Jan 23 Jan 23 The Night Agent: Gripping slow-burn political/personal White House thriller. Simon A Bird
Jan 5 Jan 5 Good morning, Veronica: Series 1. Thoughtful and powerful drama that at the very end collapses into telenovela melodrama Simon A Bird
Dec 17 Dec 17 Everything Now: A remarkably involving and engaging drama that is both a a school teen drama and near-documentary Simon A Bird
Nov 26 Nov 26 Grand Army: A very fine. thoughtful and markedly above-average US high-school drama Simon A Bird
Nov 22 Nov 22 Bodyguard: Excellently plotted and twisty modern thriller that touches on a range of contemporary issues. Simon A Bird
Nov 12 Nov 12 Bodies: Riveting time-travel-based drama (4 time zones!) that needs to be seen to the dramatically and emotionally satisfying end before judgement. Simon A Bird
Oct 26 Oct 26 Love and Anarchy. Season 2 A touching and witty ‘dramedy’ which balances all elements well. Simon A Bird
Oct 22 Oct 22 The Fall of the House of Usher: A Gothic combination of Succession, and the Sackler and Trump families. Simon A Bird
Oct 8 Oct 8 Sex Education. Series 4. A thoughtful and maturely effective ending to this excellent series Simon A Bird
Oct 6 Oct 6 The Midnight Club. A characteristically stylish and gripping saga from Mike Flanagan. Simon A Bird
Sep 28 Sep 28 The Chestnut Man: All the typical tropes of a very dark European police/serial killer but excellently done. Simon A Bird
Sep 28 Sep 28 Luther: The Fallen Sun. A decently dark, authentically London-based serial killer procedural. Simon A Bird
Sep 28 Sep 28 Dear Child: Grimly gripping drama that superbly holds questions throughout. Simon A Bird
Sep 12 Sep 12 The Diplomat: A gripping political drama but initially marred by too frequent lurches into soapy relationship issues. Simon A Bird
Sep 12 Sep 12 Everything Sucks: Appealing, if occasionally over-sentimental, tween/teen comedy drama. Simon A Bird