Neville's Island

Tim Firth's outstanding Neville's Island (ITV), a feature-length special adapted from his recent West End play, was a treat. A terrifically funny script, with a classic shading of pathos and beautifully constructed moments of narrative tension and resolution, was matched to tremnendous performances from four first-rate actors: David Bamber, Jeff Rawle, Timothy Spall and Martin Clunes - who showed that he can do more dramatically than just be a man behaving badly.