Mr. Selfridge
PBS | ITV | Release Date: January 6, 2013
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
13
Negative:
1
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Uncle BarkyEd BarkMar 29, 2013
Season 1 Review: It’s terrific fun as well as involving drama. Read full review
80
Cleveland Plain DealerMark DawidziakMar 25, 2016
Season 4 Review: Mr. Selfridge has some enticing items to tempt those shopping for a quality viewing experience. At the top of this list is the gift that keeps on giving: Jeremy Piven's wonderfully textured portrayal of Harry Gordon Selfridge. Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyMar 25, 2015
Season 3 Review: The writers skillfully interweave a visit from famed French designer Jeanne Lanvin with plots against Harry, postwar workplace gender tension, family betrayal and the aftereffects of shellshock to create, by the end of the season’s first episode, the looming shadow of catastrophe. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf SmithMar 31, 2014
Season 2 Review: A series that is improving with age. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf SmithMar 28, 2013
Season 1 Review: This new PBS Masterpiece series written by Andrew Davies is plenty addicting without the lords and ladies, opening a treasure box of tales about love, loss, ambition and the spirit of a new age. Read full review
75
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardApr 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: The sets and costuming are top-notch. The musical score is brash, if redundant. The personal dramas range from silly to 
diverting. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesLori RacklMar 28, 2013
Season 1 Review: Sumptuously shot and full of period detail, Mr. Selfridge is stocked with plenty of upstairs/downstairs drama, often with a little too much attention being lavished on the workers’ personal storylines. Read full review
70
PopMattersGina KimMar 31, 2014
Season 2 Review: Still impressively detailed and masterfully assembled, the show again focuses on the classed relations among employees and employers, relations that can be both supportive and dysfunctional, and, increasingly, affected by external forces. Read full review
70
Kansas City StarSara SmithApr 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: Mr. Selfridge really gets rolling in its third and fourth episodes, when its interlocking stories and Piven’s outsize performance settle into place. Read full review
70
Zap2it (Inside the Box)Andrea ReiherMar 29, 2013
Season 1 Review: While we don't have the same rush of affection as we did when we first discovered "Downton," we found Mr. Selfridge entertaining. Read full review
70
VarietyBrian LowryMar 22, 2013
Season 1 Review: The idea Selfridge was a serial philanderer adds an interesting layer to the character who, despite being the boss, actually blends into the large cast, in a series that’s full of romantic triangles, hunger and striving, and where good-looking waiters are urged to cater to the needs of wealthy socialites. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyJessica ShawMar 25, 2013
Season 1 Review: The 1909 businessman hangs like an ill-fitting suit on Piven, who suffocates his scenes by speaking several decibels louder than his costars and waving his arms around like a magician. A little subtlety might have left some oxygen for the promising supporting cast. Read full review
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