Girl’s night in… and out
1 Dame Edna Rules the Waves
TUESDAY, BBC ONE, 9PM
Move over Jane McDonald, there’s a new diva afloat the ocean waves, in the form of the one and only Dame Edna Everage! Following her emotional farewell tour marking the culmination of her 50-year career in showbusiness, the incorrigible Dame has been enjoying downtime on her super-yacht, the Ocean Widow. But, for one night only, she has welcomed some special guests aboard – including Sharon Osbourne, Robert (AKA Judge) Rinder, Strictly’s Joe Sugg, actress and comedian Emily Atack and presenter Anita Rani. Steering the Ocean Widow is Captain Rudolph Walker, who also performs his hit single, Reggae Woman, and chef Rick Stein is slaving in the galley, knocking up treats for the passengers. And it’s all finished off by a performance from Nile Rodgers and Chic. Climb aboard!
2 Call The Midwife
SUNDAY, BBC ONE, 8PM
It’s January 1965, and as the nation reels from the death of Sir Winston Churchill, it’s business as usual at Nonnatus House. Sister Frances delivers a baby in a power cut, and the nuns support a blind new mother. Meanwhile, Lucille’s romance does not run smoothly.
3 How to Lose Weight Well
MONDAY CHANNEL 4, 8PM NEW SERIES
If you’re worried you’ve over-indulged a bit over the festive season and had one mince pie too many, then fear not, help is at hand! Doctors Xand van Tulleken and Helen Lawal road-test three different types of diets on some human guinea pigs, and report back on who has managed to successfully slim.
4 Dracula
WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY BBC ONE, 9PM
You can count on chills aplenty in this new version of Bram Stoker’s gothic tale about the Transylvanian blood sucker. It’s 1897, and the count is heading to Victorian London. This new three-part series, shown over three nights, is made by the team behind Sherlock and is led by Danish actor Claes Bang as the count.
5 Midsomer Murders
MONDAY, 8.30,
ITV, NEW SERIES
In this new series of Midsomer, Barnaby is unimpressed when Sarah drags him to a family friend’s wedding. But, of course, murder ensues and he is soon on the trail of a killer who targets brides.