“Yawn, yawn and again yawn.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

The Commander, ITV1
“The bloody, over-the-top opening is a fair indication of the level of melodrama to come but Lynda La Plante's latest investigation for stony-faced Commander Clare Blake is as engaging as it is sensationalist.”
Gerard O'Donovan, The Daily Telegraph

The Commander, ITV1
“Yawn, yawn and again yawn.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

How to Solve a Cryptic Crossword, BBC4
“Endearingly niche-y and compiled with devotion by Georgina Hardy.”
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian

How to Solve a Cryptic Crossword, BBC4
“A charming film.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

WWII: Behind Closed Doors, BBC2
“The educational crust of the programme is fatally wounded by that bane of factual programming, the dramatic reconstruction. I find it increasingly difficult to absorb information when confronted with bit-part actors disguised as Stalin or Churchill.”
Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman

Not Forgotten: The Men Who Wouldn't Fight, C4
“Thought-provoking.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

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