If there were special awards for Most Subtlety in a Television Drama, Tuesday’s Partygate would be unlikely to win one. You could also argue that, in contrast to most of its characters, it didn’t really bring much to the party. And yet, in a rare challenge to the law of diminishing returns, the more it pounded away with its sledgehammer, the more effective it became.
James Walton
Shocking: Channel 4’s Partygate reviewed
Plus: a fine, sure-footed start to BBC1's Boiling Point

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