TV review: I watched The Curse and The Puppet Master you don't have to — they're dire

One had characters straight out of ‘Make A Crime Caper Set in 1980s London’ kit and in the other you could almost see the director going “could you say that a bit slower, we need to drag this out over three hours?”

The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman

Two shows I watched this week made me worry about my relationship with the telly.

The Curse (Channel 4, Sundays and All 4) and The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman (Netflix) both came with glowing reviews online and in print. That’s usually good enough for me.