The new format of Come Dine With Me must be a disappointment for all the day-time fans. Squashing four guests into a one hour slot, instead of five over five half-hourly segments, just doesn't work as well. We don't have enough time to see the full madness of each contestant and more focus is placed on the food. The food was never as interesting as the idiosyncracies of the host/hostess and was always incidental to the bitching and restrained well-mannered cat fights that we have come to love. I'm also worried that this will herald the end of More 4's Sunday afternoon fest.
The Apprentice gave us a shocker of sorts this week as good egg Simon was booted out in favour of Claire and Alex. It is difficult to understand why anybody with morals would go on the show, though, and the inability to be a traitor is a definite weakness here.
Unlike the audience of You're Fired, this week's fall guy says he agrees with the decision and has gone on to compare himself with David Brent. Such self-reflection shows that perhaps he isn't suited to this world after all, as you need the ego the size of a barrage balloon - to match the boss's -to be the right man for the job.
Eastenders seemed to get more surreal as the week went on and Stephen's decision to become gay is as likely as Sean becoming canonised. The fake dog eating scene and the aftermath, where the nephew of Rusty Lee (who would have thought?), went on to vomit on Dawn was one of the few highlights. Bianca is as irritating and more unlikeable than ever; the same goes for Ricky but add gormless to the list; and the quest for Barmaid of the Year was almost as drawn out as the Heather and Minty wedding.
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