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THIS WEEK’S BEST FILMS
Mary Berry explores the world of simple comfort food, demonstrating how to make heart-warming, fuss-free dishes that can lift the spirits. In the second episode, Mary takes a journey along the Thames in London to discover culinary hidden gems that inspire her to make some deliciously comforting dishes. Her journey starts with the Henley Rowing Club, where she rustles up mixed bean and butternut squash wraps for the team, before heading to The Waterside Inn, the world-famous three Michelin Star restaurant run by the Roux family. Later, Mary discovers an oasis floating on the Thames, of the White House – just as a heavily armed paramilitary group led by
Emil Stenz prepares to take control of the building.
WEDNESDAY
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (Channel 5, 11.05pm)
A madcap comedy about two students who travel through time to research a history project. Some of writer Chris Matheson’s work can be clever and wonderfully offbeat, but fails to gel on screen; see Mom and Dad Save the World and Rapture Palooza for proof. However, this was a wonderful mix of the right script, cast (Alex Winter and
Keanu Reeves are perfect as the nice-but-dim heroes) and director. Look out for the much-missed Tony Steedman as Socrates (pronounced So Crates in the movie).
Ingrid Goes West (2017) (5 STAR, 11.05pm) Premiere
An indie hit when it was released, co-writer and director Matt Spicer’s comedy drama proved there was far more to Aubrey Plaza than just playing an eternally fed up wage slave in Parks and Recreation. She plays unbalanced social media stalker Ingrid Thorburn. With an inheritance of more than $60,000 from her late mother, Ingrid moves to Los Angeles, and worms her way into the life of Instagram star Taylor Sloane. Elizabeth Olsen and O’Shea Jackson Jr also feature in an offbeat offering with great performances all round.
THURSDAY
Bill And Ted’s Bogus Journey, C5, 11.05pm
This 1991 sequel to 1989’s slacker/ sci-fi hit Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure finds heroes Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) once again having to deal with their
when she meets an established river community who have turned their barges into gardens teaming with fruit and vegetables.
Location, Location, Location: 20 Years and Counting (C4, 8pm)
A special programme celebrating the show’s 20th anniversary, as Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer look back over two decades of househunting together. In this episode, Kirstie and Phil recall times they helped house-hunters who were more focused on the gardens rather than the houses themselves. Architect Sam seeks a renovation project, while wife Becky wants a large garden so she can grow and sell flowers. Elsewhere, keen gardener own dim wits as well as a host of other problems, in this case a robot Bill and a robot Ted sent back through time to alter the course of history. Any similarity to the plot of The Terminator is entirely intentional. Oh, and they have to play chess with death. Again, any similarity to the plot of Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal is entirely intentional.
Briton Peter Hewitt directs and the cast includes Joss Ackland, 1970s legend Pam Grier and blues musician Taj Mahal.
Liz and John are in rented accommodation, so have limited scope and long for their own sprawling green, outdoor space.
Walking Britain’s Roman Roads (C5, 8pm)
As any Monty Python fans will tell you, the Romans have done a lot for us, and not just the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, the fresh-water system, and public health. There’s also the roads and as this, the first in a new(ish) series reveals, they tie much of the UK together. Dan Jones begins his journey by exploring the country’s oldest and longest, which runs from the Kent coast to Shropshire and passes through key sites of Emperor Claudius’ invasion and Boudicca’s