The old assumption was that could make it as a creative if you had enough persistence and a small amount of talent. Now, I'm not so sure.

Write it!

They were on Bravo around 1994.

I noticed a mistake on a quote in my favour and pointed it out. I'm telling myself it was honesty rather than pedantry.

Pretty disrespectful, given they're happy enough to slap his image on their tribute act.

I watched this recently and thought it was relentlessly awful but you've almost persuaded me.

I rewatched the first ep last night and it had more going for it than I remembered. Gary Bakewell is poor and the soap-style coverage isn't helpful… too much done in close-up or cramped two-shots. But the location lighting and dressing is excellent – much better than 2005 Doctor Who, for instance.

I think there's a halfway house approach that more TV could aim for. Until it wrapped recently, Neighbours shot with two cameras in studio and on location, which struck a good balance between capturing a sense of live performance while allowing for extra single-camera flourishes.

I remember wanting to like Neverwhere much more than I actually did. A noble effort, but my tolerance for Gaiman's self-consciously quirky dialogue is pretty low, particularly when delivered in irritating sing-song by actors who should know better.

Enjoy!