TV critics' verdict on programmes - including BBC1’s new Sunday night drama Cranford - broadcast on 17 November 2007.

Cranford, BBC1
“This adaptation added up to even more than the sum of its parts.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Cranford, BBC1
“Cranford was even better than the torrent of advance publicity suggested.”
James Walton, The Daily Telegraph

Cranford, BBC1
“Beautifully played, very funny and deftly directed, it’s a world I can’t wait to get back to.”
Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent

Cranford, BBC1
“Cranford will see you through beautifully until Christmas.”
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian

Cranford, BBC1
“It’s early days, of course, but Cranford seems to achieve the perfect balance that every soap opera strives for - and usually fails to reach - comedy, romance, intrigue, and a bit of social comment.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

The Blair Years, BBC1
“Be patient, my pretties. One day he’ll tell the whole truth.”
Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent

Angelo’s, Five
“I’ll give Angelo’s one last chance to spark into something original.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Angelo’s, Five
“If you’re not already in the habit of turning to Five at 11pm on a Friday now might be a good time to start.”
James Walton, The Daily Telegraph

Sold, ITV1
"If Sold sounds silly and simplistic, that's because it was. But it was also very funny in a slapsticky kind of way. Steve Coombe's script crackled with moronic office speak, with Kris Marshall in particular making good use of one-liners such as: "As of today you are tomorrow's yesterday's man."
Gerard O'Donovan, Daily Telegraph

Sold, ITV1
"What is thrilling is watching Kris Marshall, best known as the drippy boyfriend in the BT adverts, playing someone so wicked. He's shockingly good. And that is where the allure of this ridiculous, unbelievable, camp series lies - in the battle of good and evil you are rooting for both. You know each have to become more like each other - and that's worth watching."
Helen Rumbelow, The Times

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