TELEVISION / Reviews of the Week

Luv (Tuesdays 8pm BBC1):

'Her (Carla Lane's) outstanding record made the feebleness of Luv all the more disappointing. It was a kind of melange of ingredients from her previous successes, but feelings of deja vu set in from the very first scene.' Max Davidson, Daily Telegraph.

'The blending of comedy and melodrama does not seem to work very smoothly.' Joe Joseph, Times.

'Fey and whimsical humour is rendered bearable only by Michael Angelis's performance.' Maureen Paton, Daily Express.

'Each of the characters seems overwritten and, as a result, each of the actors overacts. Even the usual lashings of lovable Scouse wisdom seem forced.' Marcus Berkmann, Daily Mail.

'Billed as a bitter-sweet comedy, this was a hotch-potch of sombre soliloquies interspersed with distressingly unfunny lines.' Simon London, Today.

'Call me a few chunks short of a Yorkie, but I always thought comedy programmes were meant to raise a few laughs.' Lee Best, Sun.

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