A Young Doctor's Notebook
SKY | Ovation TV | Sky Arts 1 | Sky Arts | Release Date: December 6, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
82
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
The A.V. ClubSonia SaraiyaAug 19, 2014
Season 2 Review: Fortunately, it continues to be fascinating. Read full review
91
Entertainment WeeklyJacob ShamsianAug 13, 2014
Season 2 Review: Notebook showcases Radcliffe's gift for deadpan humor, while Jon Hamm plays the doctor's older self with melancholy gravity, warning him off the dope. [22/29 Aug 2014, p.100] Read full review
88
RedEyeCurt WagnerOct 2, 2013
Season 1 Review: Believe it or not, that stomach-turning gore is part of this four-part gem's charm. A Young Doctor's Notebook gets the balance between tragedy and comedy just right. Read full review
80
The Huffington PostMaureen RyanAug 19, 2014
Season 2 Review: This British import is weird, slight and lovingly made, and perhaps most importantly, it's smart enough not to overstay its welcome. Read full review
80
The Huffington PostMaureen RyanOct 2, 2013
Season 1 Review: The show may be for niche tastes, but it doesn't overstay its welcome and it manages to go to some demented and surprisingly emotionally places. And then it's done. Read full review
80
The New York TimesMike HaleOct 2, 2013
Season 1 Review: It’s polished, manic, funny and a bit thin; visually, it’s like a toned-down version of the comic-book expressionism of Terry Gilliam.... The two actors are wonderful in their scenes together. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushOct 2, 2013
Season 1 Review: The scenes in which the older and younger versions interact, with Hamm counseling and cajoling the panicked and miserable Radcliffe as a Ghost of Torment to Come, crackle with a surreal bite.... Not for the squeamish, Notebook is worth bookmarking if you've an adventurous streak. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraOct 2, 2013
Season 1 Review: The tone may veer a bit wildly from grim to hilarious for an American audience's taste, but once Hamm and Radcliffe settle into their roles (and Hamm into his accent), it could very well live up to its U.K. rep and provide Ovation with some skin in the game. Read full review
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