‘Being Human’: Series 3 Episode 5 review

After the exciting climax of last week’s episode, ‘The Longest Day’ sees things very much stripped back with a superb bottle episode. Nobody has to use their supernatural powers, but that doesn’t mean that nobody bares their fang.

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‘Mad Dogs’: Episode 3 review

If last week’s episode of Sky1’s sunshine-fuelled new drama was about a woman disrupting the lives of men, then this week’s was most definitely about how men disrupt one another, despite their “friendship”.

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‘Spooks’: Series 9 DVD review

Since 2002, spy drama Spooks has consistently ranked among the best the BBC has to offer, blending high-octane action with unnervingly topical storylines – but can it keep up the pace?

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‘South Riding’: Episode 1 review

BBC One’s new Sunday evening period drama is no gentle, quiet or quaint look back at an innocent, idyllic age. South Riding has bite, blackness and resonances that ring true even 75 years on from the era in which it is set.

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’30 Rock’: Season 4 DVD review

30 Rock joins the scant list of decent stateside sitcoms unspoiled by the sycophantic laughter of a studio audience, humbly wearing the rare and stealthy attribute of being silly without being childish.

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