“A sort of live-action Shrek.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire, BBC2
“While this fantasy comedy is full of groaning puns, strained anachronisms and creaky stereotypes, I confess I did chuckle a few times. Yes, it’s obvious, yes, some of it borders on offensive, but the cast throw themselves into it and there is a pleasing panto-like silliness that almost makes it okay.”
Andrea Mullaney, The Scotsman

Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire, BBC2
“I think we can all agree on one thing: BBC2’s spoof-adventure Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire is definitely not funny.”
Alice-Azania Jarvis, The Independent

Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire, BBC2
“A sort of live-action Shrek.”
Tim Dowling, The Guardian

Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire, BBC2
“[A] lavish satire-cum-sticom give the Mel Brooks/Naked Gun treatment to the whole fantasy genre.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire, BBC2
“A sword and sorcery comedy that doesn’t quite know what speed to be set at. It’s funny, then not funny, funny, then not.”
Tim Teeman, The Times

That Mitchell and Webb Look, BBC2
“Excellent sketches are followed by ones so lame you’re surprised they got through rehearsal. Duff bits are inevitable in sketch shows, perhaps, but they weren’t noticeably fewer last night than in previous series and it’s hard to see that they’re really progressing.”
Andrea Mullaney, The Scotsman

That Mitchell and Webb Look, BBC2
“Last night delivered, on the whole. It wasn’t great, but it wasn’t terrible, either, and it was a considerable improvement on the rather mediocre first two series.”
Alice-Azania Jarvis, The Independent

May Contain Nuts, ITV1
“This is Keeping Up Appearances for the New Labour generation.”
Alice-Azania Jarvis, The Independent

May Contain Nuts, ITV1
“Mark Burton’s comedy-drama was a clamorous satire on competitive parents.”
Tim Teeman, The Times

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