Gok Wan: Too Fat Too Young, C4
“As telly, this is a mess. The personal journey doesn't really go anywhere; the issues of food addiction and body-image pressure are only lightly touched upon; and I'm not sure that a hug from Gok is really a long-term solution for these kids. Flabby television.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian
Gok Wan: Too Fat Too Young, C4
“It was a fascinating story but Wan was too nice to be able to tell it fully.”
Andrew Billen, The Times
Shameless, C4
“A new series of Shameless (BBC4) isn't the cause for celebration it once was [ ...]For anyone who loved early Shameless, though, it will seem like self-parody. Perhaps it's because Paul Abbott is no longer writing it, or because it's impossible for something that was so fresh and original to remain fresh and original for six series. But it lacks the humour, the intense humanity and quite simply the brilliance of early Shameless.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian
Shameless, C4
“It can't be easy coming up with new ways for the Gallaghers and their friends to deliver a seamy brand of schadenfreude for the middle classes, and inspiration is clearly beginning to flag.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent
Shameless, C4
“Another beautifully nuanced episode.”
Andrew Billen, The Times
Naked, BBC3
“In Naked, an "uncompromising new series" uncompromisingly ripped off from every other body-issue programme ever made.”
Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman
Trinny and Susannah Meet Their Match, ITV1
“Charmless lifestyle gurus Trinny and Susannah are the undisputed queens of this tawdry genre, although that's hardly something to boast about. But is their star on the wane? Pointless vehicles such as Trinny and Susannah Meet Their Match certainly suggest that there's no life left in their tiresome schtick.”
Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman
Supersize vs Superskinny, C4
“It's exactly the same as it was last week.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian
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