“If the voiceover isn’t the same as her off The Apprentice, they must be sisters.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

JOANNA LUMLEY’S NILE, ITV1

“Joanna Lumley’s Nile was like travelling with a charming and well-bred friend.”
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian

“She has a way of saying “what is your name?” that makes people want to tell her their life stories, and possibly give her their life savings.”
Brian Viner, The Independent

HOW TO WIN THE TV DEBATE, BB2

“It followed presidential debates from the first crunching encounter of Kennedy and Nixon. Both refused make-up, then surreptitiously retired backstage, where Kennedy’s tan was touched up with Max Factor and Nixon’s five o’clock shadow with Lazy Shave.”
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian

OUT OF THE FRYING PAN, BBC2

“It was enjoyable in the way that sitcoms like The Office were: to be watched through parted fingers with a feeling of rising discomfort.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

“Yes it’s formulaic – if the voiceover isn’t the same as her off The Apprentice, they must be sisters.”
Alex Hardy, The Times

SAXON GOLD: FINDING THE HOARD, CHANNEL 4

“The sort of tale so beloved by a British audience that it could have been the plot of an Ealing comedy.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

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