Ten Pound Poms
BritBox | Release Date: October 29, 2025
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
11
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The TelegraphAnita Singh Sep 24, 2025
Season 1 Review: It’s a solidly enjoyable Sunday night drama, albeit one that feels slightly lacking. Read full review
70
DeciderJoel KellerFeb 19, 2026
Season 2 Review: Ten Pound Poms works because its characters are easy to root for as they try to make new lives for themselves in Australia. And the fact that the show is working towards a conclusion ensures that the stories will stay focused. Read full review
60
DeciderJoel KellerNov 3, 2025
Season 1 Review: For the most part, Ten Pound Poms is a watchable drama about the difficulties Brits had in Australia during the post-WWII immigration movement. But its sudden dark turn in the first episode, plus a couple of underdeveloped stories, make us wonder just where the show is going. Read full review
60
iRachael SigeeSep 24, 2025
Season 2 Review: The serious issues Ten Pound Poms touches on are couched in a cosiness that does not always serve them best. Read full review
60
The TimesCarol MidgleySep 24, 2025
Season 2 Review: It is an entertaining drama, if a soapy one that sometimes becomes a tad “messagey”. Read full review
60
The TelegraphKeith WatsonSep 24, 2025
Season 2 Review: It’s frustrating because the show opens up a window on an intriguing moment of history. But it needs to invest more in its central character and lets its heart rule its head. Read full review
60
iNeil ArmstrongSep 24, 2025
Season 1 Review: Brown is solid as a husband and father trying to be better and so is Marsay as a wife who wants more. The reason for Keegan’s glamorous nurse being in Australia is convincing, the methods she uses to achieve her aims less so. Read full review
60
The Observer (UK)Barbara EllenSep 24, 2025
Season 1 Review: Halfway through, my chief concern is that it’s getting a tad oversoapy, like an Oz-based The Durrells. Let’s hope it doesn’t descend gurgling into the Sunday night primetime suds. Read full review
60
Radio TimesMorgan CormackSep 24, 2025
Season 1 Review: Is it a joy to watch something that doesn't revolve around police stations and crime fighting? Most definitely. But when a series like this is blending rich characterisation, fiction, real life history and topical themes, sometimes a focus on a select few rather than a host of multiple over-lapping stories is for the best. Read full review
60
The TimesCarol MidgleySep 24, 2025
Season 1 Review: It’s certainly very watchable, and the subject matter is excellent. Read full review
60
The IndependentNick HiltonSep 24, 2025
Season 1 Review: Lightweight, superficial, and a missed opportunity to interrogate our modern immigration concerns, Ten Pound Poms is, all the same, a burst of sun-soaked schmaltz. Read full review
60
The GuardianRebecca NicholsonSep 24, 2025
Season 1 Review: It has been a bit BBC One-ed, in the sense that it takes wide aim at the “issues” then tackles them with broad brushstrokes, but this is enjoyable enough, nicely compelling, and a real education for those not familiar with the Ten Pound Poms story. Read full review
40
The GuardianJack SealeSep 24, 2025
Season 2 Review: Marsay and Brown offer solid performances but the A-lister here is Keegan, who effectively stars in her own separate drama. .... But regular viewers of Ten Pound Poms know the story is likely to revert to trashy, soapy strife before long. Read full review
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