This week’s best TV
FRIDAY FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER (C4, 10pm)
IN THE opening episode of the fifth series of the sitcom, Mum and Dad (Tamsin Greig and Paul Ritter) get a hot tub – much to the horror of Adam and Jonny (Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal), who already despair at their parents’ antics as it is – and neighbour Jim (Mark Heap) fobs off his menacing dog Wilson on the family.
SATURDAY WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? (ITV, 9.15pm)
TO mark the iconic game show’s 20th anniversary, it is roaring back on to our screens with Jeremy Clarkson in the driving seat.
At first glance, it appears the show will be going back to basics. As in the 1990s, it will be stripped across the week and will be returning to 15 questions (this was changed to 12 in later years) and three lifelines, with contestants able to ask the audience, ask a friend or take the 50:50 option, but we’re promised there will be some twists and turns along the way.
SUNDAY BAKE OFF: THE PROFESSIONALS (C4, 8pm)
GREAT British Bake Off spin-off Bake Off: Creme de la Creme, which saw professional pastry chefs battling it out, comes to Channel 4 having undergone a few changes – including a new title.
It’s also got a pair of new presenters – student Liam Charles, who was a huge hit with GBBO viewers in 2017, and comedian Tom Allen – while judges Cherish Finden and Benoit Blin return to evaluate the efforts of duos from top hotels, restaurants and small businesses from across UK.
MONDAY PETER KAY’S CAR SHARE UNSCRIPTED (BBC One, 10pm)
HE Bafta-winning sitcom returns with a special improvised episode, featuring Peter Kay and Sian Gibson ad-libbing as John and Kayleigh.
The entire show follows them home on their daily commute and features what was filmed while driving around with no script.
Peter said: “We were always very fond of ad libbing around the script when we were filming the series so we decided to see what would happen if we took the script away and just relied on just our chemistry alone, reacting to whatever came on the radio.”
The edition has already been broadcast as part of a charity event in Blackpool where it went down a storm.
TUESDAY LATER LIVE – WITH JOOLS HOLLAND (BBC Two, 10pm)
TWENTY-FIVE years, 51 series and 369 episodes since its debut, Jools Holland is back with a new run of his music showcase.
Kicking off the new series are headliners Snow Patrol, who first performed on Later... 13 years ago and are now promoting their seventh album, Wildness.
Tonight’s bill also features south London post-punk band Shame, belting out tracks from their debut album Songs of Praise.
Also appearing are veteran soul singer Bettye Lavette, hip hop artist and actor Plan B, aka Ben Drew, the Bay Area’s mighty Tower Of Power and teenage singer-songwriter Jade Bird.
WEDNESDAY JOSHUA V KLITSCHKO: RETURN TO WEMBLEY (BBC One, 10.45pm)
IN 2017, Britain’s Anthony Joshua fought Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko for the IBF, WBA and IBO heavyweight titles in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium – the largest-ever attendance for a boxing bout on British soil.
In this documentary, the two fighters come face to face for the first time since that dramatic night.They will describe what really happened in the ring that night, while extended highlights of the fight provide fans with a brilliant insight into the minds of the two men.
THURSDAY RIOT GIRLS (C4, 10pm)
THIS three-part comedy sees Grace Campbell, Sophie Duker, Jen Wakefield and Cam Spence drawing attention to issues close to their hearts through hiddencamera pranks, stunts and sketches – tackling everything from the gender pay gap to periods.
During the series, they’ll also look at male contraception and find out how passengers deal with “womanspreading”.