So we’re four weeks in, and what do we think of the current series of Britain’s Got Talent so far? Well based on what we’ve seen, it’s been a resounding success, dishing up loads of untapped talent and turning a few people into stars before the series has even been won. We’ve had the usual array of bad acts, all the phrases we’ve been waiting for (“and you think this is what the Queen would like to watch at the Royal Variety Performance…..”), the usual array of exasperated facial expressions from the judges. But what’s been the cream of the crop? With the Susan Boyle bandwagon racing on to its inevitable spot in the final, here are my favourite moments from the series so far that don’t include the singing Scottish wonder…

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1) First show, first act. Manjit the strongman blows up a hot water bottle live on stage. This is what you want from Saturday night telly. What is not to love?

2) The moment when Jamie Pugh the singing pizzaman broke into song and took everybody by surprise with his beautiful voice. A surefire bet for the final (and while we’re at it, kudos to Jamie for not giving us the old story in spite of hiding a tragic secret – that his wife died of a brain tumour some years back.)

3) Knit n’Natter, the grannies who showed up on stage and proceeded to teach us how to knit. Yes, that’s really going to be more entertaining than watching a fab singer or dance troupe at the Royal Variety Performance isn’t it? (er, no).

4) The singing parrot who refused to utter a word despite his owner’s best efforts to get him to repeat the words of A-Ha’s 80s classic Take On Me. Can we just put them in the final anyway?

5) We know we shouldn’t like this but Brian Dragon, the boy who played God Save The Queen on his nose, was a classic. Could you imagine the Queen’s face if he had actually made it to the Royal Variety Performance instead of making a swift exit?

6) The fabulousness of this year’s child stars, in particular Shaheen the 12-year-old singer, and Hollie Steel whose ballet left a lot to be desired but managed to completely tempt the judges away from their buzzers with her stunning rendition of I Could Have Danced All Night from My Fair Lady. Is it just us or are the kids getting even more talented?

7) The bloke trying to dance between two shopping trollies and falling over. It is neither big nor clever, we’ll have you know.
The baffling father daughter duo Two Alike – he sang Could It Be Magic, badly, she did some kind of bizarre ballet/gymnastics hybrid. What was that all about exactly?

9) The drag queens, in particular Tia Anna and ‘her’ rendition of the 70s classic Without You – only slightly out of tune, you’ll note. All right, completely out of tune but still far more enjoyable than the grotesque Mamma Trish, who won’t be making my highlights list any time soon.

10) The look of frustration on Simon Cowell’s face when he thinks an act is going to be duff – and then the way his face lights up when it isn’t. I swear you can almost see the pound signs in his eyes. Just watch that Susan Boyle performance again and you’ll exactly what I mean.