TV critics' verdict on programmes broadcast on the 28 October 2007

The Sopranos, E4
“What was best about the final episode was the way in which it managed to suggest that David Chase didn’t know the ending was coming, let alone his lead character.”
Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent

The Sopranos, E4
“The final season’s episodes were unevenly paced and last night’s wintry finale was about the worst constructed of all.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

The Sopranos, E4
“ -could have ended more neatly.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

The Sopranos, E4
“I suspect that even the most sophisticated of Sopranos fans felt a twinge of disappointment that, after eight years of TV’s greatest ever drama series, they were left dangling.”
James Walton, The Daily Telegraph

Half Broken Things, ITV1
“ -while Half Broken Things was more mood than narrative mechanics, it worked.”
Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent

Half Broken Things, ITV1
“ -we were soon sucked in, the decent script and cast proving that anything’s possible.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Long Way Down, BBC2
“ -hardly boosted our desire to spend the next six weeks crossing Africa with these guys.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Long Way Down, BBC2
“I’m a bit of a boy. I love motorbikes, and big trips, the open road, all that stuff. But there’s nothing in Long Way Down for me.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

No Plan, No Peace, BBC1
“Some of it was so jaw-dropping that it’s comical.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

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