“It’s really just an excuse to squeeze strong women’s asses into tight pants.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
CHARLIE’S ANGELS, E4
“The child-trafficking plot…was tacky. The dialogue was so functional it would have worked best in speech balloons. And while the back story featured a wooden angel, this proved indicative of the acting.”
Andrew Billen, The Times
“Charlie’s Angels purports to be about strong women kicking ass, but it’s really just an excuse to squeeze strong women’s asses into tight pants… Thankfully, the ABC network and its viewers were as underwhelmed as me, and it was cancelled after just seven episodes.”
Tim Walker, The Independent
YOUR MONEY AND HOW THEY SPEND IT, BBC2
“The problem is that however much detail this programme dug out and however hard it tried to present it in an amusing, engaging fashion, it all boiled down to two words that are sighed and spat out in every pub on every night. Governments, eh?”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express
SUPER TINY ANIMALS, ITV1
“Films about animals frequently come with disclaimers saying “no animals were harmed during the making of this film”. This one didn’t. Perhaps that’s because the producers couldn’t be quite certain. If pets could talk, I’d pay a fortune to sit in on this lot’s group therapy sessions.”
John Crace, The Guardian
BOBBY FISCHER: GENIUS AND MADMAN, BBC4
“As this gem of a Storyville film showed, madness really was everywhere.”
John Crace, The Guardian
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