TV Critics: Tried and Tasted; Supershoppers; The Chillenden Murders; Our Dream Hotel

“Tried and Tasted is a strange concoction that works in spite of itself. It’s as if a commissioner has lobbed their ‘TV programmes people quite like’ folder at the wall, hastily shuffled the papers together and thought, hang on, yes, that will do.”
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian

“For the viewer, the somewhat limited joy of this show had nothing to do with taking expert advice. It was all about hoping that the gobby panel, sitting round what looked like a Yo! Sushi conveyor belt, would get it ‘wrong’ in the blind tasting. The half-hour, therefore, peaked early when the foodie five picked Aunt Bessie’s bestselling frozen apple pie as their joint favourite.”

Andrew Billen, The Times

“There weren’t too many surprises in last night’s selection, cheap usually means nasty, especially where whisky is concerned. It was, however, quite a surprise to see a panel of experts agreeing that they all liked something. Especially when the something was a supermarket ready meal with mint gravy.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

“It sweetens the pill of pointing out that we’re all getting ripped off sometimes with two likable and genuinely funny presenters, Andi Osho and Anna Richardson.”
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian

“It was an impressive display of intellect at work, although, as television, it would have been improved by the odd raised voice.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

“Those in search of family rifts would have been disappointed, this was very much a story of a family pulling together, grafting hard and achieving something great. Not everyone’s idea of a dream but definitely inspiring.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express