Just in case there wasn’t enough miserable and slow burning post-Killing police procedurals littering up the TV schedule, last night saw BBC One attempt to squeeze in one more Scandinavian-influenced bleak-fest for good measure.
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Despite going head to head, BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing (7:15pm) still managed to secure an audience of 8 million viewers, although being 45 minutes long probably helped.
Three days after BBC One’s long-running cold case drama New Tricks finally came to an end, last night saw ITV début its own take on the haunted-copper-solving-old-crimes format with Unforgotten (9pm).
Last night saw viewers return one last time to the great white tent of dreams as The Great British Bake Off (BBC One, 9pm) came to an emotional conclusion.
After 12 series and an ever-changing cast, Tuesday night finally brought an end to the crime show which unashamedly appeased the appetites of an older demographic as New Tricks (9pm) finally bowed out for good.
11 years after debuting on British TV screens, there seems to be no slowing down the intricate petulance of Martin Clunes’ Doc Martin (9pm) with the latest series consistently bagging the prime time slot for ITV.
Thursday night saw ITV host another extravagant evening of uncomfortable celebrity gushing as the broadcaster once again rolled Carol Vorderman out of storage for a fun packed night of feigned empathy and opportunistic compassion
Thursday night brought a glut of viewers to BBC One, as the hugely successful sixth series of The Great British Bake Off (8pm) kicked off the beginning of the end with a deluge of tortuous chocolate-based tasks.
Tuesday night saw the evergreen retired detectives of New Tricks prepare for the end, with last night’s instalment seeing the cold case team face their penultimate murder mystery.
After three weeks of grand old school opulence, plenty of awkward family relations and a lot of staff, last night brought a close to the short-lived but effective real-life drama of All Change at Longleat (9pm).