The Crimson Field winns back viewers for finale on Sunday

[dutchman]

The Crimson Field bounced back in the ratings for its finale episode on Sunday, according to overnight data.



The BBC One drama gained around 700,000 viewers from last week, attracting 5.1 million (21.6%) at 9pm.

Earlier, Countryfile topped the night overall with 6.3m (30.8%) at 7pm, followed by Antiques Roadshow with 5.1m (22.4%) at 8pm. Alan Hansen's final ever Match of the Day and the last of the season scored 2.9m (26.3%) at 10.35pm.

On BBC Two, The Best of Top Gear entertained 1.2m (5.3%) at 8pm, while Hidden Treasure: The Comedy Vault amused 1.5m (6.2%) at 9pm. QI XL gathered 1.5m (9.1%) at 10pm.

ITV's Catchphrase puzzled 3.4m (17.8%) at 6.45pm (139k/0.6% on +1), followed by Off Their Rockers with 3.4m (16.3%) at 7.30pm (142k/0.6%). The latest Vera climbed by around 500k to 5.6m (24.1%) at 8pm (401k/2.0%).

On Channel 4, For the Love of Cars appealed to 1.1m (4.6%) at 8pm (320k/1.4%), followed by the latest Fargo with 1.3m (5.5%) at 9pm (245k/1.5%).

Channel 5's airing of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen thrilled 773k (3.3%) at 8pm (126k/0.6%). The Bucket List interested 757k (5.7%) at 10pm.

On BBC Three, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest excited 864k (3.8%) at 8pm. In the Flesh brought in 297k (1.8%) at 10pm.

[dutchman]

Channel 4's For the Love of Cars was the second programme this past week to deal with the history of the BMC Mini. On the plus side it did it a damn sight better than Quest's Cars That Rock. It was tiotally one sided though. They completley ignored the Mini's mechanical shortcomings and the fact that BMC lost money on every car they built. They also ignored the Mini's quirkier space-saving ideas such as undersized wheels, huge door sidepockets and sit-up-and-beg seating position. They mentioned that nearly everyone owned a Mini at one time,true, but they also traded it in for something else at the first opportunity. It would have added a lot more balance to the programme if they'd chosen for restoration a model with corroded sub-frames, a very common failing in older Minis.