BEST OF THE REST
A&E AFTER DARK
C5, 9pm
WHILE most of us are asleep, teams of dedicated NHS staff are facing the night shift, which is not for the faint hearted.
“It can be a war zone that you have to survive,” says one A&E registrar in this fly-on-the-wall documentary based at Hull Royal Infirmary.
At night, road accidents tend to be more serious and there’s a sharp increase in drugs and alcohol-related admissions.
“Occasionally our department looks like a police station,” says another doctor, as they admit one abusive drunk who arrives handcuffed in a police van after punching through a pub window.
Elsewhere, 31-year-old Neil has fallen off his bicycle and dislocated his elbow. He’ll need sedation as he won’t relax.
And matron Kat Henry is faced with a drunk and flirtatious patient who has cut his head after a night out.
With plenty of shocking and bloody scenes, this is another reminder of why we’ve been clapping the NHS every Thursday.
COMEDIANS: HOME ALONE BBC2, 10pm
WITH live comedy and theatre purely a pre-lockdown memory, this new show is the comic relief we have been waiting for.
Some of the nation’s favourite comedians perform a selection of quick-fire sketches, songs and isolation anecdotes, filmed by themselves at home.
Those taking part include Jason Manford, Bob Mortimer, Phil Wang, Vic Reeves, Kerry Godliman, Russell Kane, Al Murray and Meera Syal.
In tonight’s first part, Kerry is having a lockdown party, swigging from a bottle of wine in a sparkly ‘going out’ top, yelling through her daughter’s bedroom door to join the fun.
Bob Mortimer’s infamous Train Guy, his take on the loud, annoying commuter talking business on the phone that is a social media hit also appears here in animated form.