'Mitchell & Webb' return draws 1.4m

The first in a new series of That Mitchell and Webb Look attracted an audience of 1.4m, or a 5.8% share.

It was down on its 2.2m (11%) average for the first series in 2006, trailed the channel's 2007 slot average of 2m (8.6%) and was easily outpaced by BBC One and ITV1.

Ashes to Ashes' audience continued to fall from the series opener's 7m to gain 5.8m (24.4%) for BBC One last night. It is also firmly lower than the average of 6.5m (25.5%) for the first series of Life On Mars, but remained 800,000 above last year's slot performance.

On ITV1 Trial and Retribution earned 4.1m (17.3%) while Five equalled BBC Two's 1.4m (6%) with Uefa Cup football from 7.30pm to 10.10pm. Cutting Edge instalment My Street drew 2.2m (9.1%) at 9pm for Channel 4.