Last night saw BBC One signal the turn of former EastEnders Live line-fumbler Jo Joyner’s time to shine in Ordinary Lies (9pm), as the tale of everyday working folk with a habit for dispensing porkies came to an end.
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This weekend’s TV offerings saw ITV’s freshly returned variety show Britain’s Got Talent (8pm) defeat the competition to win over the biggest audience for a second week running.
Thursday night saw BBC One and David Dimbleby assemble (most) of the country’s political leaders for 90 minutes of all-star spin, deflection and outright untruths that resulted in the BBC Election Debate 2015 (8pm).
Wednesday night’s TV offered the nation’s viewers a chance to return to the testosterone-fuelled nightmare that is The Island with Bear Grylls (Channel 4, 9pm) as the men’s camp continued to emasculate themselves.
The penultimate episode of BBC One’s deceit-soaked working class drama Ordinary Lies (9pm) and, even though the cautionary tale once again secured the prime time slot, this time attracted its smallest audience yet.
Despite a massive online leak and the fact it arrived a whole day after airing in the States, nihilist punishment fantasy show Game of Thrones (9pm) made a triumphant homecoming on Sky Atlantic.
Saturday saw Channel 4 kick off a weekend of sporting and entertainment events as the world’s most famous steeplechase got under way for the 168th time on The Grand Nation Live from Aintree (1pm).
Last night saw BBC One’s The Truth About… series, a succession of disposable and pandering magazine shows vaguely concerning itself with general health, once again secure the prime time window for BBC One.
Kind of like I’m a Celebrity… but with no celebrities and a bucket load of real suffering, Wednesday night saw the return of one of Channel 4’s moderate hits of 2014.
BBC One’s working class drama about everyday people caught up in absurd circumstances of their own making, Ordinary Lies (9pm) once again walked away with Tuesday’s biggest 9pm audience.
