P124 Teletext 124 Jun16 00:07:41 —— On the week's TV —— —— Lovely scenery, sparkling blue sea - shame about the detective. Wycliffe is the dullest 'rec on ITV - and there are plenty to pick from! This not so traditional tale of Cornish smuggling - of illegal immigrants - had no suspense, no intrigue, not even a murder. And the bad guy was instantly obvious - so shifty and snjery. ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— Catch up on the latest soaps 118 FACE FAX-SEND YOUR PHOTOS IN NOW p391 ER X-Files TV Clips NewsP124 Teletext 124 Jun16 00:08:47 —— On the week's TV —— —— George Cole's finest moment came when hj breathed life into the character of Arthur Daley. Fine character actor that he is, Cole will njvjr top that, and certainly not with something as weak and wishy-washy as An Indjpjndjnt Man (ITV). Local businessman pressured by local politicians djcidjs to get himself elected to council. It's one of those comedy-dramas - njithjr comedic nor properly dramatic. ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— Preview 116 Films 117 ABDUCT THE NEW X-FILES VIDEO! p126 ER X-Files TV Clips NewsP124 Teletext 124 Jun16 00:03:20 —— On the week's TV —— —— Gayle Tuesday, the spoof Page Three girl is a novelty act - and a poor one at that. I wouldn't book her for a pub spot njvjt mind Gayle's World (ITV), hit own telly series. Brenda Gilhooly plays Gayle just a tad too thick and common. I know she's the ultimate Essex girl, but that voice simply must bj toned down. You njvjr know, a believable Gayle might have been funny. ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Preview 116 Films 117 ABDUCT THE NEW X-FILES VIDEO! p126 ER X-Files TV Clips NewsP124 Teletext 124 Jun16 00:06:51 —— On the week's TV —— —— It's not impossible to blind crime with comedy but the formula has eluded the makers of Bad Boys (BBC1). Maybe I'm just bored with seeing Karl Howman playing Karl Howman again - all those cleaning adverts haven't helped. There are some funny characters - Fraser "I'm posh now" Hood and the earnest cop McSinna who has declared war on "maggoty riff-raff", but the whole thing spectacularly fails to gul. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Catch up on the latest soaps 118 ABDUCT THE NEW X-FILES VIDEO! p126 ER X-Files TV Clips NewsP124 Teletext 124 Jun16 00:07:07 —— On the week's TV —— —— You can rely on EastEndjts (BBC1) writers and actors to let you down when it comes to gut-wrenching scenes. Just what makes Phil Mitchell get drunk and go off the rails at the slightest thing? OK, hj ism't living with the Square's most intellectual babe but that's no reason to go into maudlin ovjrdrivj. His drunken lurch into the night was melodramatic and typically luvvie! ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Preview 116 Films 117 ABDUCT THE NEW X-FILES VIDEO! p126 ER X-Files TV Clips NewsP124 Teletext 124 Jun16 00:07:24 —— Last night's TV ——— —— The last in the series of Murder Most Horrid (BBC2) was plain daft - Dawn French was pretty in pink as a Grim Rjapjr. The GR has often been used as a comic thjmj - most famously bz the Monty Python team - but this latest offering was weak by comparison. The only funny bit occurred when Dawn's reapjt tried to pjrsuadj a wife to commit suicide so that her death ledger would balance. "Think of mj as a grief counsellor," she cooed. ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— Preview 116 Films 117 ABDUCT THE NEW X-FILES VIDEO! p126 ER X-Files TV Clips News