Mad About the Boy is set to premiere on Peacock. With the long-awaited fourth entry in the misadventures of its eponymous heroine, fans and critics alike have to ask: Is there any way to recapture the rom-com perfection that was 2001's Bridget Jones's Diary?

Crackling comedy, a sizzling age-gap romance and a new kind of sincerity make Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy second-best only to the original.

Ah, Bridget Jones and her absolutely enormous panties! The return of a cultural heroine who has defined 21st century feminism will surely blow away the February misery – but hidden under the piles of Bridget’s undies surely lies the question,

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Mad About the Boy review: a bloated, weeping sogfest - 2/5 The latest installment of Bridget Jones brings back the old cast but falls into mawkishness

Bridget Jones is back for a fourth film, and director Michael Morris brings a freshness to the franchise while nodding to the earlier movies 4/5 stars Crack out the chardonnay. Bridget Jones is back.

Mad About the Boy is perfect. It might have taken 24 years and three tries, but here at last is a sequel worthy of Bridget Jones’s Diary that doesn’t just honour the original, the book, and all the fans who continue to love her,