“People will watch and applaud this adaptation in their droves.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

The Diary of Anne Frank, BBC1
“I have seen the familiar tale adapted at least twice for television, but never as expertly as The Diary of Anne Frank, wonderfully dramatised by the novelist Deborah Moggach, and quite beautifully acted, in particular by Ellie Kendrick in the title role, and by the ever more splendid Tamsin Greig as Anne's mother, Edith. It is hugely heartening to begin a new year with a reminder that the BBC can still make fantastic, accessible drama.”
Brian Viner, The Independent

The Diary of Anne Frank, BBC1
“It's a testament to the fine performances, the faithfulness of the script and the general classiness of this production that watching The Diary of Anne Frank, which goes out every day this week, is so very painful. That's a good thing, obviously; it just makes it hard.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

The Diary of Anne Frank, BBC1
“Much of the power is taken out because people know the ending - this is not, when all's said and done, a thriller. But people will watch and applaud this adaptation in their droves.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

The Diary of Anne Frank, BBC1
“It is the ordinariness of their extraordinary circumstances that is most poignant.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Above Suspicion, ITV1
“I have to grudgingly admit that, flawed though it was, this two-part drama managed to retain my interest to the bitter, grisly end.”
Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman

Above Suspicion, ITV1
“Dire.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Science and Islam, BBC4
“Any programme which forces me to raise an eyebrow and exhale, "Huh, fancy that" is obviously doing something right.”
Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman

Saving Gazza, C4
“It was horrible to see the depths to which he [Paul Gascoigne] has sunk, depths of paranoia and delusion as well as alcoholism.”
Brian Viner, The Independent

Saving Gazza, C4
“Desperately depressing.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Masterchef, BBC2
“If this show were a dish it would be a Sunday roast, or just a piece of toast - simple, not fussed about with, but still, four-star television.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

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