ITV

The Last Leg of the Year

Channel 4, 9pm

Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker ring in the new year with a Last Leg special looking at the good, the bad and the ugly of 2022.

Mayflies

BBC One, 9pm

Martin Compston stars as writer Jimmy, who receives a call from his oldest friend Tully (Tony Curran) with the life-changing news that he has terminal cancer and a final request that will test their 30 year strong friendship.    

The final quarter of 2022 is likely to go down as one of the most significant periods in the long and remarkable TV career of Kevin Lygo, ITV’s Managing Director of media and entertainment.

For starters, there’s been one of the most successful ever series of the entertainment flagship I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, not forgetting ITV1’s high-profile coverage of the Qatar World Cup, with plaudits for the irascible studio pundit Roy Keane and, crucially, the overdue launch of the broadcaster’s shiny and heavily marketed new streaming service, ITVX.

What does the job involve?

I oversee the production budget and scheduling, as well as the day-to-day aspects of a production. This involves ensuring that filming is done safely, on time and on budget. I’m also the go-between, between the crew and the producers.

How do you differ from a producer?

A producer works on the editorial side; a line producer is on the production side of a TV show.

How did you get your break in telly?

The trio will return for a new trip to the sunny country of Spain. 

Gordon, Gino and Fred will be travelling across Andalusia and Galicia in their trusty RV to discover the best seafood, wine and tapas the country has to offer. 

In the past, the trio have travelled across France, Italy, Scotland, Morocco, the US, Lapland and Greece.

Viewers will get to watch the bromance and bickering between the good friends as they compete to be the best in everything from driving, cooking, jamón tasting and flamenco dancing.

Maryland tells the story of two estranged sisters who, when tragedy strikes, rediscover their love and respect for one another.

Jones will also star as one of the sisters, Becca, who, like her sister Rosaline (Eve Best), has forged ahead with her own family life and career.

The sisters have grown distant through time and circumstance but the discovery of a body of an older woman on Laxey Beach in the Isle of Man upends their lives and brings them back together.

Session chair Amol Rajan: I understand that ITV has a new product you are keen to talk about: what is ITVX that ITV Hub is not? 

Carolyn McCall: ITV Hub was a catch-up service that was launched six or seven years ago with very basic technology. It was a very clunky user ­experience and it had about 9,000 hours of content. It was never really intended to be a destination…. 

In a video recorded in South Africa, the pair reveal that the series will see favourite celebrities who previously competed during the show’s 20-year-history return to I’m A Celeb for a host of new challenges and trials. The new 'all-star' series is due to hit our screens in 2023.