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Death by "dramedy"

  • Rachel Cooke
  • 17 April 2008

US series aiming for kooky charm comes across as cloying instead
Pushing Daisies
ITV1

No laughing matter

  • Rachel Cooke
  • 10 April 2008
  • 2 comments

Great acting aside, this series on the lives of comedians has been a let-down
Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me
BBC4

It's good to be back

  • Rachel Cooke
  • 03 April 2008

The former hostage makes a moving return to the scene of his kidnap
Brian Keenan: Back to Beirut
BBC2

Too cute for comfort

  • Rachel Cooke
  • 27 March 2008
  • 4 comments

This adaptation was just as sentimental and patronising as the original novel
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency BBC1

Characters you can care about

  • Rachel Cooke
  • 19 March 2008

The sentimental but kind and loving sitcom returns for a second series
Gavin and Stacey BBC3

A national embarrassment

  • Rachel Cooke
  • 13 March 2008
  • 8 comments

Never mind the food, Delia Smith's on-screen manner is hard to stomach
Delia BBC2

Broadcaster on the rocks

  • Rachel Cooke
  • 06 March 2008
  • 3 comments

ITV's fortunes will continue to slide if it keeps producing drama this awful
Rock Rivals ITV

An old story behind every door

  • Rachel Cooke
  • 28 February 2008

Sue Bourne's documentary turns her neighbours into tired stereotypes

How to get ahead in the media

  • Rachel Cooke
  • 21 February 2008

What can a top TV producer learn from self-help books? Not a lot, it would seem

Bring on the giant rats

  • Rachel Cooke
  • 14 February 2008

Adventure tourism is all the rage, but good TV needs more than bravado alone

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