“The televisual equivalent of spending a lot of money on a small piece of liquorice.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Grow Your Own Drugs, BBC2
“Young, smart and highly telegenic, James Wong looks like a star in the making.”
Brian Viner, The Independent

Grow Your Own Drugs, BBC2
“The message was (too) loud and clear: move aside granddad, and take your Night Nurse with you - can't you tell by that constant bed of blandly urgent guitar music that this is a programme aimed at The Kids?”
Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman

Grow Your Own Drugs, BBC2
“I'm sorry, these aren't drugs in any sense of the word. And there's not much about growing, either. This is a con, the televisual equivalent of spending a lot of money on a small piece of liquorice.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Grow Your Own Drugs, BBC2
“I was already somewhat sceptical of the so-called ‘natural remedy' After watching Grow Your Own Drugs, not a trace of doubt remains.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Cutting Edge: Revenge of the Bin Men, C4
“Hillary Clarke's film was entertaining but a little over-manufactured.”
Brian Viner, The Independent

Cutting Edge: Revenge of the Bin Men, C4
“It's possible that the serious point - about our landfill sites filling up - is slightly lost among all these extraordinary, and extraordinarily English, characters. Who cares, though? This is much more fun.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Cutting Edge: Revenge of the Bin Men, C4
“An intimate, funny and unrelenting portrait of a post-imperial nation headed for the wheelie bin of history.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Storyville: Bulletproof Salesman, BBC4
“This was a film framed by an arched eyebrow.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

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