Desperate Housewives (Sun, 10pm, E4)
It’s the end of a Wist-era as the glamorous, ghastly housewives bow out. At its peak, 120 million viewers worldwide were tuning in to delight in the bitchy antics of Susan, Lynette, Bree and Gaby – and making superstars of Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross and Eva Longoria in the process. It’s all over now, and if you’ve managed to stay unspoiled by the internet then congratulations. I will say only...
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It’s the end of a Wist-era as the glamorous, ghastly housewives bow out. At its peak, 120 million viewers worldwide were tuning in to delight in the bitchy antics of Susan, Lynette, Bree and Gaby – and making superstars of Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross and Eva Longoria in the process. It’s all over now, and if you’ve managed to stay unspoiled by the internet then congratulations. I will say only of the double-bill finale that there is a birth, a death, the return of an important old face, a wedding and that the futures of the four housewives are settled. There’s even a weird ghosty bit, but we’ll skirt over that. The terminally-ill character of Karen McCluskey has some incredible scenes, and the sad news this week that actress Kathryn Joosten, who played her, has lost her own battle with lung cancer makes them even more poignant. Definitely a Sunday night to stock up on Kleenex…
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