“It is missionary work.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Jamie's Ministry of Food, C4
“It is missionary work.”
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian

Jamie's Ministry of Food, C4
“He's got another three episodes to make an impression, and there'll be those who say that reality television like this - a bit gimmicky, vulnerable to charges of snobbery and exploitation - is no way to do it.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

Jamie's Ministry of Food, C4
“Rotherham's problems will not be solved by Oliver, resilient though his ego is. It's the economy, stupid.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Jamie's Ministry of Food, C4
“I'm sure the series is very well meant, but it finished on a dark note, with one mum weeping because she was in debt and trying to subsist on benefits [... ] These are the problems not even St Jamie has a clue how to fix.”
Virginia Blackburn, Daily Express

Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones on Anger, BBC2
“What infuriated me about this entertaining series was some American woman called Lorelei, dishing out unsolicited self-help. She nearly scuppered the whole thing at the start by warning us not to expect entertainment.”
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian

Dawn Porter: Free Lover, C4
“The presenter went off to investigate polyamory and open relationships, notionally an exploration of her own attitudes but actually a way of getting a very attractive woman into as many sexually titilating situations as possible.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

Dawn Porter: Free Lover, C4
“Ten out of ten to Dawn Porter for sheer pluck.”
Virginia Blackburn, Daily Express

True Stories, More 4
“A brave documentary in which three middle-aged men spoke in calm, ghastly detail about being sexually abused by their teachers.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

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