My Brilliant Sister

I had assumed that Olivia's sister would become this shows version of Vera and Maris - often heard about but never seen - so it was a surprise that Yvette Nicole Brown pops up playing the character of Monica in the flesh here.

I thought this episode had an awful lot going for it, with it all set to play out like a good old-fashioned 'Frasier' farce.

For me though, it doesn't quite live up to this potential. There are lots of nice moments, but when it becomes people shouting at each other and doing Dick Van Dyke in 'Mary Poppins' style British accents, it lost me a little.

The standard has been high for this second series of the new 'Frasier', and by comparison this one doesn't quite measure up.