Nancy Banks-Smith

The man is a monster, and his awfulness is reflected in the long-suffering Lynn's unbaked bun of a face, like Medusa in a shield. This may be one for the boys. A big improvement would be to wind the laughter tape round the producer's throat.

Throughout Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights (Channel 4), I noticed a helpless whimpering and, investigating, found it was me. It happened whenever Peter Kay looked shifty. Kay has been described as "a brilliant stand up" and "head and shoulders above the rest". Which is true, but, as he plays the wheelchair-using Brian Potter, tactless.

Gong warfare

Dossa And Joe (BBC2) is endlessly mysterious. What do you suppose Cherry Ripes are? Giselle can't get them in London and Dossa has to post them out. Language is often a barrier, a way of not communicating, for Caroline Aherne, until it finally flowers into music.

The Royle succession

There is an in-joke in Dossa And Joe (BBC2) which makes the heart lurch. Joe is condemned by retirement to listen to the chatter of his wife Dossa and her best friend Vanessa. Vanessa says "Oh, I love the royal family!" "Royal family my arse!" says Joe.

I Saw You (ITV1), written by David Nicholls, was charming, a three-part romantic comedy, delightfully detached from life, floating a foot or so above the floor.

Their misadventures are threaded on a string of 50s songs, reminding you along the way how very good Lonnie Donegan was. This is Dennis Potter territory, which makes The Quest seem flimsy.

It is a midlife-crisis comedy, smart and stylish with a hint of poignancy and one big belly laugh which I find difficult to describe before breakfast. Nigel Havers does the narration. Anthony Head has the penis extension.

Victory for junk junkies in restoring a gem to Dad's Army canon

It seems wholly appropriate that two 80-year-old men should have rescued the lost episodes of Dad's Army (BBC2), which were shown last night.

This series is a four-part prequel to David Copperfield. The first told how Micawber's misfortunes were engineered by a malevolent father-in-law though, frankly, Dickens's Micawber was more than capable of contriving his own misfortunes. Sullivan and Jason seem to be concentrating on the poignancy of poverty. And that's a different story.

The lovely Bob & Rose (ITV) went nap on charm, that indefinable quality which loosens your glue. You will be pleased to hear, they lived happily ever after. It was, of course, a fairy story.