14 Sep '10

“Irresistible forces meeting immovable objects usually yield good telly, and so it was here, but it was uncomfortable viewing too, not least when our hero, unused to such antagonism, broke down and sobbed.”
Brian Viner, The Independent

“This is what makes Jamie Oliver’s programmes worth watching: eventually you arrive at a scene that’s not in the script…the doubting of his sincerity causes Jamie to burst into tears in the playground.”
Tim Dowling, The Guardian

“Even when subjected to a verbal lynching…he didn’t demure – although he did have a little cry.”
Sarah Vine, The Times

“It was entertaining all right, although possibly not in the way Jamie was expecting.”
Virginia Blackburn, Daily Express

“While The Inbetweeners is never less than wholly believable, there is clearly a very adult ear at work, producing some of the most carefully crafted swearing on television. It remains, however, completely merciless. The whole enterprise still seems daring, even three series in.
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

“It was clearly a highly biased account; but it was also deeply compelling. What the programme lacked, however, was any real attempt to explore Papal thinking on a serious theological level.”
Sarah Vine, The Times

“It’s beautifully acted, wonderfully written and intermittently very funny indeed.”
Brian Viner, The Independent