“Where once it was fresh, kitsch and amusing, now it just feels a bit silly.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Desperate Housewives, C4
“Where once it was fresh, kitsch and amusing, now it just feels a bit silly.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Desperate Housewives, C4
“Desperate Housewives is so smooth that at the end of each episode, you think, “I could do that”. But you also know the effortless interplay of drama and comedy is the result of ruthless editing.”
Tim Teeman, The Times

Desperate Housewives, C4
“I found myself checking my watch and wondering why time wasn't passing more quickly.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

Banged Up Abroad, Five
“These real-life tales [... ] are on one level stories of immense human stupidity, though their tales aren't up to much.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

The South Bank Show: Bond, ITV1
“This South Bank Show was a discordant mix of cultural analysis and promotional celebration.”
Tim Teeman, The Times

Air Medics, BBC1
“"Sixteen minutes of the golden hour has gone," said the narrator seriously as distressed moans emerged from the wreckage of a car, and over the next 55 minutes he visited every hourglass-watching cliché in the language.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

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