TV

The Children
Part 1 (of 3)
Surprisingly good drama, considering it's on ITV. It's about a group of separated and re-partnered adult couples, whose selfish actions have horrific effects on their children and new step-children -- actions which will, as we know from dramatic flash forwards (placed just before every ad break, of course), eventually lead to a murder. The thriller aspect works brilliantly, because almost any of the characters could conceivably have done it; plus it's a well-written piece about the problems of parenting, especially when the kids aren't yours and you're a self centred git.

God, the Devil and Bob
1x04 The Devil's Birthday

Merlin Cinema Trailer
This looks like it'll be about as good as Robin Hood, at best. On the other hand, the involvement of Anthony Head, Richard Wilson and John Hurt bodes well, and the dragon CGI looks great. I suspect the BBC still needs to try harder if it wants a Doctor Who stand-in of equal quality though.

Spooks
5x09 The Criminal
The biggest problem with this episode is that the mystery of who was in charge of the Black Op is a complete non-event: there's only one other guest character, so who the hell do you think it's going to turn out to be?! Elsewhere, the exact circumstances may be different, but Adam has basically followed Tom's "unfit for duty?" storyline... except he gets to stay at the end of it.