Surely he doesn't need encouraging?

Outgoing Sun TV critic Ally Ross, who tends not to be sparing in his criticism of TV flops, was delighted with Ashes to Ashes, lauding it in glowing terms: "We appear to have a prime-time TV programme worth watching, at last ... this show is just as much fun as the wonderful Life On Mars." He had one quibble: the acting of the show's female star Keeley Hawes. "Oooyah. No John Simm she," Ross wrote. "You need an heroic performance and character to bounce comedy off this girl successfully. Luckily, BBC1 have got both with Glenister and Hunt." Keeley seems to have been so, erm ... impressed by the review she sent Ross a bunch of flowers, complete with a somewhat sarky note that read: "Thanks for keeping my feet on the ground." So will she keep on sending out flowers every time Ally has a go? His advice to colleagues: buy shares in Interflora.