“It is The Hotel Inspector, crossed with Save Lullingstone Castle, and a dash of Brideshead Revisited.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Country House Rescue, C4
“It is The Hotel Inspector, crossed with Save Lullingstone Castle, and a dash of Brideshead Revisited.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Country House Rescue, C4
“This new reality series takes the old Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares format and applies it the stately homes of England.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Country House Rescue, C4
“These formulaic property makeover shows can't last for much longer, especially those that ask us to root for people with a driveway the size of Aberdeen.”
Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman

EastEnders, BBC1
“I have to admit that, this year, EastEnders [compared to Coronation Street] has much the better, grimmer storyline.”
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian

Survivors, BBC1
“[A] strangely plodding and circular series.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Survivors, BBC1
“The flaw with this series is nothing's really happening, no one's going anywhere, there's no joint mission, no goal, no quest. The Survivors are all just concerned with surviving - reasonable enough but not exactly gripping stuff.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Horizon: Allergy Planet, BBC2
“This was a fascinating, gimmick-free hour of plausible science that made you wonder why Horizon cannot always be this good. My allergy to Horizon may be being cured.
Andrew Billen, The Times

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