May 10 May 10 How To Sell Drugs Online (Fast). Series 4. Excellent, conclusion to an engaging and thoughtful series Simon A Bird
May 7 May 7 Black Mirror: Season 7: One superb episode, others pretty bland/indifferent. Simon A Bird
Apr 5 Apr 5 Hooligan. Gritty and involving Polish drama about the intersection between family and toxic masculinity Simon A Bird
Mar 26 Mar 26 Adolescence. Remarkable. It absolutely deserves the response it has rightly elicited. Simon A Bird
Jan 12 Jan 12 The Breakthrough. A quietly involving and powerful Swedish true-crime drama. Simon A Bird
Dec 31 Dec 31 The Diplomat. Season 2. Pretty much up-to-standard continuation of the political/personal drama Simon A Bird
Nov 1 Nov 1 SKAM. Season 3. Thoughtful and sensitive exploration of sexuality, mental health and relationships in Norwegian high school Simon A Bird
Oct 14 Oct 14 Billionaire Island. Series 1: Dryly droll Norwegian dramedy set in the salmon-farming world. Simon A Bird
Oct 14 Oct 14 Slow Horses. Series 3. Spook Street: Gripping and wildly idiosyncratic UK spy drama Simon A Bird
Oct 14 Oct 14 Respira. Season 1 : Soapy but stylish Spanish hospital drama with a pleasingly greater awareness of connected social and political issues. Simon A Bird
Sep 30 Sep 30 Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story: Erratically focused but spasmodically gripping re-telling of the Menendez brother’ crimes and trials. Simon A Bird
Sep 12 Sep 12 The Perfect Couple: Pulpy but well plotted and performed mystery of the very rich behaving very badly. Simon A Bird
Sep 6 Sep 6 Kaos: Uproariously funny and smart take on Greek mythology with Jeff Goldblum going Full Jeff. Simon A Bird
Aug 26 Aug 26 Supacell. Very smartly original mash-up of MCU-characteristics and Top Boy Simon A Bird
Aug 8 Aug 8 Elite; Series 7 & 8: And so, with every possible trigger warning shown, the luridly and operatically absurd and enjoyable saga ends. Simon A Bird
Jun 16 Jun 16 Bodkin. A stylishly (pretty) original comedy drama that laughs both with and at people Simon A Bird