Entertainment QotD: TV - Best & Worst of 2008

What was the best TV show of 2008? The worst?

Well there have been some corkers this year. From the trashy and complete ogle-fest that was Make Me a Supermodel on Living TV to the sublime and actor-tastic Little Dorrit and supersexy and tense Spooks, both from the BBC. But the one program that stands out head and shoulders above the others, not least because it was one that was talked about a lot with colleagues, was Criminal Justice, also on the BBC.

It had a great cast with the likes of Lindsay Duncan and Pete Postlethwaite but it was Ben Whishaw who completely blew me away. It had me on the edge of my seat, feeling nervous, uncomfortable and I shouted at the telly. As most TV is deemed good in the Stanley residence if it makes me look up from my laptop I think that is high praise indeed.

Ben Whishaw as Ben Coulter in Criminal Justice

And as to the worst. I don't watch bad telly. I switch over or put the radio on.