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TIGERS: HUNTING THE

TRAFFICKERS

BBC2, 9pm

From footage of frozen tiger cubs in

freezers at a breeding facility in Laos,

to tigers held in high-security holding

pens in Thai zoos, and caged tigers

fattened in a dark basement in

Vietnam to be killed and cooked to

order - this is a shocking exposé.

With figures estimating that there

are less than 4,000 tigers left in the

wild, Royal Marines Commando Aldo

Kane investigates the secrets of the

illegal tiger trade in South East Asia

and those who profit. While

highlighting the plight faced by the

species, there’s a look at how tiger

farms drive consumer demand for

tiger products, fuelling the illegal trade

and poaching.

Some communities covet illegal

products such as tiger-bone wine and

tiger-bone glue, which are believed to

have medicinal values in parts of Asia,

mainly in China and Vietnam.

From tiger wine breweries to small

backyard holdings, Aldo covertly films

tiger traffickers, shedding light on a

worrying and upsetting underworld.

THREATENEd

Tigers are at

serious risk

mISSING Les

Vegas doesn’t

return from

pedalo trip

SANdYLANdS

GOLD, 10pm

If you like bold, brash, end-of-pier

comedy such as Benidorm or

Scarborough, then this will probably

tickle your fancy.

As the title suggests, it’s a seaside

sitcom boasting a “cast of colourful

locals”, most of whom might make

you cringe.

It does have a great cast, including

Sanjeev Bhaskar, Sophie Thompson,

David Walliams, Simon Bird, Craig

Parkinson and Hugh Bonneville, all

having what looks like a riot on set.

As this begins, amusement arcade

“King of the Strip” Les Vegas

(Bhaskar) goes missing, presumed

dead, on his pedalo.

His estranged daughter Emily

(Natalie Dew), who swore she’d never

return to her neon-lit childhood

town, is summoned back to attend

his memorial service.

But there are plenty of

unexpected encounters for Emily,

not least oddball B&B owners Derek

and Jeannie Swallows (Walliams and

Thompson), nightclub owner Terry

Chino (Parkinson), a mysterious

one-eyed man (Bonneville) and her

former crush Nathan Wild (Bird).

Continues tomorrow and

concludes Friday.

Pick

of the

day

bombSHELLS

Marlon is stunned

by revelations

EmmERdALE

ITV, 7pm

Marlon was incredulous when he found out

that Charity and Ryan stole Kim’s money.

He forces her to reveal that she’s been

sitting on evidence all this time which

could have led to his release from prison.

The Dingles are far from impressed with

Charity.

But the bombshells are not over for

Marlon. He is then stunned by a further

revelation that Kim may have hired

someone to kill Graham.

Elsewhere, Tracy is pleased when Cara

apologises for how she’s treated her.

T O DAY ’S Tv with SARA WALLIS

CoRoNATIoN STREET

ITV, 7.30pm & 8.30pm

Sarah tries to talk some sense into

Bethany, pleading with her to accept that

Daniel has not moved on from Sinead.

Meanwhile, Adam has a word with Daniel

who is drinking in the Rovers.

Daniel has a grand plan to prove to

Bethany that he loves her, but it all goes

horribly wrong.

Elsewhere, Tyrone has bought a cheap

bracelet for Jade for her birthday because

Hope insisted. But when he gives it to her,

Jade gets the wrong idea.

GRANd

pLAN

Daniel

THE TRoUbLE WITH

mAGGIE CoLE

ITV, 9pm

THIS is the strangest thing – a prime-

time drama that doesn’t involve mur-

der, detectives or some devastating

tragedy. Well, not yet anyway.

In a break from the normal misery, this

light series is a gentle, amusing look at

what happens when gossip rocks a small

community. Sticks and stones and all that.

With vibrant characters in a tight-knit

coastal village, plus beautiful scenes shot in

Cornwall, it doesn’t seem a coincidence that

this airs not long after Doc Martin ends.

Dawn French is the titular Maggie Cole.

And it’s pretty obvious from the off what the

“trouble” is with Maggie.

She’s a busybody who just loves to gossip.

In fact, she’s quite an unlikeable character,

only improved somewhat by her lovely

husband Peter, played by the brilliant

Mark Heap.

The first episode spends some time

setting the scene in the small commu-

nity of Thurlbury. Maggie is a local

historian who is absolutely thrilled

to be asked to do a radio interview

to celebrate the village’s 500th

anniversary.

But after a few gin and tonics

during the interview, she shares

some gossip about some of the

local residents.

Then she gathers the entire village

together for a garden party so

that they can all listen to the inter-

view, oblivious to what is about

to play out.

Awkward doesn’t quite cover it.

This has a great cast, including

ex Corrie star Julie Hesmondhalgh,

Patrick Robinson and Vicki

Pepperdine.

And while this opener is fairly

predictable, there’s a sense that the

“storm in a teacup” is about to

become more of a hurricane...

CALm bEFoRE SToRm

Dawn as Maggie and

Julie as best friend Jill

Oh goss! Dawn’s

set to dish the dirt

Sp ot t he

imp os t er s!

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