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- CreatorEd BurnsDavid SimonStarsWinona RyderAnthony BoyleZoe KazanCharacters live in an alternative history in which Franklin D. Roosevelt was defeated in the U.S. presidential election of 1940 by Charles Lindbergh.Top Ten US Drama 1/10
David Simon v fascism - this alt-history tale steeped in period detail tells of an American WW2 that takes a dark path. A show (and a book) with a long shadow. - CreatorEthan HawkeStarsEthan HawkeHubert Point-Du JourBeau KnappEthan Hawke stars as abolitionist John Brown in this series based on the novel. "Onion" is a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of Brown's family of abolitionist soldiers and finds himself in the 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry.Top Ten US Drama 2/10
In a year of existential doubt, faith and nationalism no story is more timely than that of wild-eyed abolitionist John Brown. Thunderous, iconic, unforgettable television. - CreatorDahvi WallerStarsCate BlanchettRose ByrneElizabeth BanksConservative activist Phyllis Schlafly leads an unexpected fight against the Equal Rights Amendment movement during the 1970s.Top Ten US Drama 3/10
This star-studded and sharp political drama about feminism and US politics is a fantastic and stylised modern fable about fringe politics and hard compromises. - CreatorLee EisenbergEmily V. GordonKumail NanjianiStarsPeggy LuMélanie LaurentSuraj SharmaInspired by the true stories featured by Epic Magazine, "Little America" goes beyond the headlines to look at the funny, romantic, heartfelt, inspiring, surprising stories of immigrants in America, more relevant now than ever.Top Ten US Drama 4/10
Charmingly optimistic immigration anthology which is like the hard antithesis of Black Mirror. Deeply touching, tremendously pleasant, nicely authentic. - CreatorAaron GuzikowskiStarsTravis FimmelAmanda CollinAbubakar SalimAndroids are tasked with raising human children on a mysterious planet.Top Ten US Drama 5/10
Has one of the greatest pilots in TV history - Ridley Scott's magnificently stylised medieval post-apocalyptic faith parable is irresistibly full-on sci-fi. - CreatorSteve BlackmanJeremy SlaterStarsAidan GallagherElliot PageTom HopperA family of former child heroes, now grown apart, must reunite to continue to protect the world.Top Ten US Drama 6/10
Twisty timey-wimey superhero show gets a swingin' sixties second series - the strongest ensemble cast on television bar none and pleasingly weird at all turns. - StarsMark RuffaloJohn ProcaccinoRob HuebelFollowing the parallel lives of identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey in a story of betrayal, sacrifice, and forgiveness.Top Ten US Drama 7/10
Ruffalo turns in the performance of a lifetime as identical twin brothers, one struggling with schizophrenia. Artfully shot and timelessly empathetic, if a little arch. - CreatorElwood ReidStarsDavid ThewlisMarcia Gay HardenAneurin BarnardBased on the novel by Pulitzer-winner Annie Proulx, BARKSKINS follows a disparate group of outcasts who must navigate brutal hardships, competing interests, and tangled loyalties at the crossroads of civilization- late 1600s New France.Top Ten US Drama 8/10
Come for the outraagious fronch occentss, stay for the twisty plot, huge sets, great cast and arrestingly specific historical setting. - CreatorRon FitzgeraldRolin JonesStarsMatthew RhysJuliet RylanceChris ChalkIn booming 1932 Los Angeles, a down-and-out defense attorney takes on the case of a lifetime.Top Ten US Drama 9/10
Fascinatingly granular prequelage with serious chops, both acting and budgetwise. Worth watching almost entirely for the title cards alone. - CreatorJohn MankiewiczAnders WeidemannStarsPeter SarsgaardKyle GallnerKodi Smit-McPheeA non-linear crime series that is centered around an interrogation of people who might be involved in a decades-old murder case.Top Ten US Drama 10/10
Interesting non-linear investigative drama here with some great performances and an intriguingly specific premise. Shame there won't be more. - StarsNaomi AckieGary BeadleKhali BestSmall Axe is based on the real-life experiences of London's West Indian community between 1969 and 1982.Top Ten Non-US Drama 1/10
McQueen's passion project of 5 standalone films has an unmatched cast and a tremendous texture and vitality. Its modern British History at its most arresting. - StarsRuth MadeleyCarly HoustonRobert Softley GaleEach film is a fictional monologue capturing a life-changing moment for a person with disabilities.Top Ten Non-US Drama 2/10
An excellent anthology of monologues from disabled actors/creators - brilliantly unfiltered, amazingly performed and seriously important. - CreatorLucy PrebbleBillie PiperStarsBillie PiperLeila FarzadDaniel IngsA female celebrity has her whole life upended when her phone is hacked and a photo of her in an extremely compromising position emerges.Top Ten Non-US Drama 3/10
Woozily disturbing and seriously hard-to-watch "concept" drama from Prebble and Piper. Unwaveringly frank, goes to dark unknown places and is seriously unforgettable. - CreatorAnna WingerStarsShira HaasAmit RahavJeff WilbuschStory of a young ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman who flees her arranged marriage and religious community to start a new life abroad.Top Ten Non-US Drama 4/10
A captivating series about a woman fleeing an orthodox community to Germany. Atmospheric and nuanced - the earnest performances throughout are peerless. - CreatorSumito OowaraStarsSairi ItôMutsumi TamuraMisato MatsuokaA group of strangers come together to work on creating the greatest anime series ever.Top Ten Non-US Drama 5/10
Brilliantly characterful anime about three schoolgirls (but not like that) endeavoring to make anime themselves. Strangely educational, oddly inspiring. - CreatorTony AyresCate BlanchettElise McCredieStarsYvonne StrahovskiJai CourtneyAsher KeddieInspired by true events; a woman escaping a cult, a refugee fleeing with his family, a father trapped in a dead-end job and a bureaucrat on the verge of a national scandal find their lives intertwined in an immigration detention center.Top Ten Non-US Drama 6/10
Darkly relevant Aussie show about immigration detention based in truth and with some heady performances. The stark reality of an "Australian style system". - DirectorMichael SamuelsStarsThomas KretschmannRomola GaraiIain GlenThis is the stark, moving, and ultimately redemptive story of the bonds these children make with one another, and of how the friendships forged at Windermere become a lifeline to a fruitful future.Top Ten Non-US Drama 7/10
The touching story of concentration camp survivors in the lake district - beautifully shot in the place with a hard authenticity and a tremendous cast. - CreatorThordur PalssonStarsAldís Amah HamiltonNína Dögg FilippusdóttirArndís Hrönn EgilsdóttirPolice profiler Arnar is sent back home from Oslo to his native Iceland to investigate the country's first serial killer case. He teams up with the local senior cop Kata.Top Ten Non-US Drama 8/10
Icelandic twisty "ScandiNoir" with an even pace and a smartly unfolding plot. Doesn't re-make the wheel but ég elska ísland so there's that. - StarsDavid TennantDaniel MaysJason WatkinsIn 1983, Scottish serial killer Dennis Nilsen was arrested after the discovery of human remains which had blocked a drain near his London home.Top Ten Non-US Drama 9/10
Tennant is arresting as indifferent serial killer Nilssen and with a strong supporting cast and a deft length it's a rare example of ITV crime drama not being tedious. - StarsMasali BaduzaJack RowanHelen BaxendaleDrama set in a dangerous, alternate world where racism divides society.Top Ten Non-US Drama 10/10
Colourful alt-history afro futurism with a great cast, some brilliant designwork and some tense twists. Also, STORMZY FOR SOME REASON. - CreatorAmy SedarisPaul DinelloStarsAmy SedarisCole EscolaAna FabregaAmy Sedaris applies her distinctive, sincere brand of silliness to a mash-up of hospitality, variety, and talk-show formats, showcasing her diverse, necessary homemaking skills.Top Ten US Comedy 1/10
An underrated gem - Amy's cult comedy is essentially John Waters meets Martha Stewart and is as unsettling as it is unhinged. - CreatorMike McMahanJustin RoilandStarsThomas MiddleditchSean GiambroneMary MackA family of aliens move to middle America, where they debate whether life is better there or on their home planet.Top Ten US Comedy 2/10
Roiland's first "other" project does what R&M doesn't and embraces heavy continuity which it deeply benefits from. A serious grower. - CreatorDan HarmonJustin RoilandStarsChris ParnellSpencer GrammerSarah ChalkeThe fractured domestic lives of a nihilistic mad scientist and his anxious grandson are further complicated by their inter-dimensional misadventures.Top Ten US Comedy 3/10
Now so over-saturated it has no right to continue being so dramatically cerebral and intensely self aware but it continues to push things. Where will it all end? - CreatorMichael Patrick O'BrienStarsGlenn HowertonLyric LewisMary SohnA former philosophy professor who takes a job teaching advanced placement biology uses his students to get back at the people in his life who have wronged him.Top Ten US Comedy 4/10
I've always had a soft spot for the pastel silliness of A.P. Bio but they drop off a ledge here and S3 gets heavily strange and gives not a single f about it. Fair play. - CreatorAwkwafinaTeresa HsiaoStarsAwkwafinaLori Tan ChinnBD WongWith help from her dad and grandmother, Nora Lum navigates young adulthood in Flushing, New York with her cousin.Top Ten US Comedy 5/10
Sarky stonercom built around the charismatic Awkwafina and with a serious likable ensemble cast. The Korean Drama parody episode is perfect. - CreatorLang FisherMindy KalingStarsMaitreyi RamakrishnanPoorna JagannathanDarren BarnetThe complicated life of a first-generation Indian-American teenage girl, inspired by Mindy Kaling's own childhood.Top Ten US Comedy 6/10
Compelling teen awkwardness with a flawless lead performance, a fresh angle and... John McEnroe?! - CreatorJ.G. QuintelSean SzelesCalvin WongStarsJ.G. QuintelGabrielle WalshJason MantzoukasA comedic look at a couple facing various challenges in their daily lives while trying to cope with their changes from twenties to thirties.Top Ten US Comedy 7/10
Sharp surrealist animated millennial foolishness with a brilliantly abridged pace and some solid observations. - CreatorGreg DanielsStarsRobbie AmellAndy AlloAllegra EdwardsAfter his premature death, a man's consciousness is uploaded into a virtual world. As he gets comfortable with his surroundings, questions about his death arise.Top Ten US Comedy 8/10
Unexpectedly engaging sci-fi romcom which may seem cheap on the surface but is oddly gripping and has some surprisingly darkkkk takes on where we're headed. - DirectorStephen ChiodoStarsKeythe FarleyDee Bradley BakerKaliayh RhamboWhen extraterrestrials attempt to steal Earth's gravity, only the gift-giving spirit of Christmas -- and a small Alien named X -- can save the world.Top Ten US Comedy 9/10
Veteran stop-motion hands bring a strangely compelling take on the Christmas cliches WITH ALIENS. AND NUN-CHUCKS. - CreatorMitra JouhariAlyssa StonohaSandy HonigStarsSandy HonigMitra JouhariAlyssa StonohaThree homemakers live in a wealthy Connecticut suburb that exists outside the reality of the rest of the world.Top Ten US Comedy 10/10
This bizarre shortform satire doesn't always work but is as strangely absorbing as it is seriously unsettling. - CreatorSimon EvansPhin GlynnStarsDavid TennantMichael SheenGeorgia TennantDavid Tennant and Michael Sheen star as two actors whose West End play has been put on hold due to Covid-19, but whose director has persuaded them to carry on rehearsing online.Top Ten UK Comedy 1/10
The highlight of Lockdown - the wildly warm and seriously subtle zoom comedy by playwright Simon Evans is a lovely ode to Sheen & Tennant's flawless chemistry. - CreatorSteve PembertonReece ShearsmithStarsReece ShearsmithSteve PembertonDerek JacobiGenre-mixing anthology series, inviting viewers into some very different and enigmatic No. 9s.Top Ten UK Comedy 2/10
Pemberton & Shearsmith's near-flawless anthology comedy reaches series 5 and it's as wildly experimental and brilliantly sharp as always. - CreatorJoe HampsonMae MartinStarsMae MartinCharlotte RitchiePhil BurgersThe series follows recovering addict and comedian Mae, who is trying to control the addictive behaviors and intense romanticism that permeate every facet of their life.Top Ten UK Comedy 3/10
In a year swamped with semi-autobiographic sitcoms, this is the hardest and most uncompromising. Ritchie & Martin are brilliant, it tore out my heart. - CreatorArmando IannucciStarsHugh LaurieJosh GadZach WoodsThe troubled crew of Avenue 5, a space cruise ship filled with spoiled, rich, snotty space tourists, must try and keep everyone calm after their ship gets thrown off course into space and ends up needing three years to return to Earth.Top Ten UK Comedy 4/10
Armando's manic sci-fi satire may be wildly unfocussed but its "illusion of power" hard stab at leadership under crisis may end up having a long and ominous shadow. - StarsLee MackPatrick BaladiNeil FitzmauriceReal-time sitcom following the hapless Stuart struggling between his new family and ex-wife, who lives across the roadTop Ten UK Comedy 5/10
Wildly stressful real-time farce with a brilliant ensemble cast. The ever-lovin' Geoffrey McGivern shines like a diamond. - CreatorRob GrantDoug NaylorStarsChris BarrieCraig CharlesDanny John-JulesThe adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.Top Ten UK Comedy 6/10
The Promised Land gave unexpectedly solid continuity and serious feels. Look out 2020, the slime's coming home! - StarsBrian LimondWhen 'Limmy's Show' ended, Limmy took to Vine and YouTube, racking up millions of views for videos made on nothing more than his phone.Top Ten UK Comedy 7/10
Accidentally perfect for the times, an unsettling solo mind-pipe into Limmy's awkward world. He then promptly (and very publicly) retired from TV forever. - StarsHarry HillWithout any formal training whatsoever, the multi-award winning comedian takes the lid off television history by demonstrating what it takes to make each of the main television genres.Top Ten UK Comedy 8/10
A pleasant semi resurrection of TV Burp (but on the Beeb) with archive foolishness feat. a dollop of TV history and a dash of strange nostalgia. - StarsCharlie BrookerAl CampbellDavid FirthSatirical TV show critique.Top Ten UK Comedy 9/10
He re-emerged when we most needed him, like some legendary knight of old. With his adorable fam in tow, Brooker brought light to lockdown #1 - CreatorTom DavisJames De FrondStarsTom DavisLaura CheckleyCamille CoduriA sitcom that follows the trials and tribulations of family man Gary King and his wife Terri as she aspire to achieve success in competitive suburbia--and impress Gary's dad Big Gary.Top Ten UK Comedy 10/10
Uneven but keenly characterful and heartfelt class comedy from Tom Davis. - StarsDavid OlusogaDeborah Sugg RyanIan HislopHistorian David Olusoga charts 180 years of British history as lived by the successive inhabitants of a single home in a British city - from its construction to the present day.Top Ten Documentaries 1/10
Colston took a swim this year and this series, about the history of a house in Bristol by the peerless Olusoga, became a timely companion to that act. - StarsWilson CruzWanda SykesMichaela Jaé (MJ) RodriguezInvestigates the importance of TV as an intimate medium that has shaped the American conscience, and how the LGBTQ movement has shaped television.Top Ten Documentaries 2/10
Heartbreaking, inspiring and deeply touching history of US LGBT representation on television. Brilliant guests, I wept with wild abandon. - StarsChris PackhamNatural history documentary series filmed over two years, revealing the strategies monkeys, apes and lemurs use to survive in the most unexpected places.Top Ten Documentaries 3/10
Top tier BBC naturestuff crammed with unforgettable footage of our furry cousins. Up there with the "Planet" series easily. - StarsFrankie BoyleGrant MorrisonElaine C. SmithFrankie Boyle explores and documents where Scotland's really at in 2019.Top Ten Documentaries 4/10
Comedic agitator turned bruised observer Boyle emerges with a remarkably thoughtful and sharp Scottish wander. - CreatorMark KermodeStarsMark KermodeBritish film critic Mark Kermode presents his guide to cinema.Top Ten Documentaries 5/10
Kermode's kaleidoscopic genre-rambles through film history are smartly assembled and always worth a gander. - DirectorR.J. CutlerStarsJohn BelushiTanner ColbyTom SchillerUsing previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi's death, director R.J. Cutler's documentary examines the too-short life of once-in-a-generation talent who captured the hearts and funny bones of devoted audiences.Top Ten Documentaries 6/10
Absorbing and reflective "oral history" of the comedian with excellent animations and left me existentially bereft. - StarsDavid TennantCraig CharlesKaty BrandA three-part retrospective documentary about the science fiction comedy TV series Red Dwarf.Top Ten Documentaries 7/10
The Boys from the Dwarf in full retrospective mode, full of stuff even I've never seen and remarkably smegging nice. - StarsPadma LakshmiMargaret BrennanEd O'KeefeHost Padma Lakshmi takes audiences on a journey across America, exploring the rich and diverse food culture of various immigrant groups, seeking out the people who have so heavily shaped what American food is today.Top Ten Documentaries 8/10
Weirdly addictive food/immigration doc from across the various diverse food cultures of the US with the idiosyncratic Lakshmi in good form. - StarsMichael PalinJoanna LumleyDavid AttenboroughMichael Palin has a nostalgic look back on five of his travel adventures - Around the World in 80 Days, Pole to Pole, Full Circle, Sahara and Himalaya.Top Ten Documentaries 9/10
Michael Palin is my hero and this retrospective on four of his travels was hardcore relaxation telly. I could watch this for days. - StarsRainn WilsonSteve BrownKeiran CooperExplore an array of unique competitions, from the quirky to the bizarre, and meet their passionate communities in this docuseries.Top Ten Documentaries 10/10
Strangely uplifting doc anthology about odd competitive activities - smarty shot with addictively sarcastic narration. - StarsJames AcasterJosh WiddicombeNina WadiaTwo teams of comedians are tested on their ability to deal with a series of ridiculous hypothetical scenarios.Top Ten Entertainment 1/10
Silly improv with brilliant guests and ACASTER - saw it filmed live last year before "the incident" and it's now welded into my heart forever. - StarsAlan DaviesStephen FrySandi ToksvigA comedy panel game in which being Quite Interesting is more important than being right. Sandi Toksvig is joined each week by four comedians to share anecdotes and trivia, and maybe answer some questions as well.Top Ten Entertainment 2/10
There through thick and thin, crammed with solid trivia, pleasant guests and gentle foolishness. Never gets old despite being now quite old. - StarsJ.J. WattDerek WattCaitlin HutsonCompetitors who must vault, dodge, tumble and dive their way through several different three-dimensional courses.Top Ten Entertainment 3/10
Weirdly taken with this flimsy US parkour show that had absolutely no budget or pretensions. A sincere lockdown highlight. - StarsJoe LycettMark SilcoxStuart WhelanComedian Joe Lycett and celebrity guests fight for consumer rights, campaigning on behalf of viewers who have been cheated by businesses, scammers and dodgy deals.Top Ten Entertainment 4/10
Short Change 4 adultz is joyously righteous and Lycett is perpetually glorious. Didn't need the longer running time but still a fab format. - StarsRomesh RanganathanShanthi RanganathanJohn CabreraComedian Romesh Ranganathan is joined by celebrity guests and the Ranganation (his very own focus group made up of 25 members of the Great British public) to take a topical, funny look at modern Britain.Top Ten Entertainment 5/10
Moving into Romesh's garage, the show benefits from the more intimate surroundings and it was genuinely like weekly meeting up with friends. - StarsMark KermodeSimon MayoLenny AbrahamsonMark Kermode and Simon Mayo help viewers navigate the wonderful, yet confusing, world of 21st-century home entertainment.Top Ten Entertainment 6/10
The two old hands take to Zoom and guide us charmingly through the morass of content. "The Trip" if they never left home. - StarsFrankie BoyleMiles JuppSara PascoeIn an attempt to make sense of the bewildering world we live in, Frankie Boyle dissects the week's news using stand-up, review, discussion and audience interaction.Top Ten Entertainment 7/10
The last satire standing at the Beeb accidentally became a strange round-table this year, the lack of audience sharpened its caustic barbs. - StarsRichard OsmanDavid O'DohertyJennifer SaundersThe amiable game show in which Richard invites four celebrity contestants to play a series of fun, innovative and random trivia-based games gets an upgrade to prime-time BBC One.Top Ten Entertainment 8/10
Osman's calming tea-time quiz gets a very slightly jazzy Saturday night upgrade, maintains vibe admirably. - StarsJason Manford11 contestants compete in a series of games, with the goal of not finishing first, or last.Top Ten Entertainment 9/10
Charmingly low-key new format featuring the strange British public and a relentless baffled Jason Mansford - StarsJohn TorodeGregg WallaceIndia FisherCelebrities compete to win the coveted cookery competition title.Top Ten Entertainment 10/10
Perennially relaxing culinary competition, slightly truncated due to the virus with a truly heartwarming finale