Have I Got News For You (Friday 9pm, BBC1)
Bill Bailey is tonight’s guest host, with BBC political editor Nick Robinson joining the regulars for what will likely be some incredibly witty banter about the week’s events.
Benidorm (Friday 9pm, ITV1)
Not a show that I’ve particularly warmed to, but it’s had some guest stars of note that had me tuning in a couple of times. Tonight’s episode of humorous Brits abroad features Margi Clarke, ahead of her reappearance in Corrie as Jackie Dobbs, playing Gavin’s mother. Is this the renaissance of Margi Clarke’s career?
Peep Show (Friday 10.30pm, C4)
After yesterday’s rant on how TV doesn’t deserve an audience any more, I take it all back at the prospect of a new episode of Peep Show. I can’t praise this show enough - it never takes the audience for granted and has characters that are unashamedly misogynistic yet remain strangely likeable. Tonight, Jez knocks off some music and passes it off as his own, Mark returns to work, and Sophie gets over her wedding woes - by turning to drugs. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.
Doctor Who (Saturday 6.45pm, BBC1)
So the Doctor has a daughter, has he? Well, he does according to the title of tonight’s adventure with Droo and his companion’s Donna and Martha. The team land right in the middle of a war between humans and the sinister and scary Hath, and fighting the good fight is a cute blonde with combat pants and a cheeky pout. Yes, this is the Doctor’s daughter, apparently. And rather wonderfully, she’s played by the fantastic Georgia Moffett, who is Peter Davison’s daughter, so she really is the Doctor’s daughter!
I’d Do Anything (Saturday 7.30, BBC1)
We’re down to the last six in this nail-biting competition, and things can only get interesting from this point on. I’m not sure all the survivors up to this point have it in them to play Nancy, but the majority are all feisty contenders. For my money, I want Jodie to go the distance - she has exactly the right amount of sassy sexiness and charm to be nigh on perfect, but I fear I might be outnumbered on that one. And please John, stop shouting so much, it isn’t dignified.
Pushing Daisies (Saturday 9pm, ITV1)
Five episodes in (or is that 6?) and it might be worth checking out the fortunes of this quirky US drama. Might be, because there’s something I find remarkably unpalatable about Pushing Daisies. Nothing gels for me, from Anna Friel’s sugary sweet Chuck, to the flimsy premise that really doesn’t stretch beyond a handful of episodes. The best series can overcome those constraints, but Pushing Daises seems to have problems in deciding what it ultimately wants to be. Is it enjoyable? Yes. Frustrating? Most definitely.
Gladiators (Sunday 6pm, Sky One)
Ian Wright brings his jestering skills to a revival of 90s phenomenon Gladiators. For some reason, this is getting several of my colleagues excited. Me? I couldn’t care less, to be honest, although I am looking forward to Wright’s serious and high-brow post-match discussion with Richard Dawkins and Marcel Proust.
Midsomer Murders (Sunday 8.05pm, ITV1)
You know things are getting desperate when Midsomer Murders is one of your top TV recommendations of the weekend. It’s the usual meandering malarkey with Barnaby and Jones who this week are investigating the murder of a former colleague of Barnaby’s. Edward Petherbridge makes an all too rare TV appearance as a Lord who himself served time for murder in the past.
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