Children in Need returns with a telethon extravaganza, Alan Carr welcomes celebrities to Interior Design Masters, and Apple TV+’s Bad Sisters and Silo get second series.
Interior Design Masters: Celebrity Special
Tuesday
BBC One, 8.00pm
Alan Carr’s Interior Design Masters has teamed up with Children in Need for a celebrity special.
Comedian Darren Harriott, My Therapist Ghosted Me host Joanne McNally, model Leomie Anderson and comedian Jon Richardson will all be making over a room of their own to try and impress interior design legends Michelle Ogundehin and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. Also competing against each other are husband and wife duo, Spandeu Ballet star Martin Kemp and Shirlie Kemp of Pepsi & Shirlie fame.
Bad Sisters
Wednesday
Apple TV+
Two years after the events of series one, Eva (Sharon Horgan, Catastrophe), Grace (Anne-Marie Duff, Shameless), Ursula (Eva Birthistle, Ae Fond Kiss), Bibi (Sarah Greene, Dublin Murders) and Becka (Eve Hewson, The Perfect Couple) are still reeling from the ‘accidental’ death of Grace’s husband John Paul (Claes Bang, Dracula), and the resulting life-insurance investigation.
After two years of peace, the Garvey sisters’ struggles are far from over, as Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve) joins the series as a new antagonist, who has a connection to Grace and thinks she knows the sisters’ secrets.
Doctors: The Final Episode
Thursday
BBC One, 2.00pm
After 24 years, the Doctors surgery is closing for good. Whether you watched the soap or not, the Birmingham-based show provided the training ground for many actors you know and love, notably Eddie Redmayne, Claire Foy, Jodie Comer and Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
For its final ever episode, Doctors isn’t heading towards a happy ending, with the whole surgery in flux. The final storyline remains tightly under wraps but is expected to incorporate all of the longstanding characters within one plot.
Children In Need
Friday
BBC One, 7.00pm
With last year’s telethon raising over £33 million, this year’s extravaganza is putting in a bid to match it. Programming includes an exclusive look at Doctor Who’s Christmas special (starring Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan), performances from the Gladiators and the Strictly cast, and a special visit from Broadway’s The Greatest Showman ‘Circus Spectacular’. Hosts Lenny Rush, Chris Ramsey and Mel Giedroyc (to name a few!) will guide you through the packed programme of performances, comedy and more.
Silo (Series Two)
Friday
Apple TV+
A community lives underground in a giant silo, with no certainty on what the outer world holds. Rumours say anyone who goes outside will die from chemical exposure. Rebecca Ferguson (Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation) plays Juliette, a silo resident and engineer, who begins to mistrust the history of her home.
In series two, the residents are told that Juliette went outside and unfortunately died. Many of them, correctly, believe she’s still alive, as Juliette tries to discover the truth and communicate her survival.
