VIEWERS have declared Benedict Cumberbatch’s drama The Child In Time “utterly baffling”, saying its “very confusing” structure made it too hard to follow.

Many said their high hopes for the BBC1 programme about a couple dealing with the loss of a child – an adaptation of Ian McEwan’s award-winning novel of the same name – had been dashed.

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However, Sherlock star Cumberbatch did win praise for his “outstanding” performance.

THE first live episode of Strictly Come Dancing well and truly trounced The X Factor when it aired on Saturday night, beating its rival in the ratings by over four million viewers.

The BBC One programme saw 15 new celebrities take to the dance floor for the first time with their partners, and was watched by an average of 9.3 million viewers.

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The bumper episode, which aired for just under two and a half hours, peaked at 10.2 million viewers and was the most-watched programme of the day.

US rockers the Foo Fighters have scored their fourth UK number one album with new record Concrete And Gold.

The Dave Grohl-fronted group’s ninth album shifted more than 60,000 copies across physical and digital formats and streaming equivalent sales to debut in pole position, the Official Charts Company said.

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Foo Fighters’ previous chart-topping albums are One By One (2002), Echoes, Silence, Patience And Grace (2007) and Wasting Light (2011).

EASTENDERS’ posh villain James Willmott-Brown has made a return to Albert Square – 30 years after his first appearance in the BBC One soap.

Actor William Boyde, 64, said that he was “delighted to immerse myself once more in the fascinating world of soap land” as he reprised his role as the ruthless character.

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Ex-army officer and public schoolboy Willmott-Brown first set foot in Walford in 1986, staying until 1989 when he was sentenced to three years in prison for the rape of Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth).