TV Reviews8.2/10
All Creatures Great & Small Review: 7 Seasons of Heartfelt Humor
A review of All Creatures Great & Small, the Yorkshire vet series starring Nicholas Ralph, praised for its humor, character depth, and warm heart.
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Tag: period drama
TV Reviews5/10
Billy the Kid Review: Tom Blyth Carries a Slow, Talky Western About a Man Who Shoots People for a Living
A quiet tale of a young outlaw, gunslinger, and wanderer of the American frontier, weighed against the legend of Billy the Kid.
TV Reviews7.7/10
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Returns to PBS, and Its Decades-Old Detective Still Packs a Punch
A private detective of fortune and wit, Phryne Fisher walks Melbourne's back lanes in search of justice and mirth.
TV Reviews8.4/10
Hugh Grant Plays a Ruined Man in A Very English Scandal, and the Show Doesn’t Flinch
A damning chronicle of a British statesman's ruin, wherein love, fear, and a murdered hound conspire against his fame.
TV Reviews7.5/10
‘North and South’: A Friendship Tested by War
A tale of friendship sundered by war: Orry Main and George Hazard, bound at West Point, must face opposite fates amid the American Civil War.
TV Reviews7.4/10
Margaret Wells Runs the Brothel That Keeps Her Family Alive
A period drama of brothel owners in Georgian London, where Margaret Wells battles a rival madame amid religious zeal and police raids.
TV Reviews7.3/10
Eleven Years On, The TV Adaptation Of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Still Holds Its Spell
A BBC adaptation of Susanna Clarke's novel, wherein two magicians wage a war of magic during the French wars.
TV Reviews8.1/10
BBC’s North & South Turns Elizabeth Gaskell’s Novel Into a Tight, Timeless Period Drama
A BBC tale of Margaret Hale and John Thornton amid mills and strikes, wherein pride meets dignity in the North.
TV Reviews5.8/10
Netflix’s ‘Seven Dials’ Is a Middling Agatha Christie Adaptation Worth a Glance
A grand country house party turns tragic in Netflix's Agatha Christie adaptation, a mixed bag of clever sleuthing and tedious pacing.
TV Reviews7.6/10
Call the Midwife Ends Its Run With Fifteen Seasons on BBC One
A drama of nurse midwives in the East End of London during the 1950s, with fifteen seasons of birth, sorrow, and tenderness.
TV Reviews6.7/10
Victoria Review: Jenna Coleman’s Reign Burns Slow Before Climaxing
A review of Victoria, the costume drama about Queen Victoria's early reign, starring Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes.
TV Reviews10/10
‘Babylon Berlin’ Review: A Slow-Burning Berlin That Deserves Every Hour
A review of Babylon Berlin, a period crime drama set in 1929 Berlin, tracking a police inspector's descent into a shadowy underworld.