Simon curtis duke12/9/2023 ![]() It lacks the emotional gravitas of the first two, but star Channing Tatum is still a class act: charismatic and a damn fine dancer to boot. This third instalment in Steven Soderbergh’s unlikely-hit trilogy about a troupe of male exotic dancers takes the action to London. Annette Bening plays Nyad without her usual twinkle, leaving you feeling cold rather than stemming the tears.Īpparently, this Friday is Hollywood strippers night (see Hustlers, right). This swimmer biopic from directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin is a true test of endurance: it somehow manages to turn the inspirational tale of 64-year-old American Diana Nyad, who swam 100 miles from Cuba to Florida – faced with sharks, inept navigation, jellyfish assaults and more – into something a little trite. Tonight’s moody double-bill premiere will also air at 2am today and is available on streaming straight after. Tensions rise, however, when the captain is ordered to return them to Libya, leading to the refugees hijacking the vessel. This topical eight-part Italian drama follows the fate of a ship that rescues 28 shipwrecked refugees. There’s clunky dialogue galore, but it’s sun-soaked fun. The plot has something to do with dodgy luxury villas, but crooning ex-detective Jack (Shayne Ward) is more concerned with Kate’s love life. TV’s most dangerous cruise ship docks in Palma this week, where an old school friend of amateur sleuth Kate (Catherine Tyldesley) finds herself kidnapped during her hen do. Narrated by David Walliams, tonight’s episode goes behind the scenes of Dragons’ Den – where a ringing mobile phone causes havoc during a shoot – and treats us to David Tennant having a tricky time with a prop on the set of Doctor Who. The ITV staple returns for a look back on the biggest bloopers and blunders of 2023 TV. ![]() She will be joined by fellow comedian Zoe Lyons and singer-turned-campaigner Feargal Sharkey (along with regulars Paul Merton and Ian Hislop) to cast their eye over a particularly grim time for news. The dependable Jo Brand returns to the hosting chair for her 28th time this week (Alexander Armstrong tops the list with 40). A penultimate episode masterfully weighted between silliness and pathos. The Captain (Ben Willbond) has something to get off his chest, while randy MP Julian (Simon Farnaby) yearns for one last fling. Strange, you may think, for characters already dead, but hey ho. The ghosts are pondering their mortality. And if that isn’t enough green-fingered joy, Gardeners’ World follows at 8pm. Tonight, Carole Baxter and Scott Smith insulate a greenhouse to protect plants from the cold. Thankfully Beechgrove’s experts are back for another four-part guide to the season. Finally, the night comes to a close at 11.30pm with an airing of the much-missed Sean Lock’s live show at London’s Hammersmith Apollo in 2010. Fittingly, it will be hosted by comedian Rhod Gilbert, who recently received the all-clear after fighting stage-four cancer. At 10pm, The Comedy Roast offers a gala featuring the likes of John Bishop, Greg Davies and Prue Leith. For an intermission, we take a trip to the London Stadium for the finale of reality show Don’t Look Down (9pm), where celebrities including soap legend Beverley Callard and former footballer David Ginola will attempt a death-defying highwire walk 100 feet above the ground. Then, at 8.30pm: a two-part edition of Celebrity Gogglebox. The Prince of Wales is among the contributors, as he joins proceedings to pay tribute to the campaigner Deborah James, who died last year from colon cancer. ![]() It all kicks off at 7pm with presenter Davina McCall and comedians Adam Hills, Joe Lycett and Munya Chawawa leading a live takeover of the research hub of the Francis Crick Institute. The younger, hipper cousin of Comic Relief returns for a night of stand-up, celebrity hi-jinks and fundraising in the aid of fighting cancer.
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