“It is a clever comedy pretending to be a thick one.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
“Moss could only really exist here. He is, in [Graham] Linehan’s script and Richard Ayoade’s brilliantly naïve delivery, a unique comic creation.
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent
“It is a clever comedy pretending to be a thick one, and raucously entertaining.”
Andrew Billen, The Times
“It’s all fantastically moving, and beautiful, and thrilling, and important, even if you (I) don’t really have a clue what the hell is going on. It’s all been fabulous, and this finale, fortissimo and prestissimo throughout, is an absolute blast.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian
“To be picky the 55 minutes were ludicrously jargon-ridden…But never mind this series has been a virtuoso of story-telling by Mofat and acting by Smith, the 27 year old who now looks ageless in the role. There is no more assured drama on British TV.”
Andrew Billen, The Times
HOW TO BUILD A NUCLEAR SUBMARINE, BBC2
“Though the statistics and scale of the enterprise were impressive, the promotional-video reluctance to ask any awkward questions began to grate after a while. The admiral never explained why it was needed with such urgency and exactly what role it would play.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent
“The one thing this programme failed to address, and glaringly so when there’s so much talk of tightening our belts, was whether Britain really needs this expensive underwater superweapon in the first place.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express
ARE YOU HAVING A LAUGH – TV AND DISABILITY, BBC2
“I’m willing to bet that if somebody makes another survey documentary in 40 years’ time, its attitude to the disabled may look appallingly out of touch. Good intentions in these matters rarely exempt you from the disapproval of posterity.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent
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