Mar 20 Mar 20 Succession. Season 1: Remarkably gripping saga that never lets up for one moment. Simon A Bird
Mar 11 Mar 11 You. Series 4, Part 2: I am not sure that the series now knows where it is going… Simon A Bird
Mar 4 Mar 4 Happy Valley Season 3. More than maintains the power and brilliance of the previous two series Simon A Bird
Feb 22 Feb 22 American Vandal. Series 1 A smart and clever ‘mockumentary’ that manages to make some sound and thoughtful comments about schools and young peoples’ lives. Simon A Bird
Feb 21 Feb 21 American Vandal. Series 2: Ostensibly a ‘mockumentary' but ends up as a serious and thought-provoking documentary. Simon A Bird
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