“Challenges the laziest of preconceptions with wit, humour and more than a dash of bravado.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

Rev

REV, BBC2

“The most compelling television provides a new perspective on an old story, and challenges the laziest of preconceptions with wit, humour and more than a dash of bravado. Rev is pretty much a masterclass in how to pull this off.”
Sarah Vine, The Times

“Rev could just as easily have been called The Vicar of Shoreditch. Rev looks quite promising, in a gentle kind of way… though I’m not convinced The Vicar of Dibley’s number three spot in the Britain’s Best Sitcom poll is going to be seriously threatened.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

“Apart from the main character’s vocation, new dog-collar sitcom Rev has nothing in common with The Vicar of Dibley…If there were more vicars like the Rev around, churches would be packed to the rafters.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

“The first half-hour of Rev wasn’t bad. Hollander makes a convincing clergyman, and there is a breezy confidence about the dialogue.”
Brian Viner, The Independent

A CENTURY OF FATHERHOOD, BBC4

“It’s not easy to chronicle how parenting evolved in the 20th century, but A Century of Fatherhood manages to do it compellingly.”
Brian Viner, The Independent

STORYVILLE: ANVIL, BBC4

“For all its mickey-taking this film did, for the most part, shine a kindly light on two loving old friends, their music and their unattainable dream.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

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