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Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut, The Deb, has genuine warmth – but doesn’t quite work as a musical

The Deb is finally here. The film has been plagued by unresolved legal troubles and repeated delays. But here it is – and for the most part, it’s an enjoyable Australian comedy with characteristically crude humour, but aimed squarely at a young, female audience.

The Conversation

The Office was poisoned by the US remake – Australia never stood a chance

Louis Chilton argues that this new reboot of the mockumentary will never reach the heights of the British version, an era-defining work of comedy and a masterclass in sharp-edged, cringe-based realism

The Independent UK

The Office Australia review round-up: ‘Doomed’ and ‘toothless’

Critics all have the same question: why?

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The Office’s Felicity Ward: ‘It’s a different dynamic than if a male boss is doing it’

As the hit show gets a sex-swapped Australian makeover, Helen Coffey sits down with its leading woman to talk gender in comedy, the joy of playing female chumps and why no one can match the British for cynicism

The Independent UK

The Office on Prime Video review: this Aussie reboot offers plenty of gags but feels like treading old ground

Felicity Ward takes on the David Brent mantle from Ricky Gervais and Steve Carell and makes it her own

Evening Standard

The Artful Dodger review – this zippy Dickensian spin-off is a very good time

Thomas Brodie-Sangster and David Thewlis are great fun in this new take on Oliver Twist, which sees the young pickpocket move to Australia

The Guardian - AU

Year Of review – Bump spin-off about teens in mourning does too much with too many

We return to Jubilee high for a new series – but with too many characters, and so many stories, it quickly loses focus

The Guardian - AU

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BBC Ten Pound Poms start date, full cast list, plot, locations and how many episodes

Michelle Keegan stars in the new drama series from the team behind the award-winning Sex Education - here's everything you need to know from the filming locations to the plot

Wales Online

Ten Pound Poms on BBC One: When it's on, what it's about, full cast list including Michelle Keegan and where you've seen them before

Ten Pound Poms is the new original drama series hitting BBC One with a star-studded cast

Manchester Evening News

Ten Pound Poms cast: Who's who in the period drama

Meet the Ten Pound Poms cast so you're clued up about the stars that feature in this new period drama about UK expats starting new lives down under.

WhatToWatch

From Eurovision to The Legend of Zelda: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Whether it’s going cinematic with this year’s song contest or returning to Hyrule with Link, our critics have you covered for the next seven days

The Guardian - UK

Class of ’07 review – apocalyptic high school reunion comedy gets better as it goes

Emily Browning and Caitlin Stasey are excellent in this take on ‘the poco’, where a bunch of 28-year-olds must survive together

The Guardian - AU

Christmas Ransom review – jokes don’t land in Stan’s schmaltzy yuletide mess

Matt Okine and Miranda Tapsell can’t rescue this unwatchable Australian comedy about a chaotic toy store heist

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