$ 0 0 Twitter reacts to the first episode of BBC2 fly-on-the-wall documentary The Planners. [View the story "The Planners: reaction to episode 1" on Storify] The Planners: reaction to episode 1 Last night the first episode of BBC2 fly-on-the-wall documentary The Planners hit the nation’s screens. Featuring a planning chief in his swimwear, a hunt for great crested newts, inappropriate shoes on a site visit and an applicant reduced to tears, the programme caused a buzz on Twitter and received positive reviews in this morning’s newspapers. Storified by · Fri, Feb 01 2013 02:54:23 First for the newspaper reviews of the documentary… Writing in the Guardian, Sam Wollaston says: “Who knew that planning could be so interesting? And make such good television?” The Planners; The Secret Life of Dogs – TV reviewNewts. Great crested ones: that is what’s needed to save this country. They are protected under planning law, so someone should sneak out… The Independent’s Tom Sutcliffe, meanwhile, writes: “The Planners isn’t dull, since it’s about the hysterical emotions aroused in the average Briton by the prospect of any encroachment on their property rights.” Last Night’s Viewing: The Secret Life of Dogs, ITV The Planners, BBC2"The way you see your dog will never be the same again," promised Martin Clunes at the beginning of The Secret Life of Dogs. It sounds gr… And here’s how the Twittersphere reacted to the documentary last night – at one point #theplanners was trending, so this is just a small selection of tweets… Prosecute the bastards for illegal newt handling. #theplannersEbenezor Howerd The good people of Winsford may be better to get an ecologist rather than hunt themselves for the greater crested newt #bbc2 the plannersrobert hathaway #theplanners ohhh householder extension…but it could be PD under the proposed changes…Planner in Boots Who knew planners could swim! #bbcplannersHelen Nally Planning committee members. On a bus. TV doesn’t get any better than this. #theplannersJamie Carpenter #theplanners is trending. Looks like we’re more interesting that we thought!RTPI East of England Now a female officer with inappropriate site shoes. Oops, think that was me in a former life. #theplannersMonica Lennon Like @MonicaLennon7 I have also been known to wear inappropriate shoes on a site visIt – so maybe that bit was fair enough #theplannersPlanning Claire Councillor Mrs Driver deserves her own series #theplannersEamonn Canniffe #ThePlanners – like the placard "Bread basket, not Bricks!" held by objectors in Cheshire, but fear it won’t change the outcome! Let’s see..Joanna Averley Slightly amusing, slightly tragic but most of all a really interesting insight into how to pitch to committee members #theplannersOlly Bray OK #ThePlanners hair colour survey complete. Councillors – 87% grey – 7%brown – 6% blond Officers – 20% grey – 64%brown – 16% blondePhilip Barnes @J_J_Carpenter def. showed planners in a brighter light than the committee members!! #Planners #theplannersMatthew Turnbull ‘I’m a locum manager for Berni Inns.’ One man’s way of avoiding admitting he’s a planner, from last night’s BBC2 documentary #ThePlanners.Rob Cowan The morning after the night before, viewers are still talking about the documentary… Had strange dream about a bizarre tv show. Included newts, kerbs & crying. Just a dream…couldn’t have been real…right? #theplannersPlanning Claire @planningclaire I had a nightmare about being forced to join a bus load of councillors. So glad I’m not on that committee #theplannersMonica Lennon