“The comedy of losers is a British speciality: FM skilfully continues the tradition.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

FM, ITV2
“FM is a new sitcom, with the same kind of vibe as The IT Crowd - we're in the workplace, the stars are a woman and two blokes, one of whom is funny Irishman Chris O'Dowd. OK, so the ‘sit' is different. FM takes place at an indie radio station. But the ‘com' is similar - puns and witticisms, isunderstandings, awkward situations. Old-school then, to be polite. Or lame, if you prefer.”
Sam Wollaston, ITV2

FM, ITV2
“The comedy of losers is a British speciality: FM skilfully continues the tradition.”
Tim Teeman, The Times

FM, ITV2
“Don't touch that dial just yet.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

Caravans: a British Love Affair, BBC4
“Entertaining and informative.”
Andrea Mullaney, The Scotsman

Caravans: a British Love Affair, BBC4
“Celebrating the British love of caravanning presents a challenging flip- side: how on earth to make it interesting? Caravan: A British Love Affair did so with charm and an old-fashioned documentarist's belief that so much is revealed by letting your subjects speak, by leaving the pauses in, all the sudden misting up of eyes at a resurfaced memory; by not ruining scenes with music, or treating your subject ironically.”
Tim Teeman, The Times

Caravans: a British Love Affair, BBC4
“A sweetly nostalgic account of suburban wanderlust, pervaded by the honeyed light of summers past.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

Desperate Housewives, C4
“To be fair this is a good episode, full of intrigue, questions that need answers, and new threads. But Desperate Housewives will never be what it was in the first two series. Fresh and original can't stay fresh and original without evolving, and there hasn't been enough of that. It once felt like something different - it was kitsch, witty, self-mocking and looked fabulous. Now it's a bit irritating.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Desperate Housewives, C4
“Along with Heroes, Brothers and Sisters and poor old ER (shunted this way and that like an unwanted baby), schedulers keep moving our favourite American imports around with a scant regard for viewer loyalty. Why does this high-handedness afflict the shows with a dedicated group of fans who suffer each sling and arrow in their chosen show's presence on screen? Can DH be left alone, so we can follow the season to its end?”
Tim Teeman, The Times

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