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Television

When did Sunday night TV become so grim? Baptiste reviewed

31 July 2021

9:00 AM

31 July 2021

9:00 AM

Baptiste

BBC 1

Professor T

ITV

There was, you may remember, a time when Sunday night television was rather a jolly affair: gently plotted and full of rosy-cheeked yokels, twinkly coppers and warm-hearted patriarchs. Well, not any more — as BBC1’s Baptiste and ITV’s Professor T confirm. Both feature main characters, and quite a few supporting ones, with backstories so abidingly grim that you can only hope they don’t send out annual Christmas circulars.

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