Turn Up Charlie review

Overall, Turn Up Charlie is a solid comedy backed by two outstanding performances that show-off the true range of one actor while introducing the world to the joy of the other. That's good enough to earn the series a hearty stamp of approval and binge recommendation.

In the Long Run, debuting on Sky One, is both Idris Elba's first venture into comedy (both writing and starring) and his labour of love for a remembered childhood in 80s Hackney. There is terrific music, and an honestly terrific attempt to translate some of the truths about growing up black, in then and in there, and it's in many, many ways lovely. It's just getting going, so the jury's still out on whether it's actually... funny. Perhaps I don't laugh easily enough.

In The Long Run television review

Charming comedy-drama with real heart.

Will Gompertz reviews Idris Elba's In The Long Run

That the show makes Only Fools and Horses feel edgy came as a bit of a surprise, given its creator is the actor Idris Elba.

Idris Elba interview

"With comedy you can on the day come up with something really stupid and make the crew laugh that actually might work in the show. I love doing that."

In the Long Run, Sky 1 review

Idris Elba revisits 1980s Hackney with a deft comic touch.

In the Long Run, review

In the Long Run is just too meek and mild to be anything more than a good soundtrack with pictures.