Following "Christabel" (1988), Potter's adaptation of the memoirs of Christabel Bielenberg, his next TV serial, "Blackeyes" (1989) was a major disappointment in his career. A drama about a fashion model, it was reviewed as self-indulgent by some critics, and accused of contributing to the misogyny Potter claimed he intended to expose. The critical backlash against Potter following "Blackeyes" led to Potter being labelled 'Dirty Den' (after Den Watts, the "EastEnders" character) by the British tabloid press, and resulted in a period of reclusion from television. The serial was adapted into a novel (see below),