▁of ▁British ▁television ▁in ▁years ", ▁and , ▁in ▁a ▁review ▁in ▁i , ▁the ▁episode ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁" un miss ably ▁good ". ▁After ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁series , ▁Victoria ▁Seg al ▁and ▁Julia ▁Ra es ide , ▁writing ▁in ▁The ▁Sunday ▁Times , ▁described ▁" The ▁ 1 2 ▁Days ▁of ▁Christ ine " ▁as ▁" em otion ally ▁affect ing ▁and ▁br illi antly ▁craft ed ", ▁highlight ing ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁strong est ▁episode ▁in ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁David ▁Ch ater , ▁writing ▁in ▁The ▁Times , ▁said ▁" The ▁ 1 2 ▁Days ▁of ▁Christ ine " ▁was ▁" not ▁quite ▁perfect ", ▁as ▁the ▁" sp ook y " ▁elements ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁writers ▁" may ▁have ▁spent ▁more ▁time ▁with ▁The ▁League ▁of ▁Gent le men ▁and ▁Psych ov ille ▁than ▁is ▁strictly ▁health y ". ▁Non eth eless , ▁he ▁felt ▁that ▁" the ▁episode ▁is ▁a ▁dist ill ation ▁of ▁accurate ▁observation ▁that ▁says ▁more ▁about ▁the ▁hope , ▁mess iness ▁and ▁disappoint ment ▁of ▁life ▁in ▁half ▁an ▁hour ▁than ▁most ▁dram as ▁say ▁over ▁an ▁entire ▁series ". ▁There ▁was , ▁he ▁thought , ▁" something ▁infinitely ▁po ign ant " ▁about ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁episode ▁showed ▁the ▁difference ▁between ▁what ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁and ▁what ▁was . ▁ ▁For ▁B enn ion , ▁it ▁was ▁" a ▁credit ▁to ▁the ▁two ▁cre ators ▁that ▁they ▁can ▁pack ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁depth ▁of ▁em otion ▁into ▁ 2