Feb 19 Feb 19 Secret City. Series 2. Under the Eagle. Riveting second series of the Australian political thriller that more than matched the exceptional first one. Simon A Bird
Feb 13 Feb 13 Clark. A (more or less) true-life account of the life of the 'creator' of 'the Stockholm syndrome. Simon A Bird
Feb 6 Feb 6 King of Stonks. Raucous and often very vulgarly funny dramatization of the Wirecard scandal, also the subject of a Netflix documentary. Simon A Bird
Jan 19 Jan 19 Woman of the Dead. More unusual than the relatively predictable start; grim Euro-mystery tale in small and inward-looking community. Simon A Bird
Dec 31 Dec 31 Merli: Sapere Aude Season 2. An involving and thoughtful conclusion with a tighter structure Simon A Bird
Dec 15 Dec 15 • Elite. Series 6: Good; The lurid and sensational sex-drenched dramatic curriculum continues. Simon A Bird
Dec 5 Dec 5 Wednesday; Impressive and comically darkly gripping development of a cartoon character Simon A Bird
Nov 24 Nov 24 Anatomy of a Scandal: Largely gripping unfolding of a political-becoming-personal scandal Simon A Bird
Nov 15 Nov 15 The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window. A smartly funny parody of a classic Netflix genre. Simon A Bird
Oct 31 Oct 31 Cabinet of Curiosities: A ghost/horror anthology of shorts, all with merits, some with more, some with less. Simon A Bird
Oct 23 Oct 23 The Watcher: An intriguing and twistily gripping story based on real-life events. Simon A Bird
Oct 14 Oct 14 Dahmer. Monster; the Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Very painful viewing but worth persisting with. Simon A Bird
Sep 21 Sep 21 Entrapped. Dourly gripping continuation of the icy Icelandic police thriller Simon A Bird