“What followed was, somehow, simultaneously dull and fascinating.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

The Family, C4
“Perhaps it would have been more interesting to show it in conjunction with Paul Watson's series [The Family], to see how the British family has changed over the past 30 years [... ]It's no longer enough to be able to see in to someone else's home: there has to be something pretty interesting in there. Emily's bolshiness isn't enough, I'm afraid.” Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

The Family, C4
“On first sight, it's addictive stuff.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

The Family, C4
“In being so very ordinary naturally spends a lot of time doing unexceptional things such as having dinner, watching telly on the sofa and so on. It's fairly boring.”
Andrea Mullaney, The Scotsman

The Family, C4
“What followed was, somehow, simultaneously dull and fascinating.”
Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent

Axe Men, Five
“Axe Men is a razor-blade commercial by other means, full of gravelly male melodrama. Quite interesting once, but I can't think what would get you back for another 12 hours.”
Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent

Rick and Steve: the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World, E4
“This is animated anarchy that goes to the limit of acceptability, pauses, then says sod it and goes quite a lot further [... ] Very funny.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

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