My favourite lines…

House Of Cards… and President Underwood puts his disapproving mother-in-law in her place: “You may think I’m white trash but I live in the White House.” That told her.

First Dates… and long-term singleton Gemma sighs: “My friends say just be yourself when you’re on a date. But that’s the worst thing I could do.” Agreed.

TV gold… Sunday best dramas The Night Manager, Doctor Thorne and Indian Summers. BBC2’s real life political thriller Inside Obama’s White House.

TV dross… The Beeb’s worthy but boring Sport Relief epic. BBC1’s abysmal pub singer contest The Voice. ITV’s celebrity travelogue Davina McCall: Life At The Extreme. Extremely banal.