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Who should resurrect their TV career?

8 April 2011 6:46 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

Johnny Vaughan appears to be making a comeback with History's Mud Men, but who else should get a second chance on screen?

A long, long way down your Epg on History, usually sandwiched between documentaries about Las Vegas pawnbrokers and shows called things like Deadliest Roads, you'll find a genuine treat. It's called Mud Men, and it's about two men who poke around on the banks of the Thames looking for bits of old ceramic things.

No, wait, come back. It's actually quite good. Admittedly that's not because of the show's premise – it's essentially Time Team, but with a budget of about 10p – but because of its presenter. You see, Mud Men is hosted by Johnny Vaughan, a man who's been largely absent from our screens since the backfire that was Channel 4's Space Cadets in 2005. Sure, there's been a Qi here and a Top Gear there, but for »

- Stuart Heritage

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