CRITICS' CHOICE

FAMILY FAVOURITE The Midnight Gang, 7.30pm, BBC1

THIS year’s David Walliams adaptation – in which the comedian stars alongside Haydn Gwynne (pictured) – is the story of a boy called Tom, who is hit on the head by a cricket ball and ends up in hospital. There, he discovers a secret gang of children who embark on midnight adventures in the hospital, and make dreams come true.

WARM TRIBUTE Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were, 9pm, BBC2

A FABULOUS celebration of the life of Knotty’s Ash’s most famous resident. The Liverpool native, who died aged 90 in March, was a mainstay of light entertainment for six decades. His story is told in his own words, with testimony from friends, family (including wife Anne) and some of the biggest names in showbusiness.

COMEDY QUIZ Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2018, 9pm, Ch4

QUESTION master Jimmy Carr is joined by Noel Fielding, Mo Gilligan, Richard Ayoade, David Mitchell, Claudia Winkleman and Michelle Wolf (pictured) as they battle it out to see who can remember most about the year’s biggest events – and they certainly won’t be short of material. It’s rude, crude and very funny.

FILM CHOICES Casper, 10.30am, Virgin One

CASPER is a kind-hearted ghost who wants nothing more than to strike up a friendship with Kat (Christina Ricci) a girl who’s taken up residence in his Maine mansion. Too bad his trouble-making uncles are set on disrupting life for her father (Bill Pullman).