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COMEDY Daddy Issues NEW FRIDAY BBC1 & BBC3 A smash hit on BBC3 last summer, this comedy is back for more gentle humour. A tale of a single mum turning to her hapless dad for help, it stars Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey as daughter and father Gemma and Malcolm. Series 2 sees baby Sadie as the cute addition to the family – how will they all cope? Series 1 is available on BBC iPlayer. See page 97 Our cover stars Robert James-Collier and Mandip Gill top the bill for 5’s latest detective drama Cooper & Fry (Tuesday, 8pm). 5 seems to have cornered the market on great detective series and this one is based on the bestselling novels of Stephen Booth. Set in the Peak District, the mismatched…

WILD CHERRY NEW SAT, 9PM & 9.55PM, BBC1 DRAMA (BOX SET, BBC iPLAYER) An elite private estate becomes a dangerous hotbed of intrigue for two mothers and their teenage daughters in BBC1’s glossy new drama Wild Cherry. Created by actor and screenwriter Nicôle Lecky, the six-parter centres on author and influencer Juliet Lonsdale (played by Eve Best) and her friend, self-made businesswoman Lorna Gibbons (Carmen Ejogo), who reside in the fictional neighbourhood of Richford Lake. Juliet’s confident daughter Allegra (Amelia May) is best mates with Lorna’s super-smart eldest child Grace (Imogen Faires). However, things take an unsettling turn when, following the girls getting into trouble at school after being accused of making an inappropriate video, someone disappears at a party attended by Allegra and Grace. Can Juliet and Lorna protect…

PLAY FOR TODAY THURSDAY, 9PM, 5 DRAMA Landing the lottery jackpot is the stuff of dreams for many, but for the longmarried pensioners at the heart of new one-off drama Big Winners, it could spell the end of their relationship. The latest instalment in 5’s Play for Today anthology sees Sue Johnston play Edith Thistle, who, with husband Arthur (Paul Copley), wins £14 million. Arthur cannot wait to celebrate, but for Edith, the windfall makes her realise she needs more from life. And when she also wistfully watches single mum Jade (Alexa Davies) and her daughter bravely embracing a fresh start as they move in across the street, it inspires her to tell Arthur she wants a divorce. ‘Edith has led a dull life – it’s like she’s given up…

Halloween may have been and gone but the same can’t be said for Zoe’s tormentor, who’s still doing all kinds of spooky stuff to put the wind up the Walford returnee. Still, the saga may finally reach a conclusion this week, as she and Alfie make a discovery that could lead them to the man or woman (or child) who’s been playing silly beggars. Broken photo frames covered in blood, VHS tapes mysteriously played and an array of weird noises; the guilty person has certainly been creative. And just as Zoe is having a good day, thanks to playing matchmaker for Anna and Freddie, she discovers the twisted culprit has struck again. A load of bad reviews have been written about The Vic online and her name has been included…

CROSSWORD YOU CAN WIN £100! SOLVE THE CLUES AND REARRANGE THE LETTERS IN THE YELLOW SQUARES TO SPELL OUT THE NAME OF A WELSH ACTOR (3,5) ACROSS 1 Spanish white for Sir David Jason’s Porridge role (6) 4 Corrie’s Ken at the Rovers Return, say, and fed up (6) 9 & 7 Down Red-nosed reindeer leading hiker to EastEnders’ Patrick Trueman (7,6) 10 Disney duck shortly seen with Gotham’s Mr Logue (5) 11 Stephen rightly covered for Mr Charles, AKA EastEnder Ricky Mitchell (5) 12 Gromit’s owner is a masonrystructure expert (7)  13 Lupin leading man Mr Sy is to roam about (4) 15 & 8 Down Reported diarist who misrepresented C4 sitcom with David Mitchell and Robert Webb (4,4) 18 A purple fruit for Peter, who played Coronation Street’s Len…

STRICTLY COME DANCING BBC1 Which couples will dazzle judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke as the contest waltzes off to Blackpool? CHANGING ENDS ITV1 Alan Carr’s hit sitcom returns for a third outing JINGLE BELL HEIST NETFLIX Connor Swindells and Olivia Holt team up in a festive crime caper PREHISTORIC PLANET: ICE AGE APPLE TV A new cast of giants take centre stage in the third instalment of the nature epic PRISONER 951 BBC1 Narges Rashidi and Joseph Fiennes lead a four-part drama exploring an extraordinary true story…

1 SUMMERWATER C4 DRAMA Welcome to Summerwater, a remote holiday cabin park nestled on a Scottish loch, where the lives of various staycationers are about to collide with devastating consequences in this brooding six-part adaptation of the 2020 novel of the same name by Sarah Moss. See page 18 2 SARA COX: EVERY STEP OF THE WAY FOR CHILDREN IN NEED BBC1 FACTUAL A special documentary follows Sara Cox as she pushes herself to the limit to complete her five-day Great Northern Marathon Challenge to raise money for Children In Need. See page 77 3 COOPER & FRY 5 DRAMA There’s a new chalk-and-cheese sleuthing duo on the whodunnit block: DC Diane Fry (played by Mandip Gill) and DC Ben Cooper (Robert James-Collier) – and they have their work cut…

I’M A CELEBRITY… GET ME OUT OF HERE! NEW SUNDAY–FRIDAY, 9PM, ITV1 ENTERTAINMENT I’M A CELEBRITY… UNPACKED NEW SUNDAY–FRIDAY, TIMES VARY, ITV2 ENTERTAINMENT Brace yourselves for creepy-crawlies, frightened famous faces and terrifying Bushtucker Trials as Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly head back to the Australian jungle to helm a 25th run of their hit ITV1 game of survival, I’m a Celebrity… Get Me out of Here! Following the main show each evening, companion series I’m a Celebrity… Unpacked on ITV2 will again see presenter and 2016 campmate Joel Dommett join forces with radio DJ Kemi Rodgers to dissect all the drama and unearth behindthe-scenes secrets. Here, Joel, 40, and Kemi, 30, tell us what lies ahead in their popular spin-off… How pleased are you to be back on hosting duties…

EMMERDALE MONDAY–FRIDAY, TIMES VARY, ITV1 SOAP There are soap villains and then there is Emmerdale’s Celia Daniels. Already established as a drug queenpin who has forced youngsters April Windsor (Amelia Flanagan) and Dylan Penders (Fred Kettle) into dealing, the manipulative criminal, played by Jaye Griffiths, has now also been revealed as a perpetrator of modern slavery and has vulnerable people, including Bear Wolf (Joshua Richards), trapped on her isolated farm. Here, in an exclusive interview with TV Times, Jaye reveals why, at 62, the controversial role is proving a breath of fresh air… In a career spanning 40 years, is Celia the most evil character you’ve portrayed? And if so, does that make her one of the most original? Yes, and yes! The reason she is so bad is because…

SARA DAVIES’ CHRISTMAS CRAFT OFF NEW FRI, 2PM, ITV1 FACTUAL Sara Davies can’t wait to showcase fab-Yule-ous ideas for homemade decorations and gifts with the help of celebrity guests in her new ITV1 series Christmas Craft Off. Here, the Dragons’ Den favourite, 41, who founded the business Crafter’s Companion in 2005 while studying at university, tells us how the five-parter is set to get us in the seasonal spirit… We love the sound of this show, Sara. What was the inspiration behind it? I’ve been crafting for 20 years, but I know that quite often people find crafting daunting. So this show highlights all the little tips, tricks and hacks I’ve picked up that can make crafting a bit easier. The stars taking part include Coronation Street’s Tony Maudsley, Emmerdale’s…

Theo has subjected Todd to a catalogue of abuse, and forced him to cut ties with former lover Billy. This week, he engineers a situation that leads to Todd quitting his job at the funeral parlour, leaving Mr Grimshaw further isolated from the people who care about him. Shuttleworth’s has been asked to conduct a lavish send-off for a local councillor, but while George is up with the lark when the big day arrives, Todd is comatosed on the sofa. The previous night, Theo spiked his drinks with vodka and unplugged his phone charger, meaning his alarm hasn’t gone off. While Todd is out for the count, Theo rummages through the clean laundry and puts his partner’s white shirts, which he needs for work, back into the washing machine. When…

Villainess Celia has made a mint from young April, whom she has forced into drug dealing with the help of her loyal son Ray. But when she discovers April has been arrested, she realises the teenager is in danger of being a loose-lipped liability and may need ‘taking out’. April has been detained while in Newcastle, where Ray and Celia sent her to cool off after she ‘murdered’ their client Callum – in truth, Callum is alive and kicking, but the duo want her to feel indebted to them for covering up her ‘crime’. Marlon and Rhona believe their daughter is staying with a pal, and as April is desperate for things to stay that way, she calls Bob for help, and he whizzes up to the North East to…

COOPER & FRY NEW TUESDAY, 8PM, 5 DRAMA Mismatched detective partnerships have been at the heart of many mystery dramas over the years. Now, Downton Abbey star Robert James-Collier and Doctor Who favourite Mandip Gill are excited to be joining their ranks as they team up to play the titular crime-fighters in much-anticipated new whodunnit Cooper & Fry. ‘It’s the classic odd-couple story,’ notes Robert, 49, as TV Times joins him and Mandip, 37, for a chat ahead of the show’s launch on 5 this week. ‘Their clashing techniques soon weave together to make them a formidable duo – I actually think they’re the most charismatic TV detective pairing since Lieutenant James Dempsey and DS Harriet Makepeace [played by now-married couple Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber in ITV’s 1980s hit…

Torrential rain tends to put a dampener on holiday plans. But bad weather is just the start of the nightmare for the couples and families checking into a bleak Scottish cabin park in new C4 thriller Summerwater. Inspired by the acclaimed 2020 novel by Sarah Moss, each episode in the six-part series is set over the same 24-hour period and explores the story from the perspectives of different staycationers residing at the beautiful but ominous-looking lochside retreat. With everyone harbouring secrets, tensions eventually weave together and lead to a devastating climax. SUMMERWATER NEW SUN-TUE, 9PM, C4 DRAMA (BOX SET, CHANNEL 4 STREAMING) TV Times caught up with Valene Kane, who plays troubled mum Justine, along with Dougray Scott and Shirley Henderson, who portray retired doctor David and his wife Annie,…

THE FAMILY PLAN 2 APPLE TV AVAILABLE: FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER Watch out, Britain! The madcap Morgans are leaving New York and heading across the pond for a Christmas vacation in a follow-up to their popular 2023 caper. The story begins with retired government assassin and dad of three Dan (played by Mark Wahlberg) planning a festive trip for him and wife Jessica (Michelle Monaghan), along with their eldest son Kyle (Van Crosby) and youngest lad Max (Peter and Theodore Lindsey), to visit daughter Nina (Zoe Colletti) in London, where she’s studying. But Nina’s boyfriend Omar (Reda Elazouar) isn’t the only surprise awaiting them when they arrive in the British capital, as they also cross paths with mysterious Finn (new cast signing Kit Harington), who has a grudge against Dan. ‘I…

Two lonely people with a house to themselves… Here at TV Times we’ve been wondering for a while if Vicki and Zack might get it on, and it seems we’re bang on the money, for this week the pair share a kiss. Their liaison comes as Vicki continues to struggle in the wake of her attack by Joel. Doing her best to push on through, she’s devastated to learn that the teenager is pleading not guilty to his crime, meaning she’ll have to face the further ordeal of a trial. In need of a distraction, she goes to The Vic’s latest quiz night, and relations start to thaw between her and Ross. But she soon takes against Chelsea’s date, Damon, and when she overhears him on the phone to his…

THIS WEEK’S PICKS The Wind in the Willows: A Weasel’s Tale Sunday, BBC Radio 4, 3.00pm Penelope Wilton narrates this re-imagining of Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s tale. A young weasel encounters Mole, Ratty and Badger after its family’s burrow in the Wild Wood is sold off to ruthless developers. Radio 2 Piano Room Thursday, BBC Radio 2, 11.25am Vernon Kay introduces a performance by US Grammy award-winning songwriter Brandi Carlile. The singer will perform a trio of tracks alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra, and fans can expect a cover version and a song from her new album Returning to Myself. THIS WEEK ON… THE ARCHERS The week of the holiday to Scotland, paid for by Peggy’s Will, is finally here – and there are some surprise guests to contend with.…

PROUD MOMENTS The Pride of Britain Awards on ITV1 is always a wonderful celebration of ordinary people and the sacrifices they make. In this year’s ceremony, Sally Becker won the Lifetime Achievement prize for her work as a humanitarian aid worker across many war zones. Maja Kazazic, one of the thousands of children she rescued, was there to present her award. It was very inspiring to watch. Jackie Hickton, Leeds WONDROUS WALKS I’m loving Robson Green: World’s Most Amazing Walks on U&Yesterday. The eight-part travelogue got off to a great start as walking enthusiast Robson visited Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland. It was heart-warming to see regrowth at the site of the Sycamore Gap tree after it was illegally felled in 2023, and lovely to see how it’s being used to…