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Quietly radiates a wholly justified confidence: BBC 1’s The Pact reviewed

Plus: unhinged Victoriana from Sky and Important Television from Amazon Prime

Unhinged Victoriana: Laura Donnelly as Amalia True in The Nevers. Credit: ©2021 Warner Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved
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