a joyous experience where the story itself takes a back seat to the wonderful performances, hilarity and the inevitable sadness

A more heartwarming and life-affirming small screen half hour (or so) you are not likely to find this year

Restraint? There wasn't a bit of it in sight

For those of us who clasped onto it as a reason to sit through Fearne Cotton, we were in for a serious disappointment

This was also the first time this series the Doctor has had to put his back into a bit of graft, instead of just pointing out stuff he already knows