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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28 Barbary Lane is a very different place in new Tales of the City

The streaming giant has brought back Armistead Maupin's stories for a new series

7 Jun 2019
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Years and Years asks what the future holds for a family from today

Russell T. Davies imagines what life will be like fifteen years from now

14 May 2019
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Hospital drama Trust Me is a textbook case of post-dramatic stress

The second series of the BBC medical thriller goes heavy on the symbolism

16 Apr 2019
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Judging art is just like judging food in Portrait Artist of the Year

This art competition could only be improved by the sudden appearance of Gregg Wallace

2 Apr 2019
Fresh air: Derry Girls balances the madness of adolescence with the turbulence of the Troubles
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Derry Girls is back - and it's as bold and original as ever

The hormones are turned up to 11 as the gang return for a second series

5 Mar 2019
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Deutschland 86 sees Communism in crisis and female lone wolves

Prepare to be gripped by the sequel to Deutschland 83

22 Feb 2019
Bloodied but unbowed: Richard Madden as DS Budd
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Bodyguard: Paranoia reigns as thriller hurtles towards denouement

So many questions to answer in 75 minutes 

21 Sept 2018
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10 new TV shows to look forward to in 2018

Worth clearing your schedule for 

5 Jan 2018
Catch-up: Take a look back at the life of Keith Richards
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Catch-up TV: Keith Richards: The Origin of the Species

Missed the TV moment everyone’s talking about? Alastair McKay looks at the shows you should have watched (and still can) 

29 Jul 2016
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Christmas TV guide 2015: Doctor Who, Downton Abbey and Dickensian

From children's favourites to the culmination of Downton Abbey, Alistair KcKay picks the best of the holiday programmes

24 Dec 2015
Medieval: Rutger Hauer stars in new BBC drama The Last Kingdom
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Catch up TV: The Last Kingdom, Fargo, The Muppets (Oct 23)

Alistair McKay picks the best of this week's TV offerings now streaming online

23 Oct 2015
New series: 24: Live Another Day
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Review: 24: Live Another Day

Spoiler alert! Jack’s back and it’s no comedy in ealing

7 May 2014