The One And Only, BBC1

11:22am Monday 28th January 2008

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By John Anson »

AND so the human wax works has become, as I feared, a completely damp squib.

After such an entertaining start, the Beeb's Saturday night offering The One And Only is, well, quite frankly boring.

As a one-off show it was TV gold. As a series I'm afraid it's enough to make you seek solace in the other channels. Worse still, just as you think you have escaped, there it is again for a second helping and the embarrassing sight of the look-not-so-alikes pleading not to be thrown off the show.

This week it was Britney's turn to see her career hit the skids - a case of art imitating life perhaps? - but do we really care.

I'd love to know how many viewers are actually "picking up that phone" to save their favourites. Probably like the chart single, the tribute act can achieve success on slender numbers.

Ginger Lionel and Dusty are by far the best. The rest will be appearing in pubs near you.

Even Graham Norton is beginning to look totally embarrassed by It all -although not as embarrassed as he should be by his choice of jacket this week.

Interestingly the best lookalike was not to be found in the contestants but in the Frank Sinatra superfan who is a double for Joan Collins. It shows it's getting boring when you notice things like that!