“As with Five Days before it, this drama is selling itself on its intricate, detailed coverage of police procedure.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

The Hunter, BBC1
“As with Five Days before it, this drama is selling itself on its intricate, detailed coverage of police procedure.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

The Hunter, BBC1
“The drama needed more space to tease out these frayed ends and let us see what a tangle they might get into, space that wasn't available given the more conventional two-part format.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

The Hunter, BBC1
“The only downside of Hunter is that Hugh Bonneville and Janet McTeer are a great team and there isn't enough of them.”
Andrea Mullaney, The Scotsman

The Hunter, BBC1
“While the plot is both unlikely and distasteful, it is also disturbing.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

The Hunter, BBC1
“The premise is a little dodgy. Anti-abortionists are kidnapping children and threatening to kill them. Pro-life killers - hmmm, that's a bit like CND bombers, or anti-vivisection puppy-bashers. But we'll let that pass.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Wild at Heart, ITV1
“This show might be predictable but at least you can depend on it.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

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