Rachael Sigee

London

Hella tight freelance journalist. TV reviews for @theipaper. Words for @guardian @GlamourMagUK @empiremagazine @BBC_Culture @theredbulletin. She/her.

Articles

In Who Do You Think You Are?, Andrew Garfield feels like a ‘bad Jew’

1 day ago | inews.co.uk | Rachael Sigee

“We are a mushy family. We’re an easy cry,” says Andrew Garfield shortly before one of the many times he tears up during his episode of Who Do You Think You Are?. The actor is the A-lister in the line-up for this 22nd series that also features Diane Morgan, Aisling Bea and Will Young. However, the relative fame of the subject has never dictated the success of an episode (see Danny Dyer).
The Stolen Girl doesn't live up to its terrifying premise

1 week ago | inews.co.uk | Rachael Sigee

For a series about a missing child to succeed, it has to retain just enough plausibility to be “every parent’s worst nightmare” whilst also accommodating the necessary twists to sustain the drama. Disney+’s latest entry into the genre, The Stolen Girl, based on the novel Playdate by Alex Dahl, nails the balance in the first episode – and then forgets about it altogether in the subsequent four.
In Reunion, deafness is more than a diversity tick – there’s no TV drama like it

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Rachael Sigee

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In Reunion, deafness is more than a diversity tick - there's no TV drama like it

2 weeks ago | inews.co.uk | Rachael Sigee

In the opening scenes of Reunion, the sound dips in and out. But it’s not a technical issue: the lead character – Daniel Brennan (Matthew Gurney), recently released from prison for the murder of an old friend, Ray – is deaf.
Protection is the best Line of Duty successor yet

1 month ago | msn.com | Rachael Sigee

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Protection is the best Line of Duty successor yet

1 month ago | inews.co.uk | Rachael Sigee

It is less than half an hour into ITV’s newest crime drama Protection when someone utters the words “bent coppers” – but the Line of Duty similarities had been there long before that. Packed with internal politics, personal indiscretions and shocking violence, this is one of the best successors (and many have tried) to Jed Mecurio’s almost-definitely-returning BBC runaway hit.
Ten Pound Poms fills the gap left by Call the Midwife

1 month ago | inews.co.uk | Rachael Sigee

When the first series of Danny Brocklehurst’s drama Ten Pound Poms began in 2023, it offered up familiar vibes – a comforting, slightly soapy Sunday night drama – but with a sliver of not especially well known recent history. In the middle of the 20th century, the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme saw Brits lured by glossy newspaper adverts to emigrate to Australia for the princely sum of £10.
Tûba Büyüküstün On Becoming A Triumph Of Turkish Cinema

1 month ago | harpersbazaararabia.com | Rachael Sigee

The first Turkish actress to ever be nominated for an International Emmy, Tûba Büyüküstün began her career in the costume department but now captivates audiences in their millionsIt may not have been her original plan but it turned out to be exactly the right path.
Surgeons: At the Edge of Life is astounding TV

1 month ago | inews.co.uk | Rachael Sigee

Five million major operations take place every year in the UK. And in the hospitals of NHS Lothian around Edinburgh, many of those procedures are pioneering, treating some of the rarest and most complex health conditions.
Georgia Harrison's revenge porn documentary deserves a real journalist

2 months ago | inews.co.uk | Rachael Sigee

In recent years, presenting a serious documentary has become almost as much of a post-Love Island rite of passage as obtaining a fast fashion collab. Chris Hughes has investigated male fertility, Olivia Atwood delved into cosmetic surgery, and Zara McDermott is prolific, having explored revenge porn, eating disorders and even the 2022 University of Idaho student murders.