Sunday Magazine – August 25, 2019

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Peaky Blinders

Cillian Murphy is back as Birmingham crime

boss Tommy Shelby in the fifth series of BBC

hit drama Peaky Blinders. The six-part series

kicks off in 1929 when the Shelby family is

feeling the financial strain of the Wall Street

Crash. But the family’s money woes are just

part of their problems as Tommy adjusts to life

as an MP while keeping his criminal empire

afloat. The family is also faced with a new

enemy in the form of British fascist leader

Oswald Mosley, played by Sam Claflin.

Tonight and Monday, 9pm and 9.30pm, BBC1

Dad’s Army: The Lost Episodes

A star-studded line-up that includes Robert

Bathurst, Kevin McNally, Timothy West and

Mathew Horne recreates three lost episodes

from classic comedy Dad’s Army. The shows,

from the second series, first aired in 1969 but

disappeared from the BBC archive. This new

spin on an old favourite is well worth a watch.

Tonight to Tuesday, 8pm, Gold

The Great British Bake Off

The hit show is back with a fresh batch of

bakers rising to the occasion and battling it out

in the tent over a series of three challenges.

After taking on the signature bake, technical

challenge and – fan favourite – showstopper,

each baker will then have to face judges Paul

Hollywood and Prue Leith.

Tuesday, 8pm, Channel 4

Sanditon

Screenplay writer Andrew Davies returns with

this adaptation of Jane Austen’s unfinished

novel, Sanditon. When Charlotte Heywood

(Rose Williams) visits Sanditon, she finds

a society very different from her own in this

eight-parter with Anne Reid, from Last Tango In

Halifax, and Death In Paradise’s Kris Marshall.

Tonight, 9pm, ITV

Old favourites and new drama – Rianne Ison reveals the best on the box

Coronation Street

Jan comes back for Eileen tomorrow, with a

revelation and a declaration of love. How will

she react when he suggests they start a new

life in Amsterdam? Elsewhere, Robert is forced

into further deception after Michelle sees

a potentially incriminating text on his phone.

EastEnders

Mel goes to desperate lengths to help Hunter.

But with his escape from jail front-page news,

her behaviour arouses Ben’s suspicions.

Whitney, meanwhile, assures fiancé Callum

she cares about their future – not his past.

Emmerdale

As Frank is laid to rest, Tracy is

desperate to prove he had nothing

to do with the blaze but is appalled

to find Vanessa refusing to back her.

Meanwhile, Megan delivers a few

home truths to mourners before

coming to a life-changing decision.

Hollyoaks

Luke (above right) returns this week. Ollie

struggles to lie about the fact that Luke is

DJ’s dad. Tony then decides to hold a barbecue

at The Hutch in the hope of finding Harry.

Neighbours

The hunt for Sheila steps up a gear

after her car is found abandoned

in the middle of nowhere. In other

news, Paul’s ex-wife, Lyn Scully,

arrives with a warning for Terese.

Home And Away

Ben finds himself under suspicion as police

investigate an international drugs ring. He

is horrified when officers show him a series

of incriminating photographs.

Doctors is on its summer break

Mike Ward tunes in and catches up on the latest in the wonderful world of soapland