Alistair McKay

Will-they-won’t-they: Kate Phillips stars as Eliza Scarlet with Stuart Martin playing Inspector William Wellington (
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Miss Scarlet and the Duke is a feminist crimebuster in a bonnet

This genre piece stays expertly on the chaste side of parody

31 Mar 2020
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John Turturro wears the robes with conviction in The Name Of The Rose

There is a stillness to him, and a level of seriousness to his performance which keeps self-parody at bay

11 Oct 2019
Couples therapy: O'Dowd and Pike play a pair struggling with their marriage
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Nick Hornby’s bite-sized marriage drama is too tempting to resist

10 minutes can contain a lot of awkwardness...

4 Oct 2019
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World On Fire tells stories of ordinary lives in an extraordinary time

Sean Bean and Lesley Manville star in the new World War II drama

27 Sept 2019
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Fake news and faceless powers pull the strings in The Capture

Holliday Grainger stands out in BBC One's paranoid thriller

24 Sept 2019
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Werner Herzog follows in Bruce Chatwin's footsteps in BBC documentary

A new film details Herzog's journey to the margins of Chatwin's travels

20 Sept 2019
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Legal comedy Defending the Guilty is overstuffed with stereotypes

A new adaptation of Alex McBride's memoir is not quite as funny as it thinks it is

17 Sept 2019
Getting his hands dirty: Mark Strong as surgeon Daniel Milton
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Temple: Mark the Knife goes Underground in a great tale

It is an adaptation of the Norwegian series Valkyrien

13 Sept 2019
FILM. 'Monty Python and The Holy Grail'
Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman and Michael Palin
Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox
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BBC delves into its archive for 50th anniversary of Monty Python

The vintage footage is funny and surprisingly revealing

6 Sept 2019
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All is not what it seems in BBC One's paranoid thriller The Capture

BBC One's new drama explores how video evidence can be used against people

3 Sept 2019
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Peaky Blinders tackles rise of British fascism in fifth series

Tommy Shelby and co are back for the show's darkest series yet

23 Aug 2019
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Things get weird fast in Simon Amstell's Netflix special Set Free

Jokes often take unexpected turns in Amstell's first Netflix special

20 Aug 2019
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New Woodstock documentary brings iconic festival back to life

The BBC show looks back on the event 50 years on

16 Aug 2019
Reality star: Kathy Burke meets Megan Barton Hanson
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Kathy Burke's documentary All Woman lays bare the tyranny of beauty

Burke meets Love Island's Megan Barton-Hanson as she investigates beauty ideals

13 Aug 2019
Vicky McClure in I Am Nicola
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I Am Nicola review: Line Of Duty's Vicky McClure is in control

Charismatic McClure is in control as a coercive relationship unravels

23 Jul 2019
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New Facebook doc suggests it's business as usual in coder's utopia

A new documentary shows how Facebook is responding to the Cambridge Analytica affair and other scandals

16 Jul 2019
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Poldark series 5 has echoes of Bodyguard as Ross turns to politics

The hit period drama is back for its final season

12 Jul 2019
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Dark Money: Silence speaks volumes in gritty Hollywood tale

The new drama touches on the #MeToo movement 

9 Jul 2019
Conclusion: Gentleman Jack's final episode airs on Sunday
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Suranne Jones perfectly portrays brave but complicated Anne Lister

The Doctor Foster star brings charisma, charm and the illusion of depth to her latest role

5 Jul 2019
Behind-the-scenes: The new documentary offers insight into the workings of the Bank of England
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Bank of England documentary captures odd scenes in corridors of power

A new documentary goes behind the scenes as the Bank of England tackles the challenges of Brexit 

2 Jul 2019
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Years and Years paints a bleak vision of Britain's future

Russell T Davies' now-ish dystopia paints a grim vision of the future

11 Jun 2019