“Conan Doyle for the CSI generation.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
SHERLOCK, BBC1
“It’s an edge-of-seat ride as well – Conan Doyle for the CSI generation… All together now: we want more, we want more…”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian
“A life or death stand-off in a random leisure centre felt like a cop-out.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express
PETE VERSUS LIFE, CHANNEL 4
“Neither the ‘sit’ nor the ‘com’ here is startlingly original… The gimmicky presentation here was unique enough to keep my post-work G&T grin going for half an hour.”
Alex Hardy, The Times
“Pete has a pair of sports commentators following his every move…. Amusing though they are, it is, ultimately, a gimmick – and one that is likely to get less effective with every outing.”
Alice-Azania Jarvis, The Independent
ROGER AND VAL HAVE JUST GOT IN, BBC2
“The cruel would suggest that this is a sort of middlebrow update of Terry and June… The first episode involved them looking for a guarantee for a vacuum cleaner in a drawer filled with household detritus. That was it: nothing more. And it worked… French and Molina were exquisite.”
Rod Liddle, The Sunday Times
“Roger and Val is a four-star show mistimed into three…. Even if 10 per cent of eyes are smiling, that’ll be drowned by the other 90 per cent, which will be welling up.”
Alex Hardy, The Times
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