James Delingpole James Delingpole

Oddly unconvincing: Apple TV+’s The Essex Serpent reviewed

Those hoping that Apple TV+ is going to supplant the increasingly rubbish Netflix as the new go-to subscription channel may be in for a disappointment

Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes are squandered in The Essex Serpent on a dreary, convoluted, portentous drama

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