Black Mirror - Netflix

By Mandy Cooper
( What's on TV )
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Andrew Scott in Black Mirror

Three more of Charlie Brooker's hi-tech chillers launch on Netflix and Miley Cyrus stars in the instalment Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too

Charlie Brooker is back with three more hi-tech chillers

With society and technology accelerating at breakneck speed, it’s a wonder Charlie Brooker manages to stay ahead of the curve with his chilling modern parables, yet each of the three standalone films in the fifth series of this dystopian show (all available from today) hits the mark.

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Black Mirror s5

Miley Cyrus stars in Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too

In Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too, US pop star Miley Cyrus plays an American singer whose charmed existence isn’t quite as rosy as it appears, while Striking Vipers sees a man’s marriage falter due to a disturbing addiction.

Black Mirror - Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too

Striking Vipers is another one of the standalone episodes in series 5 of Black Mirror

Perhaps the pick of the bunch, though, is Smithereens, which sees Andrew Scott play a disaffected taxi driver in a chilling tale that will be uncomfortably familiar to many of us…

TV Times rating: *****

Mandy Cooper
Mandy Cooper
TV Times Highlights Editor

As TV Times Highlights Editor I get to hear about all the latest TV shows coming soon. Here at TVT HQ we are in the privileged position of selecting the best programmes from across all the channels and streaming platforms. Our mission is to make it easier for our readers to decide what to watch - and give them lots of choice of genres - all the latest shows, plus some nostalgic choices we call hidden gems, too. My career began with a postgraduate degree in periodical journalism (ahem, yes old school!) in 1991 and I’ve worked in TV media since 2000.