Cable girl
So many channels, nothing to watch? Our critics point you to the best bets for viewing pleasure in cable land
Cable girl: Cloudstreet
Adapted by Tim Winton from his novel, Cloudstreet is a gripping three-part mini-series that disgorges its dark secrets about childhood with masterly skill – and a good deal of humour and warmth
Cable Girl: Bigger than Beyoncé
This week it's wannabe Beyoncés dreaming of becoming celebrity lookalikes. Coming up are would-be Ladies Gaga and other icons to the more-or-less-hopelessly deluded
Cable girl: Little Crackers
The series of festive vignettes based on household names' real-life experiences exuded Christmas spirit
Cable girl: Noel's Christmas Presents
This annual sobfest could be unbearably mawkish, exploitative and manipulative, but Edmonds sidesteps the landmines, writes Lucy Mangan
Cable girl: How It's Made
Lucy Mangan is captivated by a world of ceaselessly turning cogs, oscillating screens, blenders and grinders
Cable girl: Enlightened
Laura Dern's Amy jumps between being a hard-ass exec and Zen-hippy. Either way, you'll hate her, writes Lucy Mangan
Cable girl: The Factzone
Some very peculiar news, with a whiff of Onion – The Factzone isn't the sharpest satire, but offers a welcome fix of topical US humour, writes Lucy Mangan
Cable girl: The Devil's Dinner Party
Just when you thought TV couldn't plumb any deeper, along comes The Devil's Dinner Party on Sky Atlantic, a show that scrapes the bottom of several barrels
Cable girl: Boston Med
Thought you'd had enough of hospital drama? Well think again…
Cable girl: American Horror Story
A troubled couple move into a gothic mansion packed with purest hokum – things can only get much, much worse for them, writes Lucy Mangan
Cable girl: Persons Unknown
A bunch of hammy B-list US TV actors mysteriously imprisoned in separate hotel rooms – what's not to like, asks Lucy Mangan
Cable girl: Harry's Law
Cable girl: Cliched comedy-drama has Kathy Bates and various misfits opening a legal firm in a black neighbourhood. Avoid, says Lucy Mangan
Cable girl: Threesome
The jokes are weak but when it's not trying to be funny, Threesome is very funny, writes Lucy Mangan
Cable girl: Signed by Katie Price
Katie Price wants to mould a young hopeful in her own image, and thousands are queuing for the opportunity – what's going on, asks Lucy Mangan
Cable girl: Ringer
It's great to have Sarah Michelle Gellar back on TV in Ringer - but oh, how I miss Buffy, says Lucy Mangan
Cable girl: Duty Free
This gloomy, comedy-free sitcom about randy Brits abroad made the Costa del Sol my idea of hell, writes Julia Raeside
Cable girl: Snog Marry Avoid
It claims to offer help to damaged teens, but Snog Marry Avoid is upsetting on so many levels, writes Julia Raeside
Cable girl: Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
A delightfully old-fashioned crime caper satisfies nostalgia for the 1980s as well as the Roaring Twenties
Cable girl: Game of Thrones
I've always been on the cusp of getting into fantasy novels and television, and Game of Thrones could prove my gateway drug, writes Lucy Mangan
Cable girl: The Booth at the End
Gripping stuff. Xander Berkeley's performance is so brilliant, it should be used as an acting masterclass
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