Adam Goldsmith takes a look at the BBC's coverage of Glastonbury's 50th Anniversary that never was. Read More
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BBC’s new myth-debunking consent drama, I May Destroy You, is taking the internet by storm with its rave reviews.Read More
Following James Nash’s assessment of the early promise of series three, Flora Snelson looks back at the series as a whole. “A little overdramatic, don’t you think?” Villanelle asks Carolyn in the Series 3 finale, as they meet on a balcony in the rafters of the Royal Albert Hall. One of the most exquisite buildings […]Read More
Little Britain and Come Fly With Me are no longer available to stream on Netflix, BBC iPlayer or BritBox. In the wake of the latest Black Lives Matter protest and growing conversations about race, these Lucas and Walliams comedies have been taken down. A recent statement issued by the BBC said “There’s a lot of historical […]Read More
In the past few years, book to screen adaptations have been all the rage. The BBC’s adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Normal People earlier this year seriously raised the bar, dominationg social media and group chats everywhere. There’s even an Instagram account for Connell’s chain. However, this is not the only book to series adaptation that’s […]Read More
Rev, written by and starring Tom Hollander (Bohemian Rhapsody, Gosford Park), turns the tender age of ten this year, so it seems an appropriate time to give the critically adored but under-seen gem a reappraisal. Focusing on down-on-his-luck vicar Adam Smallbone, who has moved from sleepy Suffolk to a struggling clergy in Hackney, and a […]Read More
Graham McCusker, who wrote the music for the BBC series His Dark Materials, has released an unearthed piano piece that was unused in the final soundtrack, with the proceeds going to charity. The piece, which is titled His Dark Materials: Theme For Lyra, was originally written for the protagonist and intended for particular moments or […]Read More
The widely anticipated adaptation of "Normal People" has hit BBC iPlayer and Hulu. It still exposes the profound pain of first love, but is it really that... sexy?Read More
Welcome to The Indiependent’s Top TV of the Decade! In our 15th and final feature, James Nash explores why Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag is his show of the year, the decade, and the century. What more could possibly be said about the series that took the world by storm earlier this year? Yes, Fleabag is extraordinary. It’s […]Read More
Welcome to The Indiependent’s Top TV of the Decade! TV Editor James Nash dives into the hit BBC One crime-drama, Happy Valley… Sally Wainwright’s Happy Valley is not just bleak – it’s violently bleak. Both series of the hit BBC One drama never shied away from the brutality of the crimes committed, or the psychological effect […]Read More
She’s bad. She’s back. She’s Villanelle. Bursting back onto our screens on Saturday evening, Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer have reprised their roles to deliver us another stellar series of BBC America’s Killing Eve. It’s been two years since we last saw psychopathic assassin, Villanelle (Jodie Comer), take British intelligence detective, Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh) […]Read More
It’s official – Gavin and Stacey are back. James Corden (Smithy, co-creator) dropped the bombshell on Twitter this morning, revealing that he and Ruth Jones (Nessa, co-creator) had joined forces once again to return to Barry and Billericay ten years after the series ended. In a joint statement, they said “”Over the last 10 years […]Read More
Phoebe Waller Bridge’s seductive spy-drama Killing Eve leads the BAFTA TV nominations this year with a whopping 14 nods overall (see our glowing review here: https://www.indiependent.co.uk/tv-review-killing-eve/), whilst Russell T. Davies’ A Very English Scandal follows closely behind with 12. Keeley Hawes triumphs with acting nominations in two categories, Best Actress for Bodyguard, and Best Supporting […]Read More
As Peter Kay’s award-winning comedy returns for an unscripted version and a glorious finale, Sam Lambeth takes a look at how the show’s setting sparked a renewed love of the car stereo.Read More
Only Fools and Horses is a comedy institution, one that has provided moments of pure hilarity (Del’s attempt at handgliding, Rodney masquerading as a 14-year-old for a Spanish holiday, the Batman and Robin sequence) and moments of hard-hitting drama (Granddad’s death, Del standing alone after Rodney’s wedding). It is now best left as a memory.Read More
