CRITIC'S CHOICE

THE PLOT THICKENS . . . Keeping Faith, 9pm, BBC1

EVE MYLES is such a strong presence as the resilient Faith, who is just about managing to hold her hectic life together while her husband remains missing. But even more secrets and lies begin to emerge about the errant Evan, and Faith is starting to crack under the pressure.

MEDICAL INSIGHT Horizon: Spina Bifida & Me, 9pm, BBC2

DESPITE having spina bifida herself, actor Ruth Madeley (star of Bafta-winning BBC drama Don’t Take My Baby) admits that she doesn’t fully understand the condition. In this Horizon film, she sets out to discover why she was born with it, whether it could have been prevented, and what it could mean for her future.

ISLAND RETREAT Our Shirley Valentine Summer, 9pm, STV

NANCY DELL’OLIO is struggling to fit in with her housemates as the women embark on their second potentially lifechanging week on the Greek island of Naxos. Plus, Ingrid Tarrant braves her first date in more than a decade, and Lizzie Cundy sets out to discover if she has what it takes to fulfil her dream of running a restaurant, while Annabel Giles, Ninia Benjamin and Sian Lloyd try out speed-dating, Greek style.

BIG SPENDERS Eamonn & Ruth: How The Other Half Lives, 9pm, Ch5

THE average woman spends £18,000 on her face during her lifetime; those with more money

than sense can easily spend that in a single day. Exploring the beauty regimes of the super-rich, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford (pictured below left with make-up artist Lisa Eldridge) find that looking a million dollars can cost a lot more than that.

FILM CHOICE Garage Sale Mystery, 3.15pm, Ch5

THIS first in a series of 11 — yes, 11 — cosy whodunits introduces us to Jennifer Shannon (Lori Loughlin, pictured), who stumbles across crime after crime when she’s scouring car-boot and yard sales in search of treasures to sell at her shop. Here, she investigates a series of robberies that led to murder.