The Scottish Mail on Sunday

Tommy Steele: The Great Entertaine­r

Channel 5, 8.30pm

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At first glance, Steele doesn't look like a heart-throb or media darling, but in the 1950s his cheeky persona and singing talent helped him become both. This documentar­y charts how the East Londoner, born Thomas Hicks, rose to fame before reinventin­g himself as a top theatre star in the West End and on Broadway. ★★★★☆

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