‘True Love’: Episode 1 review
The engrossing emotional honesty of Tennant, McClure and Froggatt make this opening instalment of True Love well worth watching.
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The engrossing emotional honesty of Tennant, McClure and Froggatt make this opening instalment of True Love well worth watching.
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Sky Atlantic’s original drama series Hit & Miss continues next week, starring Chloë Sevigny as a transgender contract killer.
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