FIVE OF THE BEST
Back in Time for Tea
BBC 2, 8pm
We’ve come to the end of this social experiment, so inevitably the Ellis family reflect on their time-travelling adventure over the past few weeks. They explore how the legacy of 100 years of history lives on in the northern diet today. Lesley and Sara Cox visit a Liverpool bakery, and sisters Caitlin and Freya examine how recent changes on Manchester’s Curry Mile affect peoples’ evolving relationship with flavour. Finally Sara and northern chef Rob Owen Brown prepare a celebration meal for the family.
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer
Channel 4, 8pm
Countdown’s Nick Hewer joins singer and TV personality Stacey Solomon, the Kaiser Chiefs’ Ricky Wilson and Diversity dancer Perri Kiely for the latest culinary challenge. Presenters Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding guide them through the assorted tasks, and Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith pass judgment on their baking skills. On the menu are scones, a devilish technical, and a showstopper challenge in the form of self-portrait croquembouches.
Shetland
BBC 1, 9pm
Following Jo’s assault, the team is devastated. While Sandy feels guilty for not protecting her more, Jimmy tries to keep everyone focused, but pressure mounts on him to re-arrest Malone. However, in the absence of evidence, Perez resists. Adding to his stress, DI Cole and DS
Jackson from the MIT arrive and begin picking holes in his investigation. Stunned that a search of Malone’s farmhouse has not been carried out, Cole and Jackson conduct their own. However, when they arrive, Malone is nowhere to be seen.
100 Years Younger in 21 Days
STV, 9pm
The end is in sight for the eight well-loved and well-worn celebrities taking part in the unique experiment to find out if we really can stop the ageing process. June Brown, Claire King, Roy Walker, Sid Owen, Sherrie Hewson, Shaun Ryder, Russell Grant and Sandra Martin are subjected to more scientific testing to discover how well, or badly, they are ageing, inside and out. Tonight they learn all about their brains and how they are key to ageing well. Mindfulness and meditation sessions are led by Coronation Street stalwart Bill Roache, during which Sherrie makes an emotional breakthrough.
The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story
BBC 4, 9pm
The case of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, has long fascinated the public and has caused a great deal of controversy. However, the crime for which she was convicted, shooting and killing her lover David Blakely in 1955, has always seemed open and shut. In this new three-part series, filmmaker Gillian Pachter takes another look at the murder and subsequent investigation to see if Ellis really received justice.