Yes, splitting the season is stupid. In the "old days" when we had 4 or 6 part stories, there would be several of them in a season. But then, they were shorter, so now we have to make do with fewer longer eps.

It's about time they ditched Strictly on a Saturday night and put some decent telly back on. But I'm not holding my breath on that any time soon. If they want more money to spend of programmes, they should stop alienating the viewers they've got.