TV critics' verdict on programmes - including Jam and Jerusalem on BBC1 - broadcast on 1 January 2008

Jam and Jerusalem, BBC1
“Most certainly not an edgy contemporary sort of sitcom, even if its co-creator, Jennifer Saunders, was once called an alternative comedienne. But this cosy comedy about a village Women’s Institute still goes beyond its limits.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Jam and Jerusalem, BBC1
“It was an unusual thing for a comedy to do, and it worked.”
Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent

Jam and Jerusalem, BBC1
“ -there is only one word for this bumbling set of vignettes about busy-body females in a small uncharming village: boring.”
Neil Midgley, Daily Telegraph

Sense and Sensibility, BBC1
“Sense and Sensibility began with all the subtlety of a soft-porn flick. What am I talking about? It was a soft-porn flick.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Sense and Sensibility, BBC1
“The casting director really should get a bit of credit too, just as capable of reframing a well-loved classic and just as critical to its emotional success.”
Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent

Sense and Sensibility, BBC1
“ -every scene feels like something we’ve seen before; girls taking their frustrations out on the harpsichord, men being all manly on the backs of horses and saucy old dames who know the score.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Misomer Murders, ITV1
“It’s one of our biggest TV exports, having been sold to over 200 territories during its 10-year history. Good job, then, that last night’s new episode Shot at Dawn gave a heartwarming picture of the British countryside.”
Neil Midgley, Daily Telegraph

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