Lucy Sweet
Lucy Sweet
TV critic Lucy Sweet is a journalist, advertising copywriter, cartoonist and occasional singer. Her work has appeared in the Big Issue, GLAMOUR, The Guardian, The Pool and the Sunday Express, amongst many others. She is also the author of two novels, a book called WTF Knits and a very rude comic called Unskinny about large, loud women who don’t behave themselves.
Gossip Girl – retro TV tonic for the jaded heterosexual perimenopausal woman
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Gossip Girl – retro TV tonic for the jaded heterosexual perimenopausal woman

Game of Thrones season 8? I’m out with a nasty case of Dragon Fatigue
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Game of Thrones season 8? I’m out with a nasty case of Dragon Fatigue

‘Deutschland 86’ – historical TV drama doesn’t have to be sexy, but it helps
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‘Deutschland 86’ – historical TV drama doesn’t have to be sexy, but it helps

Derry Girls and Fleabag won’t fix TV’s gender imbalance – but they’re a start
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Derry Girls and Fleabag won’t fix TV’s gender imbalance – but they’re a start

They’re still they’re for you, no matter your age – how Friends lives on
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They’re still they’re for you, no matter your age – how Friends lives on

Kill and Ted – how did curling up with a good murder doc become comforting?
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Kill and Ted – how did curling up with a good murder doc become comforting?

The Marie Kondo con: Bringing order to a chaotic world starts with your socks
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The Marie Kondo con: Bringing order to a chaotic world starts with your socks

What hope for penguins and humans alike after David Attenborough is gone?
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What hope for penguins and humans alike after David Attenborough is gone?

You’re tired! Isn’t it long past time ‘The Apprentice’ went into retirement?
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You’re tired! Isn’t it long past time ‘The Apprentice’ went into retirement?

The Bake Off – bringing families closer together, one cake at a time
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The Bake Off – bringing families closer together, one cake at a time

Undiluted, unpatronising and made by women – ‘Killing Eve’ is a revelation
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Undiluted, unpatronising and made by women – ‘Killing Eve’ is a revelation

Housing benefits – Netflix’s ‘Stay Here’ is a monument to white privilege
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Housing benefits – Netflix’s ‘Stay Here’ is a monument to white privilege