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Mad Men season 6 episode 8 review: The Crash

Frances Roberts Review May 20, 2013

Drugs, lies and tap-dancing feature in this week's surprising, ominous Mad Men, proving the show still has tricks up its sleeve...

Mad Men season 6 episode 6 review: For Immediate Release

Frances Roberts Review May 6, 2013

Mad Men’s sixth season has improved week-on-week, as proved by this tremendous, eventful episode. Here’s Frances’ review…

Elementary episode 21 review: A Landmark Story

Frances Roberts Review May 3, 2013

We rejoin Elementary as it launches into its end-of-season Moriarty arc. Here’s Frances’ review of A Landmark Story…

Mad Men season 6 episode 5 review: The Flood

Frances Roberts Review Apr 29, 2013

Mad Men delivers a rich, personally revealing episode against a backdrop of public tragedy. Here’s Frances’ review…

Mad Men season 6 episode 4 review: To Have And To Hold

Frances Roberts Review Apr 23, 2013

Mad Men's latest is a multi-threaded story that puts the show's women front-and-centre. Here's Frances' review...

Mad Men season 6 episode 3 review: The Collaborators

Frances Roberts Review Apr 15, 2013

This week’s Mad Men sees wars fought overseas, in the boardroom, and in the bedroom. Here’s Frances’ review of The Collaborators…

Mad Men season 6 episodes 1 & 2 review: The Doorway

Frances Roberts Review Apr 8, 2013

Mad Men returns with a packed multi-stranded two-hour opener brimming with quotable dialogue and existential angst...

Elementary episode 18 review: Deja-Vu All Over Again

Frances Roberts Review Mar 15, 2013

Elementary delivers a generic but diverting Watson-focussed episode. Here's Frances' review...

Elementary episode 17 review: Possibility Two

Frances Roberts Review Feb 22, 2013

Elementary is back on track this week, with something of a reboot. Here's Frances' review of Possibility Two...

Elementary episode 16 review: Details

Frances Roberts Review Feb 15, 2013

Elementary disappoints this week with a dull case and clichéd characters. Here’s Frances’ review of Details…

How Elementary silenced its critics

Frances Roberts Feature Feb 15, 2013

After initial negativity, Elementary now has a 10 million plus audience and is likely to make it to season 2. What went right?

Elementary episode 15 review: A Giant Gun, Filled With Drugs

Frances Roberts Review Feb 8, 2013

Sherlock's past returns to haunt him in this week's addiction-probing episode of Elementary...

Elementary episode 13 review: The Red Team

Frances Roberts Review Feb 1, 2013

Elementary delves into military secrets in this week's very decent instalment...

Elementary episode 12 review: M.

Frances Roberts Review Jan 11, 2013

Elementary’s M. is the best the show has offered up so far. Here’s Frances’ review…

Elementary episode 11 review: Dirty Laundry

Frances Roberts Review Jan 4, 2013

Elementary returns from the festive break with an underwhelming case but all its usual charisma...

Elementary episode 10 review: The Leviathan

Frances Roberts Review Dec 14, 2012

Sherlock deals with a diamond heist in this manically packed episode of Elementary. Here’s Frances’ review…

Elementary episode 9 review: You Do It To Yourself

Frances Roberts Review Dec 10, 2012

Holmes is running a fever in this week’s middling episode of Elementary, not that it’s slowing him down…

Grimm season 2 episode 12 review: The Season Of The Hexenbiest

Frances Roberts Review Nov 19, 2012

Grimm’s mid-season finale delivers its best episode since season two began. Here’s Frances’ review…

Elementary episode 7 review: One Way To Get Off

Frances Roberts Review Nov 16, 2012

Delving into one of Gregson’s past cases, Elementary delivers possibly its best episode yet…

Grimm season 2 episode 11 review: To Protect And Serve Man

Frances Roberts Review Nov 12, 2012

Grimm serves up a taut ticking clock episode with a decent dilemma at its heart. Here’s Frances’ review…

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