“Thirtysomething meets Cold Feet meets Mistresses meets a little bit of The Big Chill meets innumerable other comedy dramas whose names escape me.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Mutual Friends, BBC1
“Thirtysomething meets Cold Feet meets Mistresses meets a little bit of The Big Chill meets innumerable other comedy dramas whose names escape me.”
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian

Mutual Friends, BBC1
“In the end, none of this is quite enough to solve the mystery of why so much talent has been poured into making such a bog-standard TV drama. On the other hand, it does make you fairly grateful that it has.”
James Walton, The Daily Telegraph

Mutual Friends, BBC1
“Inspiration was running out even as early as episode one.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Mutual Friends, BBC1
“It's the stuff of sitcoms. And not even very good sitcoms. But there's other stuff that makes this show worth following.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Mutual Friends, BBC1
“Already, it's not difficult to give it a smile. It'll have to do a little more to earn deeper feelings.”
Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent

The Last Word Monologues, BBC1
“An unmistakable prime cut.”
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian

The Last Word Monologues, BBC1
“Rhys Ifans's performance, though, remained both utterly coherent and powerfully understated throughout.”
James Walton, The Daily Telegraph

The Last Word Monologues, BBC1
“There were inappropriate shades of Brokeback Mountain here and a murderous ending that did not quite convince, but this was a funny, touching half hour.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Don't Tell The Bride, BBC3
“In an age when people already undervalue marriage, this is a show we could do without.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

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