Pat Stacey: The 12 best and worst Christmas ads of 2025
It’s Kevin the Carrot vs Puss in Boots in the battle of the festive telly adverts Kevin the…
‘A Ghost Story for Christmas’ review: Genuinely creepy and with a surprising climax, this is the finest instalment in years
The BBC’s festive ghost story strand is back to its spooky best with this year’s ‘The Room in…
‘Mammoth’ review: Thawed-out 70s PE teacher returns with a hilarious season two
‘Mammoth’ (BBC Two) 4/5 Tony Mammoth (Mike Bubbins, left) faces his supposed old nemesis Terry (Kim Durham) in…
‘The Beatles Anthology’ review: Landmark 1990s series receives a beautiful restoration
Remastered Disney+ version looks and sounds amazing – and has a bonus ninth episode featuring previously unused footage…
‘The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In’ review: Whatever these two have got, and I can’t see it but it’s clearly working for them
Aside from the guests, there was absolutely nothing to differentiate the new season episode from the very first…
‘Living with Lucy’ review: James McClean encounter marred by presenter Lucy Kennedy’s tiresome shtick
‘Living with Lucy’ (Virgin Media One) 2/5 Lucy Kennedy with James McClean. Photo: Virgin Media It sometimes feels…
Pat Stacey: If you’re going to steal from one of the best-loved family films of all time you’d better back it up – ‘Chad Powers’ does not
The new Disney+ comedy Chad Powers apes the likes of ‘Ted Lasso’ and ‘Mrs Doubtfire’ but doesn’t come…
‘How Are You? It’s Alan’ review: Time hasn’t dented the brilliance of Alan Partridge’s irresistible idiocy
Not many could keep a character going successfully for decades, but Steve Coogan’s return as Norfolk’s most cringe-inducing…
‘Only Murders in the Building’ season five review: We’re back on the right foot after last year’s disappointing outing
While season four felt over-stuffed with guest appearances, new episodes are firmly back in the Arconia and, hopefully,…
David Mitchell and Robert Webb are back making sketches together after 15 years – and their new show just made Friday nights funny again
The comedy duo returns with a terrific new sketch show, ‘Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping Out’, on…
‘Nazis, U-boats & The Battle For The Atlantic’ review: BBC doc dives deep into battle that raged off Irish coast
Traditional historical analysis and personal recollections are paired with otherworldly footage from underwater cameraman Richard Stevenson and his…
‘Atomic’ review: Nuclear-themed adventure gets off to an explosive start
Frantic action of the opening double bill is much more impressive than impish trailer suggested The misleading trailers…