“More like a sitcom than a serious investigation into British class divides.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Prescott: the Class System and Me, BBC2
“The programme reduced Prescott to stuttering incoherence.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Prescott: the Class System and Me, BBC2
“There's not a lot of deep analysis in evidence anywhere here and the film's chief intent, conscious or not, appears to be merely to dole out a constant supply of rope to Prescott in the hope that he'll eventually hang himself.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Prescott: the Class System and Me, BBC2
“In the end, we learned more about the Prescotts than the British class system.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Prescott: the Class System and Me, BBC2
“What made the programme really instructive and pleasurable was the presence of Mrs Prescott, Pauline.”
Robert Hanks, The Independent

Prescott: the Class System and Me, BBC2
“More like a sitcom than a serious investigation into British class divides.”
Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman

Dickinson's Real Deal, ITV1
“This is a show that can't resist a pun.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

The Alan Titchmarsh Show, ITV1
“There was a time when Titchmarsh looked set for great things on television. He was all over it, had a grand series about Britain. Was he going to be a Dimbleby? Or - whisper it - the next Sir David Attenborough? But here he is, relegated to the afternoon, to be watched only by the elderly with their tea and by students with their breakfast.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Dead Set, E4
“It should have led to great satire on reality TV and a warm homage to zombie flicks. But, despite some glimmers of life, it was no Sean of the Dead. The pacing was so slow that the first 30 minutes of this five-night entertainment could have been cut entirely.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Diwali: a Sikh's Journey Home, BBC1
“An aimless, unsatisfying film.”
Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman

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