CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Sanditon lacks the one thing that defines Austen s sublime novels: subtlety. The dialogue is as understated as a dowager duchess in full regalia.
The 71-year-old star of the UK TV car auction series grew close to married colleague Vicki Ivens, 45, after working together at his family run business in Yorkshire.
The Bangers and Cash star s rumoured new partner, Vicki Ivens, 45,appears to have hinted at emotional turmoil via her social media, weeks before the news came to light.
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: How mad it all is. Over on Britain s mildest broadcaster, the Talking Pictures film channel, trigger warnings precede forgotten black-and-white comedies.