Weekly Highlights Week 20/21: Sat 22nd - Fri 28th May 2021
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In For A Penny Saturday, 7pm 22nd May ITV
Stephen Mulhern continues the third series of the hit game show which sees him travelling the country with his unique brand of games, giving away cash prizes.
Stephen’s next port of call is Blackpool, where he challenges more unsuspecting members of the public to take on his silly and often bonkers games for a chance to win anything from the price of their petrol to a cool £1,000 in the final game of the show.
Alan Carr’s Epic Gameshow - Celebrity Special Saturday, 7.30pm 22nd May ITV
Alan Carr presents another celebrity edition of his game show - revamping an old favourite and challenging some famous faces to try to win big money for charity.
The series finale is a celebrity special of the classic Strike It Lucky. Celebrity pairings from The Masked Singer, The Repair Shop and Love Island are battling it out to win £25,000 for charity. Can they avoid the dreaded hotspots and come out on top?
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Game of Talents Saturday, 8.30pm 22nd May ITV
The fun-packed entertainment series, hosted by Vernon Kay, in which gameshows and talents show collide to create a guessing game like no other, continues.
In the final episode in this series of Game of Talents, contestants are joined by stars Mel B and Michelle Visage. As always host Vernon Kay is on hand to supply cryptic clues, but will the teams be able to guess the performer and bag the big-money prize?
The Jonathan Ross Show Saturday, 9.35pm 22nd May ITV
The host continues the 17th series of his chat show, featuring some of the biggest stars on the planet dropping by for a natter and the best musical acts performing.
Jonathan is joined by top children’s author and Britain’s Got Talent judge David Walliams, award-winning comedian Aisling Bea, BBC Sound of 2021 nominee Bree Runway, and music icon Noel Gallagher, who is chatting and performing in the studio.
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Alan Titchmarsh: Spring into Summer Monday, 8pm 24th May ITV
The series in which Alan Titchmarsh celebrates the great outdoors and the joy of getting back into the fresh air and our green and pleasant land continues.
Joining Alan Titchmarsh at Manor Farm is Clare Balding, who discusses her latest page turner. Plus, we meet the champion race horse and her foal hoping to keep the family tradition alive, while Camilla Bassett-Smith is back in her cottage garden.
Long Lost Family Born Without Trace Monday-Wednesday, 9pm 24th-26th May ITV
Nicky Campbell and Davina McCall return - using DNA analysis and detective work to help foundlings - people abandoned as babies who know nothing of their past.
Over the course of the week, the hosts come to the aid of two women who were abandoned as babies in Chesterfield in the late 1980s, a foundling who was discovered in Paddington station 75 years earlier, a lady left in a church at two days old, and more.
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Martin Lewis’ Extreme Savers Wednesday, 8pm 26th May ITV
The new series in which Martin Lewis introduces some of Britain’s super savers who are happy to go to the extremes to keep hold of their cash continues.
In this third instalment, Martin introduces us to the couple living ‘off the grid’ in a converted horse box, a bargain hunter bagging amazing deals on designer clothes, and a man with a coat of many pockets who avoids big charges for airline baggage.
Long Lost Family: What Happened Next Thursday, 9pm 27th May ITV
Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell revisit some of the most extraordinary searches to find out what happened after the families were reunited.
This edition features Anne Clegg and her mother Janet, who were first reunited nearly a decade ago, as well as grandmother Alice Jones, who was searching for her younger brother Sam. Plus, Sharon Harte discusses life after meeting her three sisters.
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TheSecret Only Crush Way is Essex SundayMonday-Friday, & Wednesday, 6pm 10pm ITV224th-28th May ITV2
Dating show, presented by Verona Rose, in which hopefuls reveal all to their longterm crushes - but will they get the response that they have been hoping for?
Admirers from all walks of life secretly invite their crush to join them as they declare their true feelings. The other person is told before filming that someone in their life secretly likes them, but don’t find out who it is until the moment they walk in.
TheCelebrity Only WayJuice is Essex SundayThursday, & Wednesday,10pm 10pm ITV227th May ITV2
Host with the most Keith Lemon continues the new series of his anarchic game show as another selection of famous faces play a range of outrageous games.
Keith Lemon presents alongside team captains Laura Whitmore and Emily Atack. Joining them this week for more games, fun and anarchy are friend of the show Maya Jama, actor Will Mellor, Radio 1 DJ Melvin Odoom and presenter Mark Wright.
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ChrisThe Real & Kem: Housewives of Cheshire StraightMonday, Outta9pm Love Island Sunday24th May & Monday, 9pm ITVBe
The 13th series of the show following a group of women residing in one of the UK’s most affluent areas, the Golden Triangle of Cheshire continues.
The fallout from Hanna’s first night out pushes Tanya, Lystra and Nicole even further apart, while Seema and Debbie face their fears. Plus, Rachel’s attempts to reunite the group sees them travel to the Lake District for a weekend of birthday celebrations.
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Reality series following everyone’s favourite Love Island star Olivia Attwod as she prepares for her upcoming wedding with her footballer fiancé Bradley Dack.
Olivia and Brad’s dream wedding is at breaking point and it’s time for their final decision - is the wedding to be, or not to be? The twists and turns keep coming, but a work trip with her brother Max lifts Olivia’s spirits - until disaster strikes for Brad.
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MidsomerFoyle’s War Murders Saturday,Monday-Friday, 9pm 10.05pm ITV324th-28th May ITV3
More classic episodes of the drama starring Michael Kitchen as the methodical DCS Christopher Foyle as he fights crime during the Second World War.
Across the week, a crime leads Foyle to a gathering of a fascist organisation, he investigates the death of an objector, looks into the disappearance of his son, takes on a baffling challenge, and discovers appearances can be deceiving in the world of pilots.
MidsomerClassic Emmerdale Murders Saturday,Monday-Friday, 9pm 1.45pm & 2.15pm ITV324th-28th May ITV3
A chance to catch up with older episodes of one of the nation’s most beloved and long-running soaps as we open up the Corrie back catalogue for a week of classics.
Zak tries to intervene in Butch and Emily’s predicament, Emily sneaks out of the house when her dad is asleep, Kelly winds Scott up and makes him apologise to Roy, Butch tries to woo Emily with flowers, Bernice tries to give Tricia elocution lessons, and more.
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BritishITV Racing: Touring Car Championship Sunday,Live from 10.30am Haydock Park ITV4Saturday, 1.15pm 22nd May ITV4
Ed Chamberlin and Francesca Cumani present coverage of live racing from four different venues on what promises to be an action-packed, superb day of racing.
The feature race of the day sees some of the fastest horses in the country lining up in the Group 2 Temple Stakes at Haydock. There’s also action from Goodwood and York, and coverage of the first Irish classic of the season, the 2,000 Guineas, at the Curragh.
BritishWorld SuperbikeTouring Car Highlights Championship Sunday,Tuesday, 10.30am 8pm ITV425th May ITV4
All of the action from the high-octane, two-wheeled sport as the 2021 championship begins. Who will finish the season as this year’s top rider?
The World Superbike Championship returns with a bang, with the opening race of the season - the Pirelli Aragon Round in Spain. The 5.077km track at MotorLand Aragon will throw up some thrills as the riders try to get off to the best possible start.
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ThunderbirdsLEGO Marvel Avengers:Are Go Saturday,Climate Conundrum 8.30am CITVTuesday-Friday, 6.29pm 25th-28th May CITV
Animated series based on the Marvel superhero team. When Justin Hammer steals Tony Stark’s new Weather Machine, the Avengers are called on to save the world.
Someone sabotages the inventions at a international clean-up conference, Black Widow, Hawkeye and Hulk try to recover Tony Stark’s Weather Machine from AIM, Red Skull turns Tony Stark’s Weather Machine against the world, and much more.
ThunderbirdsThe Rubbish World Are Go of Dave Spud Saturday,Monday-Friday, 8.30am CITV4.30pm & 4.45pm 24th-28th May CITV
Another chance to see the second series of the cartoon about Dave Spud and his family – along with Gareth the Starfish and one-eyed Fuzzypeg the dog.
Dave and his friends embark on a school trip along a canal and awaken a monster called Big Lippy, Dave and his friend Robert Robot must catch a meteor heading for Grimsby, Dave is thrilled when he wins an electronic home help called Barry, and more.
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04 | Coronation Street Broadcast - 12th May. Laura’s interference jeopardises Kelly’s freedom. Summer confides her troubles to Paul. Abi vows to see Seb’s attacker caught.
05 | Emmerdale Broadcast - 12th May. Nicola finds herself in a state of despair. Elsewhere, Tracy begins to 01 | Britain’s Biggest Families: really feel the pressure, while Chas has 31 Kids and Counting the Pennies some difficult questions for Aaron. Broadcast - 13th May. A look at how big families make ends meet. 06 | The Queen and her Cousins with Alexander Armstrong Broadcast - 10th May. As HM the Queen turns 95, Alexander Armstrong is on a royal road trip of a lifetime.
07 | Ainsley’s Mediterranean Cookbook Broadcast - 11th May. Ainsley is in North Africa and the Moroccan city of Marrakesh, where he gets stuck into the hustle and bustle. 02 | Martin Lewis’ Extreme Savers Broadcast - 12th May. Featuring a woman who swears by reusable 08 | Alan Titchmarsh: Spring toilet roll - as well as a man who into Summer Broadcast - 10th May. cleans and showers in rainwater. Call the Midwife star Cliff Parisi tells Alan about everyone’s favourite handyman, and Camilla Bassett Smith is back in her cottage garden.
09 Game of Talents Broadcast - 8th May. host Vernon Kay is joined by two brand-new contestants, as well Jonathan Ross and Katherine Ryan.
10 | The Jonathan Ross Show 03 | The BRIT Awards 2021 Broadcast - 8th May. Guests include Broadcast - 11th May. Jack Whitehall Sir Ian McKellen, Dame Darcey Bussell presents the awards show celebrating the best in British and world music. and Romesh Ranganathan. Rag ‘n’ Bone Man also chats and performs.
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