“... delightful comedy-drama.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story, BBC2
“I hope to live long enough to see Alun Armstong give a poor performance. That should ensure a telegram from the Queen.”
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story, BBC2
“Offered an unexpectedly humane slant on the story of the famous campaigner.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story, BBC2
“Coe's drama had the effect of neutralising both its protagonists: softening the moral outrage of one into an Ealing comedy display and reducing the other to mere metropolitan high-handedness. I suppose it could be counted as a triumph of BBC balance.”
Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story, BBC2
“... delightful comedy-drama.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

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