'It's Spitting Image for the Shrek generation.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on the weekend's TV.

Headcases, ITV1
“The quality was dazzling; the only thing in short supply was good jokes.”
Andy McSmith, The Independent

Headcases, ITV1
“It's Spitting Image for the Shrek generation. And it's dead funny [... ] I don't love the way it looks though.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Headcases, ITV1
“Very funny [... ] a lot of fun.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Louis Theroux's African Hunting Holiday, BBC2
“Although I found his ersatz innocence infuriating on his last outing to San Quentin prison, it delivered a real pay-off here.”
Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent

Louis Theroux's African Hunting Holiday, BBC2
“Like his previous show, San Quentin, this one didn't deliver what we'd expected, and was all the better for it.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Louis Theroux's African Hunting Holiday, BBC2
“Louis is thoughtful and troubled (maybe), and as watchable as ever, but it's a story I've heard many times before. And it's not something I can get worked up about. Pretty much the same thing happens here in Britain, in a place called the countryside, with pheasants.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Doctor Who, BBC1
“You can see what the thinking was: bring in the biggest star [Catherine Tate], the one the kids all do in the playground, and broaden the appeal of the show still further. But I think they've overlooked the fact that she's not right for this role. And isn't the appeal broad enough already? I'm also finding the music a bit oppressive, too. Oh, it doesn't really matter. It's still awfully nice television.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Doctor Who, BBC1
“... the plot unfolded with its usual efficiency, mixing the chase-scenes with lots of in-jokes for the grown-ups.”
James Walton, Daily Telegraph

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