'... shows such as this really do very little to help the young channel's development.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Young Mum's Mansion, BBC3
“Forthcoming highlights include dating and being photographed naked. The latter, of course, betrays the show's status as that, in fact, of a fairly typical reality programme (albeit one based on a superior idea).”
Matt Warman, The Daily Telegraph

Young Mum's Mansion, BBC3
“... shows such as this really do very little to help the young channel's development.”
Sean O'Grady, The Independent

Clowns, BBC2
“Daisy Asquith's highly watchable documentary.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Clowns, BBC2
“We may not rate our clowns, that was this film's message, we may even hate them, but by jove, they do a tough job.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

EastEnders, BBC1
“Whatever else the makers were thinking of in bringing Bianca back, it doesn't appear to have been with the aim of making EastEnders less miserable.”
James Walton, The Daily Telegraph

Damages, BBC1
“I realised that this must be the most jerked about narrative since Nostromo or, maybe, Tennyson's Maud.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

I am the Elephant Man: BodyShock Special, C4
“I don't know whether Channel 4 or September Films paid Huang a fee for his trouble, but they succeeded in letting him tell his story with a very modern sensitivity.”
Sean O'Grady, The Independent

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