FIVE OF THE BEST SHOWS THIS WEEK
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Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, ITV, Saturday, 7pm
The wait is over! Ant and Dec are back for the happiest 90 minutes of the week with all-new Saturday Night Takeaway. Gary Barlow is live in the studio for an incredible End of The Show performance, Stephen Mulhern returns for an epic Ant v Dec, and Fleur East is ready to give one viewer the surprise of their lives.
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Blitz Spirit With The Bay, Lucy Worsley, ITV,
BBC One, Tuesday, Wednesday, 8.30pm 9pm
Lucy Worsley explores the lives of six real people who lived, worked and volunteered during the Blitz. The film shows their remarkable resilience, as well as the terrible suffering they endured, shining a light on the role of the front-line workers and volunteers at the heart of it all.
As a confession brings the team closer to the truth, Lisa identifies a suspect, but conflicting accounts leave her questioning who to believe.The stakes are raised as the race to bring those responsible to justice takes an unexpected turn. Aware her actions have consequences, Lisa is faced with a hard decision. Final episode.
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Bank Balance, BBC
One, Wednesday,
9pm
Gordon Ramsay presents as pairs of contestants try to answer a series of questions correctly in order to place different-sized stacks of gold bars on a volatile balance board. Only those who can combine knowledge and steady hands will walk away with the lifechanging jackpot.
Grayson’s Art Club, Channel 4,
Friday,
8pm
For the first episode of the new series of Grayson’s Art Club, Grayson and Philippa Perry are joined by musician and artist Boy George, who creates an artwork inspired by family, which is the show’s theme of the week. Grayson also meets photographer David Bailey, to talk about his passion for painting.
MUSIC’S DIRTY SECRETS: WOMEN FIGHT BACK
For many women, working in the music industry is a dream come true - but behind the glamour there lies a dark secret. Tamanna Rahman talks to Hana, former girlfriend of hotly-tipped rapper Octavian, and reveals why she decided to go public on social media with claims of physical abuse.
AMBITIONS
Atlanta, Georgia, provides a backdrop for the deceitful machinations of love, power and politics surrounding two of the city’s most formidable legal eagles – Stephanie Carlisle Lancaster and Amara Hughes. The two women started out as best friends at college, but have since become rivals.
DETECTIVE MCLEAN
Experienced police detective Allison McLean is starting to realise how personal law enforcement can get. When an arrest warrant is issued for her brother, accused of aggravated assault, she and her partner, Devin, must arrest him. She then takes his two teenage children under her wing.
JEXI
Phil is a smart, funny guy whose life is controlled by his phone. His life is turned upside down when he buys a new phone with a very “helpful” digital assistant named JEXI. who tries to break Phil out of his bad habits. Romantic comedy starring Adam Devine.