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.
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

Stephen Mangan’s filthy good ‘Hang Ups’ is wholly unsuitable family viewing
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Stephen Mangan’s filthy good ‘Hang Ups’ is wholly unsuitable family viewing

An adventure on your sofa – rediscovering the ancient art of channel hopping
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An adventure on your sofa – rediscovering the ancient art of channel hopping

With ‘The Bridge’ over, who needs more dark, stressful, shocking Scandi TV?
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With ‘The Bridge’ over, who needs more dark, stressful, shocking Scandi TV?

‘Love Island’ is so, so much dumber than your traditional ITV2 idiot buffet
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‘Love Island’ is so, so much dumber than your traditional ITV2 idiot buffet

Judgment, nipple pain and failed sex – ‘The Letdown’ is motherhood laid bare
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Judgment, nipple pain and failed sex – ‘The Letdown’ is motherhood laid bare

It’s never too late to start totally digging ‘Gardener’s World’
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It’s never too late to start totally digging ‘Gardener’s World’

Queer Eye is a beacon of hope not just for straight men, but all humanity
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Queer Eye is a beacon of hope not just for straight men, but all humanity

Self-care for screen lovers with Flog It, Love Island and Antiques Road Trip
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Self-care for screen lovers with Flog It, Love Island and Antiques Road Trip

Leather jackets! Renaults! Constant humping! French drama Spiral has it all
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Leather jackets! Renaults! Constant humping! French drama Spiral has it all

The End Of The F***ing World – TV so good you’ll swear by it
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The End Of The F***ing World – TV so good you’ll swear by it

Celebrity Big Brother – reality TV has started to look worryingly real
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Celebrity Big Brother – reality TV has started to look worryingly real