“Very entertaining, but it just didn't feel very Thomas Hardy.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Tess of the D'Urbervilles, BBC1
“She's [Gemma Arterton] fabulous as Tess.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Tess of the D'Urbervilles, BBC1
“Very entertaining, but it just didn't feel very Thomas Hardy.”
Kevin Maher, The Times

Tess of the D'Urbervilles, BBC1
“David Nicholl's adaptation was notably, and I think, wrongly, sanitised.”
Robert Hanks, The Independent

Tess of the D'Urbervilles, BBC1
“Period dramas are full of this stuff that doesn't apply any more - the importance of a woman's reputation, the respect between masters and servants. So why do we love it so much?”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Massive, BBC3
“Damian Lanigan's script has a sprinkling of good lines, mostly delivered by Johnny Vegas.”
Robert Hanks, The Independent

Massive, BBC3
“Another silly new sitcom with Johnny Vegas.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

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