“It would be criminal if this pilot wasn’t turned into a series.” Read on for the verdict on lthis weekend’s TV.

Lizzie and Sarah

LIZZIE AND SARAH, BBC2

“It’s painful – it has you wincing and squirming, clenching and screaming inside. Then exploding with laughter. Because it is very, very funny. It would be criminal if this pilot wasn’t turned into a series.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

“Its broadcast reminded me of a line that the late great editor of the Sunday Express, John Junor, used on his writers: “Laddie your piece is excellent and if I were to publish it I would not change a word.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

RESTORATION MAN, CHANNEL 4

“Because it’s about old buildings there’s a nice sideline in local history and this lifts the mood when everything else is mud, ruins and reclaimed bank loans.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

“The quest itself proved so lengthy, inconclusive and therefore dull that it threatened to derail proceedings completely.”
James Walton, The Daily Telegraph

JERSEY SHORE, MTV

“The early moments were so low IQ that they made the Big Brother house look like High Table at All Souls.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

PINEAPPLE DANCE STUDIOS, SKY1

“The whole show is pretty addictive to be honest. It works because of the extraordinary characters in it. Fresh, fly and fabulous.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

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