Netflix's Scoop is entertaining. The central interview is a corker, and Newsnight’s process from pitching to airing is compelling to watch. But Scoop has little clue what the point of Scoop should be.
The much-anticipated Mr Bates vs the Post Office limited series has finally premiered on Masterpiece, plunging us into the heart of the British postal service scandal of the early aughts.
Despite sounding like a twee English village comedy with ludicrously small stakes and a lot of homegrown British heart, Mr Bates vs The Post Office is about one of the most egregious and calamitous miscarriages of justice in the United Kingdom.
This week's episode of Call the Midwife may have focused on lung health, but at least one character is starting to look like she needs whole man disposal service.
Despite mass canceling its UK slate, Paramount+ is still commissioning series across the pond—just a lot fewer of them and with some unexpected stars, like Curfew starring Doctor Who's Mandip Gill.
