CRITICS' CHOICE

CATS & DOGS The Supervet, 8pm, Ch4

IN FITZPATRICK’S surgery this week is the terribly sad rescue whippet Wobble, who is so badly damaged that Dr Noel has no choice but to perform a high-risk operation. Tia the Bengal cat, meanwhile, needs treatment after being hit by a car, and Sara needs her care dog, Labrador Alfie, to have his dodgy elbow fixed — fast.

LOCKED UP FOR LIFE Killer Women With Piers Morgan, 9pm, ITV

TEN years ago, the then 15-yearold Jennifer Mee (pictured) became internationally famous owing to a case of persistent, debilitating hiccups. Now she’s notorious as a murderer and is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Piers travels to Florida to hear her extraordinary story.

FUN & GAMES 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, 9pm, Ch4

JIMMY CARR (pictured) hosts a new edition of the panel show, with Jon Richardson and Jonathan Ross taking on Victoria Coren Mitchell and Lee Mack. Comedian Bill Bailey will be in Dictionary Corner with Susie Dent, while Rachel Riley is on letters and numbers duty.

ROLL UP, ROLL UP . . . Circus Kids: Our Secret World, 9pm, Ch5

THESE children didn’t run away to join the circus; they were born there and grew up under the spotlight. Youngsters such as Rosita and Eva (pictured right) have the circus in their blood, and in this enjoyable

fly-on-the-big-top documentary they discuss their nomadic lifestyles and show us their remarkable skills.

FILM FILMCHOICE CHOICE First Class Fear, 3.15pm, Ch5

TRAVELLING on a plane with a controversial manuscript, an author’s assistant (Lacey Chabert), recently ditched at the altar, finds herself in mid-air peril after she has a brief liaison with a handsome stranger. Sadly this thriller stretches the bounds of believability too far.