ITV1 began a run of one off 9pm Sunday night dramas yesterday with Catwalk Dogs, Simon Nye's romantic comedy starring Kris Marshall and Georgia Mackenzie. Here's what the critics thought:
Andrew Billen, the Times Verdict: familiar territory, but perfectly adorable "The plot owed something to The Accidental Tourist except on this occasion the kooky dog trainer did not get her man. What made it all work was not the dogs, but the chemistry between Mackenzie and Kris Marshall as Michael. The piece was surprisingly heartfelt. Marshall had a real way with Nye's best lines, and even some of his less good ones. Denying to Sally he had had sex with Gill, he admitted: 'We've fiddled about a bit.' She said: 'Please!' Nothing on paper. Very funny on screen."
Thomas Sutcliffe, the Independent Verdict: Maybe absolute bliss for some, but Sutcliffe wasn't quite convinced "...Though several of the tarter lines in Simon Nye's script made me laugh, I just couldn't conquer the feeling that anyone professionally involved in dog-breeding, such as Sally's temporary boyfriend, Guy, would come with an offputting amount of stray hairs and a faint but inextinguishable odour of the kennels."
Gerard O'Donovan, Daily Telegraph Verdict: For all its hackneyed silliness, impossible to dislike "In the end, I just gave myself up to it. Lapped up the dreadful doggie jokes. Sniggered along at the predictable plot twists and crass social stereotypes. Ignored the complete waste of Diana Quick's talents as Guy's conniving, cheating Cruella De Vil-ish mother. Barely even batted an eyelid at the excruciatingly lame ending."
