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Chris Bennion

@PigLimbedViking

Chris Bennion is TV critic for The Independent digital and is also a freelance writer with an interest in the arts and has previously written for publications including The Mirror.

Gregg Wallace and John Torode from Masterchef
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Celebrity MasterChef: Comfort food or past its sell by date?

Cara Theobold, Richard Rankin, Melanie Hill, Lenny Henry and Susan McArdle in The Syndicate
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The Syndicate, TV review: Manages to be that very worst of things -

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Kevin McCloud's Escape to the Wild, episode 3, review: Prepare to feel

Vince Vaughn in True Detective season 2
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True Detective season 2 review: Kiss goodbye to any link whatsoever to

Odi (Will Tudor)
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Humans review: The robots are mad as hell

Come dine with me: Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal in the series 3 opener
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Hannibal, series 3 episode 1 review: Dr Lecter returns, but does he

The CBeebies remake of The Clangers
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The Clangers, CBeebies: Palin's patented drawl works like a treat

Chris Evans: the presenter in his 'TFI Friday' heyday
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TFI Friday live: Chris Evans' irreverent chat show returns for a

The episode features a massive dragon called Drogon (really? Drogon the dragon? That’s the best name you could think of?)
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Game of Thrones, The Dance of Dragons: If only everyone could stop

'Birthday' has been adapted from stage to the television by Sky Arts
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Birthday, Sky Arts - TV review: Stephen Mangan is tremendous but it

Bertie Carvel as Jonathan Strange and Eddie Marsan as Mr Norrell in BBC drama Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, episode 4, review: Eddie Marsan

Sense8 hits Netflix on Friday 5 June
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Sense8, TV review: Does it have a plot? I don’t know and frankly I

Tom Hughes as Joe Lambe in The Game
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The Game, Series 1, Episode 6, TV review: Finale of '70s spy thriller

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The Game, Series 1, Episode 6, TV review: Finale of '70s spy thriller

Tom Hughes as Joe Lambe in The Game
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Game of Thrones review: Winter finally arrives

Ryan Allen as 'Gord' in the first episode of the new Netflix series 'Between'
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Between, Series 1, Episode 1 TV review: What is it that's killing the

Ryan Allen as 'Gord' in the first episode of the new Netflix series 'Between'
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Between, Series 1, Episode 1 TV review: What is it that's killing the

The Game: Hester Waterhouse (JUDY PARFITT), Bobby waterhouse (PAUL RITTER)
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The Game, Series 1, Episode 5, TV review: Clever penultimate

The Game: Hester Waterhouse (JUDY PARFITT), Bobby waterhouse (PAUL RITTER)
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The Game, Series 1, Episode 5, TV review: Clever penultimate

Sheriff Pope (Terrence Howard) in Wayward Pines
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Wayward Pines, Episode 3, TV review: This drama makes your head hurt

Sheriff Pope (Terrence Howard) in Wayward Pines
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Wayward Pines, Episode 3, TV review: This drama makes your head hurt

Matt Dillon as FBI agent Ethan Burke in Wayward Pines
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Wayward Pines, season 1 episode 2, Fox - review: Please, not another

Matt Dillon as FBI agent Ethan Burke in Wayward Pines
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Wayward Pines, season 1 episode 2, Fox - review: Please, not another

Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones
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Game of Thrones, season 5 episode 6, Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken, TV

Dominic West as Noah Solloway and Ruth Wilson as Alison Bailey in The Affair
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The Affair: It shouldn't be so hard to like Noah and Alison

12-year-old Cameron, expelled from two schools in the first eight weeks of the academic year, fancies being an engineer in the Royal Navy
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Benefits Street, Channel 4 - TV review: Will a bit of old-fashioned

Grayson Perry dedicates his Essex home to Julie
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Grayson Perry's Dream House, Channel 4, TV review: Potter's attempt to

Dominic West as Noah Solloway and Ruth Wilson as Alison Bailey in The Affair
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The Affair: It shouldn't be so hard to like Noah and Alison

12-year-old Cameron, expelled from two schools in the first eight weeks of the academic year, fancies being an engineer in the Royal Navy
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Benefits Street, Channel 4 - TV review: Will a bit of old-fashioned

Grayson Perry dedicates his Essex home to Julie
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Grayson Perry's Dream House, Channel 4, TV review: Potter's attempt to

Grayson Perry dedicates his Essex home to Julie
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Grayson Perry's Dream House, Channel 4, TV review: Potter's attempt to

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Grayson Perry's Dream House, Channel 4, TV review: Potter's attempt to

Grayson Perry dedicates his Essex home to Julie
Jessica Hynes in W1A
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W1A, Series 2, Episode 4, TV review: Funny? Yes, but we've heard all

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Game of Thrones, season 5 episode 5, review

No Offence has received mixed reactions from TV critics
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No Offence, episode 2, TV review: Shameless creator serves up

Doug Bence played by Tommy McDonnell shows Maurice and the Hodgsons the headline.
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The Enfield Haunting, Episode 2, review

Doug Bence played by Tommy McDonnell shows Maurice and the Hodgsons the headline.
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The Enfield Haunting, Episode 2, review

Doug Bence played by Tommy McDonnell shows Maurice and the Hodgsons the headline.
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The Enfield Haunting, Episode 2, review

The cast of The Game
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The Game, episode 2, TV review: BBC2's 1970s spy thriller seen through

Billie Piper as Brona in Penny Dreadful
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Penny Dreadful, series 2 episode 1, review: It is still gloriously

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Empire, season 1 episode 2, review: Much needed sense of humour

Game of Thrones suffers from its own appeal, being so good as to create a difficult to sate appetite in its viewers
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Game of Thrones, season 5 episode 4, TV review: Sansa is in danger of

Charlie Cox as Daredevil
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Netflix's Daredevil - spoiler-free series review: Essential viewing

Alison Steadman in Inside No.9
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Inside No.9, S2Ep6, Séance Time, TV review: Hide behind your sofas

Empire, E4
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Empire, E4, review: Are British viewers ready for a 'black Dynasty

Safe House episode 2
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Safe House, review: Fingernail chewingly tense

Safe House episode 2
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Safe House, review: Fingernail chewingly tense

Masterchef cooks Tony Rodd (left), Emma Spitzer (second left) and Simon Wood (right) posing with judges Gregg Wallace (centre) and John Torode (second right).
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MasterChef, TV review: The final climaxed in a frenzy of herbs and

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MasterChef, TV review: The final climaxed in a frenzy of herbs and

Masterchef cooks Tony Rodd (left), Emma Spitzer (second left) and Simon Wood (right) posing with judges Gregg Wallace (centre) and John Torode (second right).
Masterchef cooks Tony Rodd (left), Emma Spitzer (second left) and Simon Wood (right) posing with judges Gregg Wallace (centre) and John Torode (second right).
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MasterChef, TV review: The final climaxed in a frenzy of herbs and

League of Gentlemen: Pat (Reece Shearsmith), Jim (Steve Pemberton)
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Inside No. 9, Nana's Party, TV review: League of Gentleman's Reece

Beth (played by Jo Joyner) in BBC1's Ordinary Lies
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Ordinary Lies final episode, review: Series format is so tired it

Elizabeth Poldark née Chynoweth played by Heida Reed
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Poldark, review: Revolution is in the air as women fling mud in the

Elizabeth Poldark née Chynoweth played by Heida Reed
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Poldark, review: Revolution is in the air as women fling mud in the

Ross Poldark (played by Aidan Turner) epitomises the risk-taking spirit of 18th-century mine owners
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Poldark - review: Ross continues righting Cornwall's wrongs one

Ross Poldark (played by Aidan Turner) epitomises the risk-taking spirit of 18th-century mine owners
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Poldark - review: Ross continues righting Cornwall's wrongs one

It's all in the genes: John Simm working in tandem with David Threlfall in 'Code of a Killer'
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Code of a Killer, ITV, review: A stodgy, seen-it-before crime drama

Ross Poldark (Aidan Turner)
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Poldark review: Aidan Turner’s protein-rich hero is starting to

The modern Thunderbirds: L-R, Scott, Virgil, Alan, Gordon and John in front of their home, the exotic Tracy Island
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Thunderbirds Are Go, TV Review - Retro feel really does go well

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Inside No.9, The 12 Days Of Christine, TV review: Sheridan Smith stars

Louis Theroux: By Reason of Insanity, Twin Valley Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
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Louis Theroux: By Reason of Insanity, review: The affable Englishman

Rebekah Staton as Della in 'Raised by Wolves'
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Raised by Wolves, review: Caitlin Moran's sitcom has got joie de vivre

Ross Poldark (Aidan Turner), Demelza (Eleanor Tomlinson)
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Poldark, review: A fracas to rival Jeremy Clarkson's is brewing as

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Banished, episode 3, review: There are some lovely moments in Jimmy

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Banished, episode 3, review: There are some lovely moments in Jimmy

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Banished, episode 3, review: There are some lovely moments in Jimmy

Elizabeth (Heida Reed) and Ross Poldark (Aiden Turner) in the BBC's remake of their 1975 original series
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Poldark review: Aidan Turner's lusty Ross causes tremors across the

Elizabeth (Heida Reed) and Ross Poldark (Aiden Turner) in the BBC's remake of their 1975 original series
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Poldark review: Aidan Turner's lusty Ross causes tremors across the

Orla Brady as Anne Meredith, MyAnna Buring as Elizabeth Quinn and Joanna Vanderham as Katherine McVitie in Banished
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Banished, review: Jimmy McGovern’s drama is struggling to break off

Martin Clunes in Arthur & George with co-star Charles Edwards
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Arthur & George, episode 2, TV review - A lot to relish, but this

Martin Clunes in Arthur & George with co-star Charles Edwards
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Arthur & George, episode 2, TV review - A lot to relish, but this

Martin Clunes in Arthur & George with co-star Charles Edwards
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Arthur & George, episode 2, TV review - A lot to relish, but this

Stephen Tompkinson is back as DCI Banks
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DCI Banks review: Stephen Tompkinson's glum Yorkshire detective is a

Howard Mollison, as played by Michael Gambon
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The Casual Vacancy finale review: Superb cast, luscious cinematography

Howard Mollison, as played by Michael Gambon
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The Casual Vacancy finale review: Superb cast, luscious cinematography

Anne Boleyn's beheading in BBC Two's Wolf Hall
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Wolf Hall finale, review: Simply brilliant TV

Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney star in Catastrophe
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Catastrophe, Channel 4 review: Sharon and Rob are great, but they're

Ian Beale (played by Adam Woodyatt) holds on to the picture of his family
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EastEnders live week review: More hatches, matches and dispatches

Jonathan Ross in the Bake Off tent
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The Great Comic Relief Bake Off, review: Jonathan Ross flounders with

Call The Midwife star Jessica Raine as Jane Boleyn
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Wolf Hall, review: Jessica Raine is brilliant as the charmless Jane

Call The Midwife star Jessica Raine as Jane Boleyn
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Wolf Hall, review: Jessica Raine is brilliant as the charmless Jane

Dame Edna in the Bake Off tent
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The Great Comic Relief Bake Off 2015, TV review: Dame Edna is

Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell in 'Wolf Hall'
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Wolf Hall episode 3, TV review: Sexual tension undermines the

James D'Arcy as Lee Ashworth in Broadchurch series two
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Broadchurch series 2 - review: Sandbrook takes centre stage as drama

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