Wednesday night saw BBC One take a slice of Channel 4’s greased up chicken shop action, although The Billion Dollar Chicken Shop (9pm) featured significantly less aggressive drunks and amorous drag queens.
Showing 221-1,801 of 1,801
More Homepage One articles
Tuesday night brought the launch of a new ensemble drama on BBC One, with Ordinary Lies promising to be a hard-hitting tale dealing with the self-made trials and tribulations of those put-upon working class Northern types.
The start of a fresh new week of TV brought an end to ITV’s latest crime drama, as credibility-stretching Arthur and George’s (9pm) time on our screens wrapped up after a swift three-week run.
One week after Aidan Turner’s Poldark (9pm) sent hearts aflutter the romantic reboot continued to pull in a strong audience last night as a result of some gratuitous Georgian skinny dipping.
Just one week since its début, Jimmy McGovern’s latest drama suffered a severe -30% drop in viewers, as Banished (BBC Two, 9pm) really began to live up to its name.
Single-handedly helping perpetuate the image of an eternally grim North, last night saw DCI Banks (9pm) return to ITV, although recently it looks like the put-upon detective has a good reason to frown.
Long-running culinary cook-off, MasterChef (9pm) returned to BBC One’s screens last night after the schedule mainstay deprived the TV viewing nation of John Torode and Gregg Wallace’s combined beauty for an agonising eight months.
Monday night saw ITV’s latest novelty crime drama reach the half way point of its very short run, with the second episode of its heavily Sherlock-influenced historical mystery taking quite a knock, week on week.
Last night saw BBC One destroy the competition with a double helping of quality period drama, drawing viewers in with a final visit to the frenzied nursing convent, followed by a romantic romp through 18th-century Cornwall.
Last night BBC Two welcomed screenwriter Jimmy McGovern back to the TV fold with daring new historical romp Banished (9pm), a gritty drama soaked in the writer’s trademark passion for unsubtle social commentary.