Britannia High, ITV1
“Fame - it's a bit like that, actually. Without the legwarmers. And with a lower-rise backdrop (London, not New York) and 21st-century hair. Plus a lot more tie-ins. This isn't just TV; it's an all-singing, all-dancing, money-making, multimedia monster.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian
Britannia High, ITV1
“The target audience for this is probably young enough to be seeing all this stuff for the first time. For anyone who has watched TV before, it's extra mature cheese.”
Andrea Mullaney, The Scotsman
Britannia High, ITV1
“Britannia High is a transparent attempt to naturalise the massive success of High School Musical.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent
Little Dorrit, BBC1
“Dickens, Andrew Davies, lots of money, top names ... how could it be anything other than brilliant?”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian
Little Dorrit, BBC1
“Those struck down with Dickens-blindness have sat through so many lavish BBC adaptations that they're not sure whether they're watching Little Dorrit or Dombey and Son.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express
Little Dorrit, BBC1
“The result so far is looking accomplished rather than inspired - but this is probably because of that need to set so many plates spinning.”
James Walton, The Daily Telegraph
Little Dorrit, BBC1
“Little Dorrit is the one to watch.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent
In Love With Barbara, BBC4
“In Love With Barbara was proper drama - well written and well acted.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian
In Love with Barbara, BBC4
“This was as corny and sentimental in its way as one of her novels.”
Andrea Mullaney, The Scotsman
In Love With Barbara, BBC4
“In other hands, Barbara Cartland could easily have been just a figure of absurd fun. Here, her life was treated with a genuine sympathy that - more unexpectedly still - soon seemed entirely deserved.
James Walton, The Daily Telegraph
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