“Gripping stuff - if you don't get bogged down in the details.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Burn Up, BBC2
“This one goes on for ever, but at least it has a proper script and some decent performances [... ] Still, I can't help thinking Burn Up is issue-led rather than story-led.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Burn Up, BBC2
“Gripping stuff - if you don't get bogged down in the details.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Burn Up, BBC2
“Burn Up is trying desperately to do that BBC thing of being sexy and responsible; a consciousness-raising thriller.”
Tim Teeman, The Times

Burn Up, BBC2
“Tom McConnell's [played by Rupert Penry-Jones] implausible naivety isn't the only problem in Beaufoy's drama, which contains nearly as many logical holes as it does good intentions.”
Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent

Personal Services Required, C4
“A disturbing show.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

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