Monroe 2011 (television)

Riley, too, proved a solid presence (call him the UK’s Robert Sean Leonard if you will), bickering playfully with Monroe while trying to understand his ever-changing ‘secret’ relationship with Parish. He was arguably the show’s most flesh and blood character… the kind-hearted everyman within the hospital full of egotists, and his presence often brought much light relief. Yet he could also be dramatic when required and his own turmoil was often convincingly portrayed. Indie London

Bouquet Of Barbed Wire 2010 (televison)

A fantastic star making performance from Tom Riley...BBC Radio 5 Live  with Boyd Hilton (7/9/10) click here to listen

Tom Riley in Bouquet Of Barbed Wire, plays the sexy, nasty bastard who's out to ruin the lives of an entire family, while getting his end away at the same time. And he's brilliant in it. Heat Magazine 18/09/10

Tom Riley's sociopathic Gavin was also a dramatic treat, flitting between reasonable and unstable from scene to scene in a way that keeps you guessing as to what was actually going on. Video Vista

But Peter isn’t all he seems, as son-in-law Gavin (Tom Riley) knows only too well. Riley brings a tangible menace to the role, his Gavin adeptly turning the tables so that our sympathies eventually lie not with Peter but with him. For, if we’re truly honest, who amongst us wouldn’t want to avenge a wrong done to a loved one, particularly if it had such devastating consequences. Indie London DVD review

This edge-of-seat psychological thriller might not quite be the shocking TV sensation it was when first seen in 1976, but it still packs a mighty punch. Trevor Eve plays Peter Manson, who has an obsessive love for his daughter Prue (Imogen Poots). So when she ends up pregnant by her teacher Gavin (Tom Riley) it doesn't go down very well. The plot is sometimes a little far-fetched, but the incredible acting will keep you hooked throughout. The Mirror

All credit to the terrific cast – Hermione Norris, Tom Riley, Imogen Poots and especially Trevor Eve as paterfamilias Peter – for making even the most outlandish moments of grief, tragedy and transgression seem credible. Telegraph

Manson’s beloved daughter Prue sleeps with her creepy teacher Gavin — the excellent Tom Riley really does make you shiver — and things take a sinister turn. Gavin knows a bit more about the Mansons than he should, Peter embarks upon an affair with a new employee and just who is Paula? Whatever the answer to that question is, she has her name tattooed on Gavin’s arm and he gets very angry at any mention of her. Burnley Citizen.

Riley is excellent in the part of the defiant, disturbed despoiler who gets his student pregnant, insists on marrying her and takes her to live in a Hackney tower block. The tension and hatred between the two male leads is palpable as Gavin hits his young wife, goads his father in law across the dinner table, and eventually pushes him into taking drastic action. In a two pronged attack on the family he also seduces his mother in law. Subba-Cultcha

...it's stylishly made, and from the very first shot, the tension, and the falling barometer of darkly gathering emotion just off screen were palpable. This is opera without the singing or anyone who's too fat. Eve brings his usual intense concentration to the part. He mantles each scene like a hawk over a rabbit. But he is by no means pulling the narrative alone: Tom Riley as the ghastly boyfriend, is so infuriatingly horrible, you really wish him ill... AA Gill Sunday Times

Tom Riley’s Gavin is suitably menacing and sickeningly smug (he obviously sees right through his father-in-law). But Gavin has a nasty secret up his sleeve – quite literally so – and will go to extreme lengths to hide it. No doubt the truth will eventually out. Indie London

...the equally watchable Norris plays his wife with a brittle, anguished restraint. When Prue introduces her parents to the repugnant Gavin (a convincingly horrible Tom Riley) she gamely tries to keep up appearances, trying to steel herself against each snarky quip as though she is taking a slap in the face.....Do tune in. The Arts Desk

Honourable mentions should also go to Tom Riley, bright and handsome enough as Gavin to make it plausible that Prue should have fallen for him, moody and chippy enough to see how he might be the worst possible catch. The Independent

Way back in the 70's, there was this amazing drama series which featured so much illicit sex it caused a minor scandal. Here's a very slick remake which luckily keeps the sick twisted tone of the original, even if it rather lacks gratuitous nudity. On the plus side, the story and performances are gripping, with top marks to hot Tom Riley as the young teacher who ruins everyone's lives. Heat Magazine

This superlative ITV drama is not to be missed - whether you remember the headline grabbing 1970's original or not. Centring on a father and daughter whose relationship is far from healthy - and whose lives are upended when the daughter becomes pregnant by her creepy teacher - it's weird, worrying and totally absorbing, with excellent performances from Trevor Eve, Tom Riley and newcomer Imogen Poots. Grazia Magazine

Lost In Austen 2008 (television)

In a film full of virtually flawless supporting turns, special mention has to be made of Hugh Bonneville's exceptionally funny Mr. Bennet, Alex Kingston's hysterical (literally and figuratively) Mrs. Bennet, and especially Christina Cole as the calculating Caroline Bingley and Tom Riley as Mr. Wickham, a character quite different from what longtime fans of Pride and Prejudice are going to expect. DVD Talk