'Once you get past the title [... ] makes rewarding viewing.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Mary, Queen of Shops, BBC2
“Mary, Queen of Shops works on the more usual television format of failure, rubbing nose in said failure, redemption and success.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Mary, Queen of Shops, BBC2
“It's basically the same as that one Gordon Ramsay did with failing restaurants, but with failing shops instead.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Mary, Queen of Shops, BBC2
“Once you get past the title, however, Mary, Queen of Shops makes rewarding viewing.”
Brian Viner, The Independent

The Victorian Sex Explorer, C4
“Rupert Everett is a brilliant guide: scholarly without being boring, witty, bitchy, enthusiastic, very handsome. And funny.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

The Victorian Sex Explorer, C4
“... a fascinating story but it was difficult to say whether the presence of Everett added much to it.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Britain Under Water, BBC1
“... mind-numbingly dull programme.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

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