easter weekend.- The Times
- Posted Apr 19, 2022
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What makes Ridley Road a joy to watch is not only the stellar cast, but the storytelling, and the great one-liners of Vivien's mother (played by Samantha Spiro).- The Times
- Posted Apr 8, 2022
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I found the second of this two-parter the more compelling. Part one feels like an extended curtain-raiser.- The Times
- Posted Apr 8, 2022
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The Split isn't perfect, often too polished for its own good, and many characters too cold to like much. ... But that teeth-itchingly awkward restaurant meal, in which Hannah clearly wanted to stab her smug love rival Kate with her chopsticks, was absolutely delicious. I don't blame her. Who calls children "little people"? I think this is The Split giving us clear permission to hate Kate.- The Times
- Posted Apr 5, 2022
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It was not at all what I expected, which was a stats and sport-heavy “groin strain” of a drama from which I would frequently zone out like I do whenever someone mentions golf. It was the opposite: flash, brash, blowsy, cheesy, bosomy (literally), vulgar, “fun” — and extremely pleased with itself, the drama equivalent of a loud, busty barmaid in a seaside postcard.- The Times
- Posted Mar 29, 2022
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While [A Very English Scandal] was an effervescent, almost feelgood trot through Thorpe's Old Bailey trial, this feels bleaker and sadder. ... [A] series which gets better with each episode.- The Times
- Posted Mar 28, 2022
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The performances of Bailey and Ashley are good, and make the series more substantial. Let's not get carried away, though: it's still candy-floss flimsy much of the time and packed with frocks, froth and cliche, but it is moreish, a splash of jolliness, glam and colour in a grim world (its timing is excellent).- The Times
- Posted Mar 21, 2022
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When Lesley Sharp stars in something it behoves you to watch. Although I'm not sure her character, weather-beaten detective Hannah, who was having an affair with Sean, is very convincing.- The Times
- Posted Mar 21, 2022
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Now on series two and still a bit patchy, but with occasional nuggets of gold. There is quality black humour to be found here and few no-go areas.- The Times
- Posted Mar 18, 2022
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You may not feel much in the mood for comedy but it really is worth watching. Not least because it reminds us, both in fiction and fact, that "non-politicians" can make great leaders, and sometimes "populism" works.- The Times
- Posted Mar 16, 2022
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Adele simply has an astonishingly good voice and seems nice along with it. And if you are a fan of her music then there is no question that this would have been a treat.- The Times
- Posted Mar 15, 2022
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It is stunning, gorgeously acted and directed and, though it’s still early days, looks likely to be the best series yet. I would have given episode one five stars were it not for the fact that Lenu’s friend, Lila, played by Gaia Girace, wasn’t in it.- The Times
- Posted Mar 10, 2022
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Seyfried did a good job of conveying the complex hubris of Holmes, who, while flouting the rules, did enough to be credible and show how her charisma convinced lots of rich people. ... The drama's tactics were less nuanced.- The Times
- Posted Mar 8, 2022
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While it seems the right time to retire Peaky Blinders it still has that heavy stamp of quality, the unique mix of early 20th-century gangsterism set against modern music and reassuringly uncorny dialogue.- The Times
- Posted Feb 24, 2022
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Extremely watchable, unfiltered trilogy (of which two episodes were available for review) is as much about the power of turbo-charged self-belief as it is about genius.- The Times
- Posted Feb 17, 2022
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Carol Midgley
The best thing about it is Jabari Banks, who brings his own charisma to the Will Smith role. He is required to turn in a "deeper" performance. Also good are the action scenes the basketball games and gang scenes but whether that will be enough for former fans to watch a whole, morally earnest series spinning off a 30-yearold sitcom we'll see.- The Times
- Posted Feb 15, 2022
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Pam & Tommy is upbeat and entertaining, no question, but it is as superficial as a Baywatch titty calendar.- The Times
- Posted Feb 2, 2022
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