'Very simple and not noticeably enthralling story of one man and his gas tank.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

True Stories: Dave Gorman in America Unchained, More 4
 "Analysis of how the western world became the denatured, deracinated, detextured place it is today was eschewed in favour of simply finding the next independent petrol station. The film rapidly became the very simple and not noticeably enthralling story of one man and his gas tank.”
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian

True Stories: Dave Gorman in America Unchained, More 4
“Congratulations to Dave Gorman for coming up with a fresh rationale for a road trip and, what's more, wrapping it up as an act of resistance against corporate America.”
Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent

True Stories: Dave Gorman in America Unchained, More 4
 “I am not sure what it proved beyond the difficulty of avoiding corporate America but there were some sweet vignettes of small-town kindnesses along the way.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

True Stories: Dave Gorman in America Unchained, More 4
“In the end, too, the film did succeed in its central aim of being both a celebration of, and a lament for, the sort of 'mom and pop' business that everybody Gorman met agreed are dying out fast.”
James Walton, The Daily Telegraph

Horizon: Is Alcohol Worse than Ecstasy?, BBC2
“With its countdown format, there were times when this documentary felt like one of those lengthy list-programmes so beloved by Channel 4.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Horizon: Is Alcohol Worse than Ecstasy?, BBC2
"The programme's countdown of Britain's worst drugs yesterday, Is Alcohol worse than Ecstasy?, was a worthwhile exercise.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Mistresses, BBC1
 “If the shagging has cooled down, the pace itself is hotting up [... ] Roll on next week of this entirely ridiculous series. Things can only get gloriously worse.”
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian

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