“This was undoubtedly a classy episode of EastEnders.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

EastEnders, BBC1
“This was undoubtedly a classy episode of EastEnders [... ] But this was much-loved character overkill.”
Tim Teeman, The Times

EastEnders, BBC1
“June Brown, as Dot, was mesmerising.”
Gerard O'Donovan, The Daily Telegraph

EastEnders, BBC1
“I don't ever remember hearing anybody on a soap talk like this before. I mean, like a real person, with real feelings, such as self-pity and desperate urge for self-preservation. June Brown conveyed the seedy gloom of it all beautifully.”
Robert Hanks, The Independent

Scams, Fiddles and Honest Claims, C4
“[An] ever-so-slightly tongue-in-cheek documentary.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Trial and Retribution, ITV1
“It's a trial to watch.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

The Art of Spain, BBC4
“If only all presenters were as good as Andrew Graham-Dixon.”
Serena Davies, The Daily Telegraph

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