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FROM the return of I'm A Celebrity to Return to Paradise's UK debut, this week has a wide selection of telly options. Check out the top picks from our experts below! I’m A Celebrity..
. Get Me Out Of Here! - Sunday, 9pm, ITV1 9 A new batch of campmates enter the I'm A Celebrity jungle Credit: PA It’s that time of year again as Ant and Dec head Down Under to welcome a brand new batch of famous campmates to jungle life. TV Mag’s cover star – former Strictly Come Dancing pro turned Dancing on Ice judge Oti Mabuse – leads the line-up, which includes WAG Coleen Rooney, singer Tulisa , Corrie’s Alan Halsall, McFly’s Danny Jones , Loose Women’s Jane Moore among others.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll watch the VIPs bond, no doubt bicker over the cooking, and take it in turns to try to win food for camp in a series of scary or gross Bushtucker Trials. Read more on I'm a Celebrity new show I'm A Celeb and Strictly star's crime books to be adapted into Channel 5 drama CAMP READY Melvin Odoom touches down in Oz for I'm A Celeb after revealing show fears Plus, don’t miss the brand new sister show, I’m A Celebrity..
.Unpacked, hosted by Joel Dommett, Sam Thompson and Kemi Rodgers, which airs weeknights on ITV2. The best reality show on the box.
Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story - Sunday, 9pm, BBC2 9 Keanu Reeves hosts four-part series Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 story Credit: Disney+ Critics of Formula 1 often accuse it of being predictable. Most read in News TV 'INCREDIBLE' Lorraine Kelly shares moment granddaughter visits Scotland for the first time GAME-CHANGER Martin Compston and Elaine C Smith among all-star cast reviving 'lost classic' SHOW SHAKE-UP Top Scots chef joins judging panel for hit BBC cooking show 'THIS IS ICONIC' Martin Compston reunites with Line of Duty pal in Waitrose Xmas advert But few would have foreseen what happened in 2009, when a new, independent racing team - Brawn - won the World Championship , beating giants like Ferrari and McLaren. Presented by Keanu Reeves , this four-part series - previously available on Disney+ - talks to the people who made this unlikely victory possible, including team boss Ross Brawn and driver Jenson Button, who also scooped the Driver’s Championship .
Watch the moment shocked Ant and Dec fall to the ground as they see I'm A Celeb cast for first time in Australia The Winter King - Tuesday (November 19), 11.05pm, ITV1, 9 Agents of Shield star Iain de Caestecker stars in this Arthur legend retelling Credit: ITV Based on Bernard Cornwell’s The Warlord Chronicles trilogy of novels, this retelling of the King Arthur legend is set in the Dark Ages when the Saxons invaded Britain. Iain De Caestecker stars as exiled warlord Arthur Pendragon, illegitimate son of King Uther who banished him when another of his sons dies.
But now he’s back as tensions simmer around the country. It’s no dull historical retread, more Game Of Thrones than The Sword In The Stone. Epic! Paddy: The Ride of My Life - Tuesday, 8pm, BBC1 9 TV favourite Paddy McGuinness is taking on an arduous challenge - for a good cause Credit: BBC We know from Top Gear that Paddy McGuinness is game for most things.
But, the TV personality and Radio 2 host didn’t take into account just how arduous a 300-mile bike ride from Wrexham to Glasgow - via Flintshire, Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire, Westmorland, Cumberland, Dumfriesshire and Lanarkshire - would be. This proven by the fact that it was his idea to do it on a 1980s-style Raleigh Chopper! Still, it’s all for a very good cause - Children In Need - and Paddy’s resolve to complete the challenge is documented in this one-off programme that charts his journey every pedal of the way. Go Paddy! Cheaters - Tuesday, 9.
45pm, BBC1 9 Joshua McGuire and Susan Wokoma return for more Cheaters Credit: BBC It’s six months on, and Josh (Joshua McGuire) and Fola (Susan Wokoma) are a couple, though maybe he’s keener to move things along than she is. Esther (Callie Cooke) returns from her travels with a boyfriend in tow, though is she really over Josh? Zack (Jack Fox), meanwhile, is renting a room in a house owned by a perfectly lovely suburban couple. Or are they? The series is as saucy as ever, so be warned! The Listeners - Tuesday, 9pm, BBC1 9 Rebecca Hall and Ollie West star in The Listeners Credit: PA In this new drama, school teacher Claire (Rebecca Hall) thinks she’s going mad because she can hear a constant noise which nobody else can.
She becomes obsessed with finding the source of the low-level humming in this new drama. Medical tests draw a blank and family life and her work begins to suffer. But when her pupil Kyle (Ollie West) tells her he knows what’s troubling her and that he can hear the noise too, the pair embark on a secret journey to find its source.
This leads them into the company of others who can also hear it and believe they are the “chosen few”. What exactly are they getting into? A disquieting tale that will have you scratching your head as you try to work out what the heck is going on! After The Party - Wednesday, 9pm, Channel 4 9 Peter Mullan and Robyn Malcolm star in gritty drama After The Party Credit: IMDb Peter Mullan stars in this New Zealand-set drama about a sports teacher whose wife accuses him of being a paedophile – and no one believes her. Seen through the eyes of accuser Penny (Robyn Malcolm), she’s horrified when she finds her husband in bed with a boy at a party and publicly accuses him of sexually molesting him.
But because no one’s buying it, she alienates friends and family and he heads off back to Scotland. Then, after five years away, Phil returns like nothing ever happened, moving in with his daughter Grace and her baby son. Incensed, Penny is determined to prove he’s a wrong ‘un.
A gritty story of one woman’s crusade falling on deaf ears, and how she’s prepared to risk everything she holds dear to prove her point. Return to Paradise - Friday, 8pm, BBC1 9 Death in Paradise's new spin-off takes the action to Australia Credit: BBC Death In Paradise’s second spin-off moves the action to the coast near Sydney where typically, a businessman’s washed up on the beach with a knife in his back within two minutes. Detective Colin Cartwright (Ted Lasso’s Lloyd Griffith) thinks he’s in charge, but his boss says they need someone more senior.
Enter DI Mackenzie Clarke (Anna Samson), who’s left the Met in London under a cloud. And she’s not welcomed back to her hometown with open arms. “You never worried about anyone liking you, did you, Mackenzie Clarke?” snaps one witness.
That’s after a local cab driver refused to drive her, yelling “I can’t believe you came back, after what you did. Get out!” It turns out she quit town after leaving her fiance at the altar. So guess who the pathologist on the case is? Only Child - Friday, 9.
30pm, BBC1 9 Only Child sees Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh team up Credit: BBC Subjects like grief and pensioners losing the plot don’t sound like a barrel of laughs, but they’re handled beautifully here as comedy legend Gregor Fisher teams up with Fresh Meat’s Greg McHugh. Actor Richard Pritchard has a part in a daytime drama until his agent (a voice only cameo for Jennifer Saunders) casually tells him the show’s over, while he’s back in Scotland visiting recently widowed dad Ken, who’s struggling. Read more on the Scottish Sun WED THE HELL Heartbreaking moment bride makes wedding entrance in front of only FIVE guests THAT'S SWEET Quality Street and Celebrations tubs slashed to £2 at supermarket from TODAY Soon Richard’s battling bank call centres for hours about his dad’s forgotten passwords and diffusing tension with Ken’s neighbours .
But could being stuck with dad at least lead to romance for Richard? I'm A Celebrity 2024 As the hit ITV show enters into its 24th series, a brand new batch of famous faces look set to enter the Aussie jungle once again to face terrifying Bushtucker Trials and living amongst the critters in camp in order to come out on top and be crowned King or Queen of the Jungle. The Sun's Jake Penkethman takes a look at the stars heading Down Under this year..
. Coleen Rooney - Arguably the most famous name heading into the camp, the leading WAG, known for her marriage to Wayne Rooney, will be making a grand return to TV as she looks to put the Wagatha Christie scandal behind her. The Sun revealed the mum-of-four had bagged an eye-watering deal worth over £1.
5million to head into the camp this year making her the highest-paid contestant ever. Tulisa - The popstar and former X Factor judge looks set to be making a triumphant TV comeback by signing up to this year's I'm A Celeb after shunning TV shows for many years. Known for being a member of the trio, N-Dubz, Tulisa became a household name back in 2011 when she signed on to replace Cheryl on ITV show The X Factor in a multi-million pound deal.
Alan Halsall - The actor, known for playing the long-running role of Tyrone Dobbs on ITV soap opera Coronation Street, was originally signed up to head Down Under last year but an operation threw his scheduled appearance off-course. Now he will be hoping to become the latest Corrie star to win over both the viewers and his fellow celebrities when he gets into camp. Melvin Odoom - The Radio DJ has become a regular face on TV screens after rising to fame with presenting roles on Kiss FM, BBC Radio 1 and 4Music.
He has already been for a spin on the Strictly dancefloor and co-hosted The Xtra Factor with Rochelle Humes in 2015 but now he is facing up to his biggest challenge yet - the Aussie jungle. GK Barry - The UK's biggest social media personality, GK, whose real name is Grace Keeling, has transformed her TikTok stardom into a lucrative career. Aside from her popular social media channels, she hosts the weekly podcast, Saving Grace, and regularly appears on ITV talk show, Loose Women.
She has even gone on to endorse popular brand such as PrettyLittleThing, KFC and Ann Summers. Dean McCullough - A rising star amongst this year's bunch of celebs, Dean first achieved notability through his radio appearances on Gaydio and BBC Radio 1. He was chosen to join the BBC station permanently in 2021 and has featured prominently ever since.
He has enjoyed a crossover to ITV over the past year thanks to his guest slots on Big Brother spin-off show, Late & Live. Oti Mabuse - The pro dancer has signed up to her latest TV show after making her way through the biggest programmes on the box. She origianlly found fame on Strictly Come Dancing but has since branched out into the world of TV judging with appearances on former BBC show The Greatest Dancer as well as her current role on ITV's Dancing On Ice.
Danny Jones - The McFly star was drafted into the programme last minute as a replacement for Tommy Fury. Danny is the second member of McFly to enter the jungle , after Dougie Poynter won the show in 2011. He is also considered a rising star on ITV as he's now one of the mentors on their Saturday night talent show, The Voice, along with bandmate Tom.
A jungle insider said: "As well as bringing some of the star appeal of the group with him, he'll be supplying some serious guy candy for the campmates and viewers at home." Maura Higgins - The Irish TV beauty first found fame on Love Island where she found a brief connection with dancer Curtis Pritchard. Since then, she has competed on Dancing On Ice as well as hosting the Irish version of the beauty contest, Glow Up.
Since last year, she has been working on building up her career in the US by being the social media correspondent and host of Aftersun to accompany Love Island USA. She even guest hosted an episode of the spin-off, Love Island Games, in place of Maya Jama last year. Jane Moore - The Loose Women star and The Sun columnist will be braving the creepy crawlies this year.
The star is ready for a new challenge - having recently split from her husband. It will be Jane's first foray into reality TV with the telly favourite having always said no to reality shows in the past. Barry McGuigan - Former pro boxer Barry will become the latest fighting champ to head Down Under following in the footsteps of Tony Bellew and Amir Khan.
It comes after a tough few years for Irish star Barry, who lost his daughter Danika to breast cancer. He told The Late Late Show in 2021 : "She was such an intrinsic part of the family that every day we ache." Rev.
Richard Coles - Former BBC radio host the Rev Richard Coles is set for I’m A Celebrity — and is ready to let rip at his old employer. The former Communards and Strictly star , 62, said the BBC did not know its a**e from its elbow last year.An insider said: "Rev Coles will have a variety of tales to tell from his wild days as a pop star in the Eighties, through to performing on Strictly and his later life as a man of the cloth.
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