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FLETCHERS’ COUNTRY WORKSHOP NEW SUNDAY, 4PM, ITV1 LIFESTYLE Liz Fletcher can’t wait to showcase her passion for crafting in a sparkling seasonal spin-off from popular ITV1 fly-on-the-barn-wall series Fletchers’ Family Farm. ‘I’m really excited,’ smiles the 42-year-old star, as she joins TV Times for an exclusive chat about Fletchers’ Country Workshop. ‘Repurposing, reusing and creating is so enjoyable, and I hope the show inspires others that they can do it, too.’ Having fallen in love with all things interior design while renovating the Peak District farmhouse and cottage she bought with her actor husband Kelvin Fletcher in 2021, Liz will embark on a mission to transform a disused barn on their 18th-century homestead into a winter wonderland for a fab-Yule-ous festive party. But with a big space to fill and…

It’s been the year of ‘special’ episodes in Corrie, with flashforwards, flashbacks and tales told from different perspectives. This week, as Theo’s abuse of Todd continues, the story is told in a completely new way – via an array of cameras that capture snippets of the former undertaker’s torment. ‘It has the style of an episode of 24 Hours in Police Custody,’ reveals Gareth Pierce, who plays Todd. ‘I anticipated that it might feel like we were watching the characters through a haze – a slight step back from the action – but it actually has the opposite effect. It feels like it brings us closer, like we’re eavesdropping and seeing something we shouldn’t.’ Last week, Gary heard a loud crash coming from Todd and Theo’s flat, and he shared…

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The Great Escapers LAST ONE TRAVELOGUE 6PM, ITV1 Being part of a human tower or hanging upside down for some aerial yoga wouldn’t be our idea of fun on a sunny Spanish holiday, but those are among the activities organised by Loose Women trio Sunetra Sarker, Denise Welch and Katie Piper as this series draws to a close. Also on the agenda, as they compete to see who can arrange the best excursions, are a drag night at a club, a morning of horse riding, a cookery session using wildflowers and a boat trip where Denise does herself proud by overcoming her fear of the sea. There are plenty of laughs along the way, but whose itinerary will be voted the winning combination? TL Fletchers’ Country Workshop NEW LIFESTYLE 4PM,…

Inside Legoland at Christmas NEW FACTUAL 8PM, C4 We love these festive behind-the-scenes documentaries, and tonight it’s the turn of Legoland, where there’s a flurry of activity to transform the theme park in Windsor into a magical winter wonderland, complete with the one of the world’s biggest Lego Christmas trees. At Legoland’s Miniland attraction, which features tiny model scenes of famous cities, hundreds of little Lego figures are swapped for ones wearing festive attire, while more than 600 real Christmas trees also arrive on site, with each one individually sprayed with artificial snow ready for the attraction to receive 20,000 visitors a day! HD World’s Most Expensive Christmas Dinner NEW FACTUAL 8PM, 5 If you’re worrying about the price of a box of Paxo, you ain’t seen nothing yet. This…

A MARY BERRY CHRISTMAS NEW WEDNESDAY, 9PM, BBC1 COOKERY Dame Mary Berry is hoping to serve up the magic of the season in her new Yuletide culinary showcase for BBC1.  A Mary Berry Christmas sees the queen of cakes team up with three celebrities – presenter Zoe Ball, actor Alison Steadman and Gladiators favourite Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, AKA Nitro – to sample the nostalgic customs that help make festivities go with a swing. ‘I’ve had fun this year cooking for my 90th-birthday series [recent BBC2 six-parter Mary at 90: A Lifetime of Cooking], and this Christmas special is the icing on the cake,’ smiles the star, who reached her milestone back in March. ‘I’m lucky to be joined by some exciting guests as they help me explore traditions, some of which…

The days are short, the nights are long and it’s brass monkeys outside, but Sarah and Jacob have their love to keep them warm. As the 20-somethings look forward to the birth of ‘their’ baby – still unaware that the nipper in ‘surrogate’ Charity’s tum is the result of her drunken bunk-up with Ross – this week they arrange to get spliced. No one is aware of what’s brewing. Wanting to do things differently, the pair have decided to tell everyone they’re throwing a gender-reveal party, then, on the big day, pop out in their wedding attire for a ‘ta-da!’ moment. Feeling back-up is required, Sarah confides in Belle, who’s only too happy to help them pull off their surprise – she is a professional wedding planner, after all. As…

FROM FRIDAY Shell PARAMOUNT+ PREMIERE HORROR On a similar vibe to the more demented, outlandish The Substance, Shell sees once popular actress, now frumpy, psoriasis suffering Samantha Lake (Elisabeth Moss) convinced to take a treatment at Kate Hudson’s gleaming facility. With promises to cure her skin as well as halt the ageing process, the crustacean-based ‘cure’ seems too good to be true. And, of course, it is… Moss and Hudson are fabulous in this horror made like a cheesy TV movie jacked up on hallucinogens, both able to turn whatever ridiculousness is thrown at them by the script to their advantage, as the truth of the ‘procedure’ turns both daft and icky in equal measure. An enjoyable, if eye-rolling, satirical bloodbath. Dir: Max Minghella 2024, 15, 100min SATURDAY The Batman…

First Dates Beach Club NEW REALITY 9PM, C4 After 10 years welcoming hopeful singles to the First Dates restaurant, maître d’ Fred Sirieix is taking colleagues Merlin Griffiths and Cici Coleman to Cádiz in southern Spain, where more hopefuls will be matched at a sun-kissed beach club. But in this more relaxed format, anything could happen – as rather than dinner and a quick peck goodnight, the eight-parter sees holidaymakers mingling freely around the pool and bar as well as dining with their dates. In tonight’s first episode, teacher Jessie hits it off with dad-of-one Darren, and while sparks fly between karaoke-loving ex-bouncer Charlie and hairdresser Layla, things are set to take an unexpected turn… Continues until Thursday. JA Jamie’s Cook-Ahead Christmas LAST ONE COOKERY 8PM, C4 Jamie Oliver’s quest…

Emily in Paris NEW DRAMA NETFLIX Marketing executive and influencer Emily Cooper (Lily Collins) is swapping croissants for cannoli as she relocates to Italy in this 10-part fifth season. While helming Agence Grateau’s office in Rome – and being wined and dined by her handsome new beau, cashmere heir Marcello (Eugenio Franceschini) – Emily is living ‘la dolce vita’ and doing her best to forget about her ex, chef Gabriel (Lucas Bravo). But with work drama brewing and a major secret threatening one of her closest relationships, can Emily truly move on? Minnie Driver joins the cast as Princess Jane, a friend of Emily’s boss Sylvie (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu), who has royal connections. Fantastico! RM Sports Personality of the Year NEW AWARDS 7PM, BBC1 The last four winners of Sports Personality…

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WAXING LYRICAL It’s been great to see the return of ITV1’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me out of Here! I grew up watching Ruby Wax on TV, so it’s been fab to see her in the new series. What a fantastic cast for the 25th run of the reality show! Manisa Kuinkel, Harrow A FRUITFUL WATCH I am quite taken with BBC1’s Wild Cherry, which follows two affluent mothers, played by Eve Best and Carmen Ejogo, and the fallout from a lewd video created by their daughters, portrayed by Amelia May and Imogen Faires. The six-part drama raises important questions about the challenges facing young people, and the personal costs that the pursuit of status and validation can entail. Personally, I am finding it well worth the watch. Lesley Evans,…

CALL THE MIDWIFE PREVIEW COMING SOON, BBC1 DRAMA The Christmas editions of BBC1’s hit period drama Call the Midwife are always a magical mix of comfort and joy – and this year’s upcoming two-part special is set to be no exception. Set at Yuletide 1970, the action will unfold for our favourite midwives and nuns in both a snow-covered London’s East End and a sun-drenched Far East as the younger members of the Nonnatus House team are left to juggle their duties alone in Poplar after their senior colleagues head to Hong Kong on a mercy mission. ‘We’re in two different places and it goes in all sorts of directions. It’s like no Christmas special we’ve had before!’ promises Laura Main, who plays caring nurse Shelagh Turner, as she joins…

Christmas Hits: The Videos That Sleighed NEW MUSIC 8.05PM, BBC2 Unwrap the stories behind our favourite Christmas music videos in this one-off looking back at the magic and mayhem behind the making of classics such as Last Christmas by Wham! and Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You. We learn how Paul McCartney recreated the World War One Christmas Truce for the Pipes of Peace video and how Kirsty MacColl and The Pogues froze during a raucous Fairytale of New York shoot! There’s more festive nostalgia with another chance to see last year’s Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped (10.15pm). NC The Batman PREMIERE SUPERHERO 10.25PM, ITV1 After the character’s misfiring outings in the DC Extended Universe – in the likes of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice…

EastEnders SOAP 7.30PM, BBC1 The drama in E20 has gone a bit off the boil lately… but never fear, because Max (Jake Wood) is here! Hot on the heels of Linda, who returned last night from her incredibly long cruise, the wily love rat pitches up in the Square just as son Oscar’s life is in danger. Will he finally discover that his and Linda’s 2020 relationship resulted in a child? We reckon the writers will want to save that particular nugget for the Christmas fortnight. In the meantime, Max and his aftershave (‘eau de smug git’) will be wafting through the Walford air and no doubt turning heads. We reckon he and Chelsea could be dynamite… AS • See Soaps, page 26 A Very British Christmas: Bamburgh Castle NEW…

Sister Boniface Mysteries DRAMA 2PM, BBC1 There’s more than a whiff of Murder on the Orient Express to this feature-length Christmas case, The Star of the Orient, first shown on U&Drama, for sleuthing nun Sister Boniface (Lorna Watson). Our bespectacled heroine is reluctantly en route to join her family for the festive season when her train journey is interrupted by the theft of a gemstone and the mysterious murder of a passenger. Meanwhile, back in Great Slaughter, the discovery of a naked corpse dampens the holiday mood and, in the nunnery, Reverend Mother Adrian announces Christmas is cancelled! A perfect festive blend of crime caper and Boniface bonhomie. IM Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning PREMIERE ACTION 8PM, SKY PREMIERE The final film in the M:I franchise finds rogue agent…