Year of the Rabbit, the acclaimed sitcom starring Silent Witness' Ann Mitchell, is now available on Netflix.
The comedy series, which first aired on Channel 4 in 2019, follows a group of detectives in Victorian era London as they fight crime and rub shoulders against a wide variety of enemies.
The action centres on DI Eli Rabbit (Matt Berry), a "hardened booze-hound" who has seen it all. After suffering ill-health, Eli is forced to work alongside the "hapless" DS Wilber Strauss (Freddie Fox) and Sergeant Mabel Wisbech (Susan Wokoma), his boss' adopted daughter.
Co-starring Mitchell as pub landlady Gwendoline alongside Alun Armstrong and Keeley Hawes, Year of the Rabbit is now available to view on Netflix, with the six-part series being added to the streaming service this weekend.
Despite only lasting for one season, the sitcom proved to be a hit with critics at the time of its airing, with the series currently boasting an impressive approval rating of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes from 18 reviews.
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In the site's critical consensus, Year of the Rabbit was described as a "superbly silly" and "delightfully subversive" take on the period genre, with the performances of Berry and Wokoma garnering particular praise.
Film Inquiry praised the series for delivering a "captivating story" amid a "perfect stream of never-ending humour", adding that it was an "experience" that viewers would "not want to miss". TV Insider echoed these sentiments, noting the "fast and furious" delivery of jokes.
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"Perhaps the greatest joy of Year of the Rabbit is seeing the sheer dexterity that this mismatched core police trio shows off from episode to episode," noted IndieWire, who lauded Berry, Fox and Wokoma as "gifted performers".
"The best material subverts the crime and costume-drama genres and all of their clichés," wrote The Boston Globe as they praised the pacing and "gleefully profane" language, while Decider said the series hit the "right comedic notes".
Year of the Rabbit is streaming now on Netflix.
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