However, The Guardian felt 'sorry for Imelda Staunton...who deserves a better script''A Case of Dad Housekeeping', The Guardian, 10 May 1990, p26 with Hugh Hebert labelling the series 'dire' and referring to the character of Izzy as a 'caricature witless teacher who was God's promo for Baker MacGregor Re-Education Inc.'Hebert, Hugh, 'The Loyal and the Unloved', The Guardian, 2 August 1990, p28
