Mr Loverman
  • Network: BritBox
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 4, 2025
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9

Critic Reviews

  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Margaret Lyons
    Jun 3, 2025
    100
    His [Lennie James'] performance is as whole and mesmerizing a portrait as one sees on television. .... “Loverman” is polished and literary, practically silky — sublime, even.
  2. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Jun 4, 2025
    90
    Mr. Loverman is a tour de force for Lennie James, but it’s also an affecting story of a man who struggles to be his true self and knows what the consequences are if he comes out at his advanced age.
  3. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Anita Singh
    May 20, 2025
    80
    The series dips back in time to revisit the early years of Barrington’s relationship with Morris, but the present-day scenes – with their exploration of love and longing in old age – are the strongest.
  5. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    May 20, 2025
    80
    It is more of a mood piece than an action-packed drama, with closeups of human life, with all its exquisite agonies and joys, portrayed by actors at the top of their game.
  6. i
    Reviewed by: Jeffrey Ingold
    May 20, 2025
    80
    Mr Loverman is a wonderfully complex series that weaves together issues of marital breakdown, intergenerational conflict, infidelity, racism and sexuality.
  7. The Independent
    Reviewed by: Nick Hilton
    May 20, 2025
    80
    Mr Loverman is a slim but moving testament to the enduring power of self-acceptance.