If Saturday’s showy content was a bit hollow, Sunday evening provided a barrage of scripted drama with the return of feverishly anticipated Call the Midwife (BBC One, 9pm) leading the way.

Thursday night took the Silent Witness (BBC One, 9pm) team out on a bit of a jolly, all the way up to sunny and welcoming rural Scotland, just to add a little sprinkle of extra bleakness to the long running show.

The latest drama from the Street saw perpetually miserable Leanne continue to wallow in her unhappiness, all the while pretending to run a restaurant while delivering her descriptive prose and monologues.

The return came at a cost for the third series of Death in Paradise (9pm) as its main star became the latest victim of the week, opening the door for a brand new ‘bumbling’ lead; new face, exact same characteristics.

Whether its harmless pandering to pent-up nation or inciting hatred, the show is working a treat for Channel 4.

After returning from the dead following a spectacularly final-looking suicide attempt three weeks ago, Sherlock (BBC One, 8:30pm) continued to push credibility to extreme levels.

The second new episode in 16 years saw Sharon, Tracey and Dorien go to very extreme lengths to pay the bills – allowing a TOWIE star to cameo in a misguided attempt at popularity truly is scraping the barrel.

ITV truly had the soap market cornered yesterday, thanks to BBC One’s EastEnders (8pm) dropping the ball just enough to fall to third place.

Tuesday night brought a severe case of the munchies for Nigella Lawson and Anthony Bourdain as Channel 4 launched a UK version of ‘hit’ American ABC show The Taste at 9pm.

At 10pm, Channel 4 ensured that the 11% audience share it captured were not going to sleep a wink, thanks to Secrets of the Living Dolls (AKA pure unadulterated nightmare fuel).