BIZARRE sight of the week had to be Roger Daltry from The Who turning up on The Last Detective on ITV last night.

There was just something so incongruous about seeing the frontman from one of the loudest rock and roll bands ever sharing scenes with Peter Davison in this gentle detective series.

What next I wonder? Liam Gallagher to move in to Albert Square or John Lydon pushing a trolley in Casualty? Certainly it could make some fairly run-of-the-mill programmes all the more interesting.

Have you noticed that for all the edgy, controversial dramas around, there are an increasing number of what you could describe as harmless' series.

It used to be the preserve of Sunday night and Last of the Summer WIne in particular. Then there was Heartbeat, Midsomer Murders, Rosemary and Thyme and most recently Stephen Fry's new series Kingdom.

Sure, the trendy viewers will lament this gentle pace programming - the TV equivalent of an Andy WIlliams record. But then look at how many people still enjoy Andy WIlliams' music.

Just because it's not cutting edge, groundbreaking or innovative, does it necessarily mean that it is bad.

No matter how sophisticated society becomes, we still like a bit of gentle escapism.