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Intelligence review
The one with too much sit and not enough com.
Ben Dowell, The Times, 9th June 2021Intelligence: David Schwimmer will win few new Friends
On the evidence here, he might be better to stick to more dramatic roles like playing Robert Kardashian in The People vs. OJ Simpson.
James Croot, Stuff.co.nz, 8th June 2021Intelligence, Sky One, review
The jokes came thick and fast, but not all of them landed.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 8th June 2021Intelligence, series 2 episodes 1 & 2 review
Back for a second series, Sky One's Intelligence has all the right ingredients to be an excellent comedy. But it isn't.
Gabriel Tate, The Telegraph, 8th June 2021Intelligence: predictable yet pleasurable comedy
Series two of the GCHQ-set farce, starring David Schwimmer, treads familiar ground.
Suzi Feay, The Financial Times, 4th June 2021Sky backs comedies
Sky has reiterated its commitment to comedy, as work resumes on several of its shows. A fourth series of Brassic is being written, Breeders looks set to return for a third series, and drafting is underway on a third series of Intelligence. Further episodes of The Reluctant Landlord were also in development before the coronavirus pandemic struck.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd May 2021Inside No 9: Simon Says review
If last week's Inside No 9, mixing heist movie with commedia dell'arte, flaunted Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton's inventive creative ambitions, the second episode in this sixth series is a more straightforward example of what they do best.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th May 2021Inside No 9, series 6 episode 2, review
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton's black comedy turns its satirical gaze on obsessive TV-show fans *warning: spoilers*.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 17th May 2021Inside No. 9 series 6 episode 2 review: Simon Says
Inside No. 9 explores the dark side of the creator-fan relationship in a malevolent story of entitlement, arrogance and obsession. Spoilers.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 17th May 2021Review: Inside No 9 takes a look at the power of fans
Rather like Misdirection from last series, Simon Says has an initial twist that regular Inside No. 9 viewers will possibly expect. However, Shearsmith and Pemberton still know how to surprise us, so the story goes on to deliver further twists and turns that will keep even the most seasoned viewers on their toes. The result is a thrilling episode that ranks up there with the show's very best.
Sophie Davies, The Custard TV, 17th May 2021