“A screenplay overstuffed with bon mots.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

Southland

SOUTHLAND, MORE 4

“Doesn’t exactly break new ground. If you closed your eyes, you could have been watching an updated NYPD Blue transferred to LA.”
John Crace, The Guardian

“A screenplay overstuffed with bon mots, some of them pre-owned (not just by cops but by TV sitcoms).”
Andrew Billen, The Times

THE UNTOLD INVASION OF BRITAIN, CHANNEL 4

“A terrific idea … yet Channel 4 appeared determined to ruin it all with cringe-inducing reconstructions and bizarre graphics.”
Alice-Azania Jarvis, The Independent

BIG MEETS BIGGER, BBC3

“Smacked of little more than the ubiquitous fat porn that we’ve been bombarded with lately … but everyone was absolutely lovely. And that, in itself, was a pleasure to watch.”
Alice-Azania Jarvis, The Independent

HOMES FROM HELL, ITV1

“A franchise that is now about as depressed as the property market it feeds off.””
John Crace, The Guardian

GARETH MALONE GOES TO GLYNDEBOURNE, BBC2

“An excellent series – against all expectations.”
Alice-Azania Jarvis, The Independent

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