The Diamond Heist review – Guy Ritchie’s thrilling tale of the failed Millennium Dome jewel robbery
TV review
The Stolen Girl review – you will forget this enjoyably preposterous thriller within five seconds of finishing it
‘Where I’m from, you don’t get to be up yourself’: what ex-Derry Girl Saoirse-Monica Jackson did next
Stream team
Reacher is a show about a very large man punching his way through crime – and it’s perfect
March 2025
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: This City Is Ours; Love and Loss: The Pandemic 5 Years On; The Studio; The Change – review
TV review
MobLand review – Tom Hardy can pull off miracles! And this show needs a few
TV review
Happy Face review – Dennis Quaid is a grinning caricature in this shoddy, half-baked crime drama
TV review
Gangs of London season three review – more nerve-shreddingly tense TV
TV review
The Residence review – this joyful murder mystery is eight hours of gorgeous, gleeful escapism
TV review
Dope Thief review – this crime caper’s hilarious moments are like Brooklyn Nine-Nine meets Breaking Bad
TV review
Long Bright River review – Amanda Seyfried’s Mare of Easttown is a slog
The trauma plot: how did culture get addicted to tragic backstories?
Diana Reid
Joseph Wambaugh obituary
On my radar
On my radar: Bobby Baker’s cultural highlights
Get Millie Black review – every bit as great as a Caribbean True Detective
February 2025
TV review
The One That Got Away review – an irresistible treat for thriller fans
This cracking crime show about cops (and exes) who must join forces again after many years deserves special awards for services to will-they-won’t-they TV. Don’t let it get away!
TV review
The White Lotus review – an absolutely exquisite third season
Mike White’s masterly series takes a new gang of shiny unhappy people to a Thai resort and serves up a sumptuous feast for the senses. This is killer TV
‘They deep-fried my head!’ Stars of Succession, The Sopranos, Spooks and more on their shocking TV deaths
How does it feel to be brutally killed off on screen? Actors from hit shows including Buffy, Line of Duty and Cucumber relive their shootings, stabbings, bludgeonings by golf club – and worse
January 2025
TV review
High Potential review – joyous, gorgeous, desperately needed trash TV
TV tonight
TV tonight: cancel all plans – it’s the final week of The Traitors
