Nolly
PBS | ITVX | Release Date: March 17, 2024
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
79
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The TelegraphAnita Singh Feb 7, 2023
Season 1 Review: Nolly is funny and touching, and does its job of giving Gordon her due. Read full review
80
The Observer (UK)Barbara EllenSep 10, 2024
Season 1 Review: This is drama so warm you could toast a crumpet on it – with Bonham Carter delivering a bold, wounded character you can root for. Nolly serves as a love letter not just to Gordon, but to popular television itself. Read full review
80
CNNBrian LowryMar 16, 2024
Season 1 Review: A splendid showcase for Helena Bonham Carter, “Nolly” zooms in on a very particular time and character in British history, revolving around the unceremonious firing of Noele Gordon, the star of a popular soap opera. While not the usual corseted stuff for which PBS’ “Masterpiece” is known, the three-part limited series serves as a reminder of how actresses who spoke their minds were often summarily labeled “difficult,” then and now. Read full review
80
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertMar 14, 2024
Season 1 Review: It’s a warm, smart, and concise portrait of British actress Noele Gordon, known as Nolly. Read full review
80
The TimesCarol MidgleyFeb 7, 2023
Season 1 Review: It is a riotous watch but also a touching and sad one, which I'm sure Gordon, who died of cancer in 1985, would have appreciated. Read full review
80
The GuardianRebecca NicholsonFeb 7, 2023
Season 1 Review: It is warm, thoughtful and gorgeous, and by the end of it, I was a little bit in love with Nolly myself. Read full review
80
iEmily BakerFeb 7, 2023
Season 1 Review: The story of Noele Gordon's sacking might not sound fit for prestige television, but Bonham Carter and Davies' belief in righting her bosses' wrongs makes for a touching series, with lessons that are still relevant decades on. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneNina MetzMar 13, 2024
Season 1 Review: It is so well written, so well cast and executed, it finds a way to thrillingly reanimate a slice of British pop culture history from the analog era. It may be a romanticized look back, but it’s an endearing and meaningful one all the same. Read full review
60
VarietyMike McCahillFeb 7, 2023
Season 1 Review: The compression here feels more manic than economic; Davies’ writing floats intriguing statements of purpose – a defense of soap as a popular form, a study of how to bow out – only for them to dissipate as we shuttle back and forth through a six-decade career. Read full review
60
The IndependentNick HiltonFeb 7, 2023
Season 1 Review: It’s clear that Davies and his cast have a unanimous enthusiasm for Gordon’s no-nonsense, feminist perspective on the industry that jilts her. Viewers unfamiliar with the cultural moment it depicts might struggle to get past the opening episode, but those that do will find something treacly yet efficiently moving, with Bonham Carter on sensational form. Read full review
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