Roadkill is a pathetic parody that shines a light on blatant BBC bias, says LEO McKINSTRY

JUDGING by the overblown advance hype, the BBC must have thought it was on to a winner with its new political drama Roadkill. The creator is the renowned playwright Sir David Hare, one of the legends of the British theatre. The star is the brilliant Hugh Laurie, whose golden career encompasses roles as varied as a grumpy American doctor and a ruthless arms dealer.