Shetland; Celebrity MasterChef

“This Ann Cleeves adaptation is a high-class police procedural – subtle, unshowy but hauntingly powerful and highly atmospheric. With its bleakly beautiful setting, meaningful stares and slow-burning plots, it’s Nordic noir transplanted to the Scottish archipelago’s rugged landscape.”
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph

“Soon, the show’s tonal inconsistency began to show. Henshall was clearly under instruction to act as if in a Scottish take on a sinister Scandi drama: The Bridge or The Killing shifted a few hundred miles. Yet he’s surrounded by a cast of characters who could come from any daytime murder mystery from the past 30 years. There’s the coy potential love interest , the quirky coppers under Perez’s command, and a duo of klutzy criminals eager to get their own back on a local B&B-owning family by driving their van around Shetland in broad daylight spreading mischief. Crimes committed against a colourful regional backdrop are a long-standing British television staple. And though Henshall piles on the gravitas, the script remains flimsy.”
Ed Power, The i

“It’s hard to imagine Shetland without Perez’s sad, pinky-blue eyes and his peacoat, which never seemed substantial enough for the weather. But I reckon they may be setting up Tosh to replace him, simply because they seem to be throwing a spanner into her relationship. Everyone knows that lead-character detectives must have a dysfunctional home life and wear sad faces, so if she’s the separated mother of a young baby and her partner has gone off for better sex with his ex, she has the perfect CV.There weren’t many laughs in this episode (what am I saying? There never are), but it does have a talismanic way of drawing you into the grimness. ”
Carol Midgley, The Times

“The character is hugely popular, and we have to hope the Beeb doesn’t make the crashing mistake of killing him off when actor Douglas Henshall leaves.Jimmy’s best mate Duncan has already been sidelined — though actor Mark Bonnar delivered a show-stealing cameo in the first scene, as a broken man in prison.” 
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail

“Jones had an impressive palate and emerged as an early contender. Members of boyband McFly play the TV talent show game well, having already won Strictly and I’m a Celebrity. Don’t rule out Jones making it a hat-trick. Despite her surname meaning “olive oil seller”, the eerily ageless Dell’Olio was less promising. “I prefer someone cooking for me or going to beautiful restaurants,” she purred. What was in her fridge at home? “Water, wine and champagne” but no actual food. This didn’t augur well. The winningly warm, gentle Chuckle riffed on his Chucklevision catchphrase by telling judge Gregg Wallace that his food tasted good “to me, to you”. And overall, the semi-famous five were of a decent standard – Nancy of the Oil aside.” 
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph

“I’m sensing that this won’t be the most entertaining series yet, but there is potential. Will modest Nancy, who once said, “The majority of women want to be like me. I mean, just look at me!” have a tantrum if someone mentions her age? Will Chuckle Brother Paul work out why you don’t cook coleslaw?vHe said his dish looked like something the dog brought up. I think he was being falsely modest actually, because his salmon wellington looked restaurant-standard and earned him plaudits. It’s formulaic stuff, but then bread and butter comfort-blanket TV usually is.” 
Carol Midgley, The Times

“We’re meant to believe the celebs donning aprons spend all their free time in the kitchen. The truth is that some of them wouldn’t know how to open a pre-packaged sandwich from Pret. They’d have to get their personal assistants to do it…On Celebrity MasterChef, all jokes must be flattened with a meat tenderiser to ensure that no scrap of spontaneity survives.”
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail