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Homeland producer hits back at critics

Homeland
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison and Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson in Homeland. Photograph: Showtime

The executive producer of Homeland has hit back at suggestions that the second series of the "is he, isn't he" drama isn't, er, quite as gripping as the first, reports the Independent's sister paper, i. Alex Gansa said critics felt a "natural urge" to attack a successful show. The drama, which stars Claire Danes and Damian Lewis, comes to an end in the UK on Channel 4 on Sunday with a climax that may or may not be as gripping as the first season denouement. If only there was a serial code on the side of TV critics' remote controls that you could type into your laptop, thereby guaranteeing positive reviews of your show. No one would possibly believe that could happen. Would they?

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