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?

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is a front-to-back delight. A romcom about grief and starting over with heavy boots but a light heart, full of great gags and Renée Zellweger hitting Shirley MacLaine-in-The-Apartment levels of excellence pic.twitter.com/Zvia0qUFks

Zellweger’s Bridget is now a widow – and romanced by both Leo Woodall’s younger man and Chiwetel Ejiofor’s kindly teacher – and this sequel, adapted from Helen Fielding’s third book in her series of novels,

It's been nearly 25 years since Bridget Jones, aka Renée Zellweger, first stood in that snowy street and kissed Mark Darcy for a very happy ending.

Here, you can take a look at ELLE UK's review of 'Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy', and how the fourth film is a perfect mediation on life, love and loss.

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,