Carol Midgley of
The Times gave it two stars out of five, praising Miller but lambasting the plot and tonal shifts. Ed Cumming of
The Independent also commended Miller's performance as well as Naomi's and de la Tour's, but suggested that the show "isn't quite there yet". Anita Singh of
The Daily Telegraph criticised the use of rape in the show's first episode, as well as the scenes depicting the attacks, stating: "There is promise in Tempest's story, but, please, can this be the last time that rape is used as cheap entertainment?".
Controversy Professor T. received strong criticism from national OCD organisations, arguing the show promoted stereotypes (akin to Channel 4's
Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners). The Chief Executive of the British charity OCD-UK stated: The start of the series is no better than the opening sequence... a pair of hands being scrubbed hospital theatre style, rather than OCD style, and just like that ITV's failure to accurately portray OCD begins. As that first scene ends, not a word spoken and this crime series already feels like a crime against the accurate portrayal of mental health problems. The reality is that OCD doesn't really appear integral to the show and is not adding anything but creating a quirkiness about the character, and that could so easily have been done without giving the character Compulsive Disorder.... I won't say Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, because there doesn't appear to be any reference to the obsessions that cause the behaviours across any of the six episodes. Whilst I know that Professor T is not a documentary, ITV have a responsibility not to create programming that is stigmatic and perpetuates stereotypes. ==References==