Mad Men (Tue, 9pm, Sky Atlantic)
Fans of the divine, doomed Donald Draper have been waiting a long while for this fifth season, and disputes between creator Matthew Weiner and his US network at times threatened to see the series cut down in its prime. It’s a glorious return, then, as the drama about New York advertising executives moves into 1966. Fans – to say nothing of some of Don’s onscreen female admirers – were stunned when the main man ...
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Fans of the divine, doomed Donald Draper have been waiting a long while for this fifth season, and disputes between creator Matthew Weiner and his US network at times threatened to see the series cut down in its prime. It’s a glorious return, then, as the drama about New York advertising executives moves into 1966. Fans – to say nothing of some of Don’s onscreen female admirers – were stunned when the main man married his sweet but silly secretary at the end of season four. Surely it won’t be long before John Hamm’s character gets up to his old tricks? The first episode begins with a two-hour special: welcome back to the best drama on TV.
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