"Like Succession but about a booze dynasty in 19th-century Dublin, Steven Knight's latest show is full of smarts, heart and sex appeal. It's a career peak for him."
"As the shouting, fighting and drawing-room tensions escalate, and sex proves to be as much of a hindrance to clear thinking as money (the casting of James Norton, pheromones fairly radiating from the screen, is a big help there), House of Guinness matures into a romp that you can hardly resist."
"Wayward is stylish and hugely watchable it's hard for one's inner adolescent to look away from a punchy eight-parter where so many comeuppances are delivered to horrible grownups."
"Watching this programme forces us to at least consider something that is almost too disgusting to contemplate: that when our country faced one of its darkest hours, certain people in charge saw not a crisis, but an opportunity."
House of Guinness is a 19th-century Dublin family drama likened to Succession, created by Steven Knight and featuring Fionn O'Shea, Louis Partridge, Anthony Boyle and Emily Fairn, with James Norton adding potent sexual energy. The series mixes smarts, heart and sex appeal, escalating into shouting, fighting and drawing-room tensions before settling into a raucous, irresistible romp. Wayward, Mae Martin's follow-up to Feel Good, is a stylish eight-part mystery set at an academy for troubled teens, led by a chilling Toni Collette and delivering comeuppances to abusive adults. The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money exposes the UK's PPE procurement scandal and portrays opportunism amid crisis. High Potential appears as a weekly offering starring Kaitlin Olson.
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