TV Times – 27 July 2019

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Another mountain rescue

It’s the cat in a hat

Bob and Paul with

more tales from

the riverbank

The universal

language of

football

John Cleese and

Alison Steadman star

Rescue

● FACTUAL / 8pm /

ITV (not Scot, NI)

...River Deep, Mountain

High. On Ullswater in the

Lake District, Patterdale

Mountain Rescue deploys

its high-speed boat to race

across the UK’s second

longest lake to help a man

with a broken leg. And the

dedication of the Kinder

Mountain Rescue team in

the Peak District is shown

as the volunteers abandon

their romantic Valentine’s

night plans to hunt for a

couple lost on a snowy and

freezing night. HHHJL

Puss in Boots

● FILM / 3.10pm / Film4

After charming audiences

in Shrek 2, Puss in Boots

gets his own film with this

animated swashbuckler

that sees the talking cat

head off on a quest to

restore his honour and

track down the magic

beans that lead to golden

eggs. Puss is charmingly

voiced in knowingly

roguish style by Antonio

Banderas, who is currently

starring in Pedro

Almodóvar’s latest, Pain

and Glory. HHHHTE

Mortimer and Whitehouse:

Gone Fishing

● FACTUAL / 8pm / BBC2

NEW

This delightful unscripted

series, in which old pals Paul

Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer chew the

fat while fishing in picturesque locations,

returns tonight. Paul is the more experienced

angler, while Bob cooks healthy food –

both have had heart problems – and sorts

out accommodation. This week, they’re

fly-fishing in Wales, where a young Paul

caught his first trout while fishing with his

dad. There’s great chemistry between them,

as they go from philosophical to downright

silly, and great scenery, too. HHHH IM

●See Bob and Paul interviews, page 12

Hold the Sunset

● COMEDY / 9pm / BBC1

NEW

Poor Edith (Alison Steadman)!

As the second run of the offbeat

comedy begins, not only is she still having

to indulge her man-child son Roger (Jason

Watkins), who is now busking, she’s also

trying to keep boyfriend Phil (John Cleese)

calm as he struggles to sell his house. Smarmy

estate agent Roland (Christian Brassington,

AKA Poldark’s odious vicar Ossie) is keen

to hold an open day to help and Edith’s

daughter Sandra (Joanna Scanlan) offers

to host it. However, events soon go awry

(John displays some wonderfully Fawlty-

esque ranting) thanks to cleaner Queenie

(the marvellous Anne Reid)... HHHHCC

●See Jason Watkins interview, page 10

This Is Football

● DOCUMENTARY / Amazon Prime Video

NEW

With the new Championship season starting

tonight (Luton Town v Middlesbrough, Sky

Sports Football, 7pm), this documentary series goes

behind the passions and triumphs of the world’s best-

loved sport. It’s filmed around the world, from Iceland to

Rwanda, China to the USA, and episodes include football’s

role in helping Rwanda after the genocide, underdogs

Iceland taking on the world, and the secrets of Lionel

Messi’s genius! A must for footie fans! HHHHNC

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