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(^) Daily Mail, Friday, September 6, 2019
TELEVISION
CRITICS’ CHOICE
THIS new sitcom from
the Benidorm creator
Derren Litten feels
like a drama at points,
but almost always
undercuts those lower-
key moments with a
joke — one is about
Jimmy Savile, so
it likes to shock.
It’s set among
the residents of
Scarborough on the
Yorkshire coast, mostly around
second-time couple Mike and
Karen (Jason Manford and
Catherine Tyldesley, pictured),
while the cast also includes
Stephanie Cole, Steve Edge
and Claire Sweeney. Mike and
Karen are having relationship
troubles in episode one, which
brings everyone together for
a night in the local pub and
karaoke spot, where the show
is at its warmest and funniest.
PICK OF THE DAY
DOUBLE ACT
Mortimer & Whitehouse:
Gone Fishing, 8pm, BBC2
SADLY, it’s the last of the series — but
happily, it’s a cracker as Bob and Paul
head to the River Ure in the Yorkshire
Dales, in search of grayling, and find
mostly great conversation instead. They
talk about plans for the future — Bob
wants to watch every TV show ever —
and re-enact his heart bypass in a pub.
RETIREES SITCOM
Hold The Sunset, 8.30pm, BBC1
ANNE REID’S Queenie (pictured) has
all the best lines in tonight’s series
finale, in which the day of Edith and
Phil’s wedding finally arrives — will
they get hitched without a hitch?
Theirs is not the only love story at play
here, for ‘exceptional twerp’ Roger is
falling hard for Georgie, and showing
signs of redemption in the process.
PLANT ADVICE
Gardeners’ World, 8.30pm, BBC2
MONTY DON is away, so we head back
to Adam Frost’s garden
for advice on pruning
overgrown evergreen
shrubs. Plus, Rachel de
Thame shows us how
to maintain containers
and extend their display
into the autumn.
CLEVER QUIZ
QI, 10pm, BBC2
AT THE start of a new
series of this reliably
delightful panel show,
the excellent Sandi
Toksvig welcomes
comedians Jason
Manford, Sarah Millican
and Loyiso Gola (pictured
with Alan Davies) to her
amusing arena of intellectual
curiosity. This is series ‘Q’,
which tonight stands for
‘Quirky’ — which could apply
to almost any episode.
SCARBOROUGH, 9.30PM, BBC1
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6.00 Breakfast (HD)
9.15 Countryfile Summer Diaries
(R,HD) John Craven visits the
north Cornwall coast.
10.00 Homes Under the Hammer
(AD,R,HD) Properties in Wimbledon,
Birmingham and Bootle.
11.00 Defenders UK (HD) The disturbing
trade in counterfeit airbags that will
not work in the event of a crash.
11.45 Close Calls: On Camera (HD)
A mum relives the moment her
young daughter fell from her pony.
12.15 Bargain Hunt (AD,R,HD)
1.00 BBC News at One; Weather (HD)
1.30 BBC Regional News; Weather
1.45 Doctors (AD,HD) Zara and Becky’s
night out takes an interesting turn.
2.15 Impossible (HD) Quiz show.
3.00 Escape to the Country (AD,R,HD)
Jules Hudson helps a couple to
find a home on the Isle of Arran.
3.45 Garden Rescue (AD,HD) Charlie
and the Rich brothers help Elizabeth
from Brighton to turn a paved-over
blank square of land into a city
garden full of colour and plants.
4.30 Antiques Road Trip (HD)
The last leg of a journey from
Morecambe to Newcastle.
5.15 Pointless (HD) Quiz show.
6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather (HD)
6.30 BBC Regional News; Weather
6.30 Garden Rescue (AD,R,HD)
7.15 Antiques Road Trip (R,HD)
8.00 Gardeners’ World (BSL,R,HD)
8.30 Nadiya’s Time to Eat (AD,BSL,R,HD)
9.00 BBC News at 9 (HD)
10.00 Victoria Derbyshire (HD)
11.00 BBC Newsroom Live (HD)
12.15 Politics Live (HD) Updates
from Westminster and beyond.
1.00 Hardball (HD) Quiz show.
1.45 Emergency Rescue Down Under
(AD,R,HD) A nurse rescues a
critically ill baby in a remote town.
2.15 Heir Hunters (AD,R,HD) The search
for relatives of a South Shields lady
reveals links to India and the Yemen.
3.00 Blitz Cities (AD,R,HD) David
Harewood examines the attacks
on his home city of Birmingham.
3.45 The Wooden Horse (1950) (U) ●
(b/w) PoWs in a German camp
try to escape by using a vaulting
horse to cover up the tunnel they
are digging. Fact-based World
War II drama, starring Leo Genn.
See Critics’ Choice.
5.25 Flog It! (HD) People try to make
money out of antiques at auction.
6.00 Eggheads (HD) Quiz show,
hosted by Jeremy Vine.
6.30 Born to Be Wild (HD) The SSPCA
team receive delivery of a nest
of orphaned red squirrel kits.
6.30 Mike & Molly (R,HD)
6.55 Mike & Molly (R,HD)
7.20 The King of Queens (R)
7.45 The King of Queens (R)
8.10 Everybody Loves Raymond (R)
8.40 Everybody Loves Raymond (R)
9.10 Frasier (AD,R)
9.40 Frasier (AD,R)
10.10 The Big Bang Theory (AD,R,HD)
10.35 The Big Bang Theory (AD,R,HD)
11.00 The Simpsons (AD,R)
11.30 The Simpsons (AD,R)
12.00 Channel 4 News Summary (HD)
12.05 A New Life in the Sun: Where Are
They Now? (R,HD) Last in series.
1.05 Find It, Fix It, Drive It (AD,R,HD)
2.10 Countdown (HD) Anneka Rice joins
Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner.
3.00 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away
(R,HD) A couple look at properties
in Lowestoft and Marbella.
4.00 The Great Hotel Escape (HD)
Steph drops by with an entourage
to surprise Freya in Bedfordshire.
5.00 Come Dine with Me (R,HD) Sarah
Louise hosts in Gloucestershire.
5.30 The Simpsons (AD,R)
Homer recalls Maggie’s birth.
6.00 The Simpsons (AD,R)
Selma decides to start a family.
6.30 Hollyoaks (AD,R,HD) Sylver is
unsure about Liberty’s idea to
set up a business together.
7.00 The One Show (HD) Presented
by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins.
7.30 Garden Rescue (AD,HD) Charlie
Dimmock and Harry and David
Rich are in Mansfield to renovate
a garden for Annette.
8.00 EastEnders (AD,HD) A gunshot
echoes round Albert Square.
8.30 Hold the Sunset (AD,HD)
Edith and Phil make plans for
their wedding. Last in series.
See Critics’ Choice.
9.00 Celebrity MasterChef (AD,HD)
The remaining celebrities try to
book their place in the semi-final.
9.30 Scarborough (AD,HD) New
series. Comedy, starring Jason
Manford and Catherine Tyldesley.
See Pick of the Day.
10.00 BBC News at Ten (HD)
10.25 BBC Regional News (Followed
by Weather) (Followed by
National Lottery Update)
10.35 Room 101 (R,HD) With Ricky
Wilson, Joe Lycett and Zoe Lyons.
12.05 New Tricks (AD,R,HD) The
detectives reopen the case of
a pub landlord killed in a fire.
1.05 Weather for the Week Ahead
(HD) 1.10 BBC News (HD)
7.00 The Repair Shop (R,HD)
Restoring a painting, a ceramic
plaque and a jewellery box.
7.30 Mastermind (HD) Specialist
subjects include Islands of Great
Britain and the Pop Larkin
Chronicles by H.E. Bates.
8.00 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone
Fishing (AD,HD) Last in series.
See Critics’ Choice.
8.30 Gardeners’ World (HD) How
to prune evergreen shrubs.
See Critics’ Choice.
9.00 Fosse/Verdon (AD,HD) The
rehearsals for Chicago are finally
under way, having been delayed
by Fosse’s hospitalisation for a
heart attack, but his insecurities
soon come to the fore.
10.00 QI (HD) New series. Sandi Toksvig
asks questions on quirky topics.
See Critics’ Choice.
10.30 Newsnight (HD) Headline
analysis. (Followed by Weather)
1.05 Inside the School Cuts Crisis —
Panorama (BSL,R,HD) 1.35 The
Chefs’ Brigade (AD,BSL,R,HD)
2.35 The Day Mountbatten Died
(AD,BSL,R,HD) 3.35 This Is BBC2
7.00 Channel 4 News (HD)
8.00 The Great British Bake Off: An
Extra Slice (AD,HD) Jo Brand is
joined by guests Kathy Burke, Joel
Dommett and Matt Edmondson
to look back at Biscuit Week.
9.00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
(HD) Sean Lock and Katherine
Ryan take on Jon Richardson
and Joe Wilkinson, while Adam
Riches joins Susie Dent in
Dictionary Corner. Last in series.
10.00 The Rob Rinder Verdict (HD)
Journalists Jeremy Paxman and
Lorraine Kelly and comedian
Jason Manford join the host as he
applies his extensive knowhow to
take a swipe at the news in his
own inimitable way.
12.05 Rude Tube (R,HD) 1.05 FILM: The
Sweeney (2012) (15) ◆ (AD,HD)
Crime thriller, starring Ray
Winstone and Ben Drew. 2.55
Come Dine with Me (R,HD) 3.25
Come Dine with Me (R,HD) 4.20
Come Dine with Me (R,HD) 5.15 Gok’s
Fill Your House for Free (AD,R,HD)
11.05 International Rugby Union (HD)
England v Italy. John Inverdale
presents action from both teams’
final match before the World Cup,
which came from St James’ Park.
With commentary by Andrew
Cotter and Brian Moore.
11.05 Front Row Late (HD) New
series. Mary Beard presents
the cultural review show.
11.45 The Levelling (2016) (15) ◆ (HD)
Premiere. Drama, starring Ellie
Kendrick and David Troughton.
See Critics’ Choice.
11.05 Naked Attraction (AD,R,HD)
Anna Richardson hosts the dating
show. Pablo, who is 30 and HIV
positive, and Leon, a musician and
rapper from Burnley, take part.
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MNT
6.00 Good Morning Britain (HD)
8.30 Lorraine (HD) The latest
entertainment and fashion news.
9.25 Judge Rinder (R,HD) Real-life
cases in a studio courtroom.
10.30 This Morning (HD) Daily magazine,
featuring a mix of celebrity chat,
showbusiness news, lifestyle
features, topical discussion, health
and beauty advice and more.
12.30 Loose Women (HD) Celebrity
interviews and topical debate
from a female perspective.
1.30 News; Weather (HD)
1.55 Regional News; Weather (HD)
2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal (R,HD)
The dealers are in Coventry, where
Henry Nicholls turns detective with
some Minton, Fay Rutter hopes to
bag a Breitling, and Alison Chapman
is in a fluster with some coins.
3.00 Tenable (R,HD) Quiz hosted by
Warwick Davis, in which five
members of an a cappella group
answer questions about top-ten
lists, then try to score a perfect ten
in the final round; Regional Weather
4.00 Tipping Point (HD) Game show,
hosted by Ben Shephard.
5.00 The Chase (HD) Quiz show,
hosted by Bradley Walsh.
6.00 Regional News; Weather (HD)
6.30 News; Weather (HD)
7.00 Emmerdale (AD,HD) Tracy
takes drastic action, and Dawn
is encouraged to make a move.
7.30 Coronation Street (AD,HD)
Bethany’s setback sends Daniel
on the warpath, and the
McDonalds invite Emma for tea.
10.00 News (HD) (Followed by Weather)
10.30 Regional News (HD)
(Followed by Weather)
10.45 The Hobbit: The Battle of the
Five Armies (2014) (12) ◆ (AD,HD)
Dwarf king Thorin descends into
madness as his homeland stands
on the brink of war. Conclusion
of the fantasy adventure trilogy,
starring Martin Freeman, Richard
Armitage, Ian McKellen, Luke
Evans and Orlando Bloom.
1.05 Ideal World with Tefal 3.00 Saved
(BSL,R,HD) Including the story of a
gunman who opened fire on a
nuclear submarine. Last in series.
3.50 ITV Nightscreen (HD)
8.00 Rescue — River Deep, Mountain
High (AD,HD) A walker on
Croagh Patrick Mountain
sustains a serious head injury.
8.30 Coronation Street (AD,HD)
Sinead harbours suspicions
about Daniel and Bethany.
9.00 Lethal Weapon (AD,HD)
Murtaugh turns to Tom Barnes
for help on a high-stakes cartel
case, while Roger and Trish meet
Natalie and Maya for the first
time. Damon Wayans stars.
(R) Repeat. (HD) High Definition. (AD) Audio Description. (b/w) Not in colour. (BSL) British Sign Language. ■ Family viewing ● Generally suitable for all ◆ Caution recommended
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