“Like a warped revival of Doctor Dolittle written by the League of Gentlemen.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Cutting Edge: Special Needs Pets, C4
“Cutting Edge: Special Needs Pets was like a warped revival of Doctor Dolittle written by the League of Gentlemen.”
Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman

Cutting Edge: Special Needs Pets, C4
“It was a charming and impressively uncynical film from Laurence Turnbull.”
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian

Cutting Edge: Special Needs Pets, C4
“It was all a bit barking.”
Mick Hume, The Times

Cutting Edge: Special Needs Pets, C4
“Laurence Turnbull's film captured a certain confusion in our views of the animal kingdom, without quite escaping that confusion itself.”
Robert Hanks, The Independent

Credit Crash Britain, BBC2
“It was presented by Greg Wallace from Masterchef, whose thuggish embrace and deafening delivery were as invigorating as ever.”
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian

Apparitions, BBC1
“Apparitions last night accomplished the extraordinary feat of making the devil boring.”
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian

Lead Balloon, BBC2
“There is something missing from Lead Balloon. The trouble is, it is just not embarrassing to watch. When David upsets, offends and insults the world, often unintentionally, it is so brilliantly excruciating as to make Curb Your Enthusiasm almost unwatchable. Lead Balloon did not once make me want to peep through my fingers or put them in my ears.”
Mick Hume, The Times

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