Entertainment
Our Shirley Valentine Summer
ITV, 9.30PM
Following in the footsteps of Willy Russell’s beloved 1989 film, eight single female celebrities of a certain age, including Annabel Giles, Nancy Dell-olio and Sian Lloyd, spend a few weeks on a Greek island looking to start a new chapter in their lives, whether it is learning a new skill, changing career or even finding romance. GT
John Bishop: in Conversation with Paddy Mcguinness
W, 10.00PM
Rapidly, if unexpectedly, developing into a very fine interviewer, comedian John Bishop sits down with Peter Kay’s erstwhile sidekick and now presenter of Take Me Out to for an entertaining and deeply moving chat about his eclectic career, the ups and downs of fame, and his experiences as the father of autistic twins. “It’s still very difficult for me,” he admits, later becoming tearful. “Some days it feels like you’re drowning.” GT