Gordon, Gino & Fred: Desperately Seeking Santa is just one of the gems on today...
Gordon, Gino and Fred are Desperately Seeking Santa, Vicky McClure is back with Her Dementia Choir at Christmas, and it's the last of Paul O'Grady's Great British Escapes. Here’s what you shouldn’t miss on TV tonight.
- Our hand-selected recommendations for what's on TV tonight include three TV shows, a film, live sport and the latest trending need-to-binge-on-now box set
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What's on TV tonight
Our expert TV journalists have picked the best things on TV tonight...
Best TV shows on TV tonight
Vicky McClure's Dementia Choir at Christmas, 7.30pm, BBC1 (Wales, BBC2)
Following their truly triumphant concert at the Royal Albert Hall in 2018, Vicky McClure and her choir of singers living with dementia get ready for a special seasonal performance for one of their members. Mick wants to sing on stage one last time as part of his ‘bucket list’, but has no idea Vicky has arranged for him to perform with the English National Opera at the London Coliseum. And she has roped in her Line of Duty co-star Adrian Dunbar to sing with him! This heartwarming documentary also catches up with the rest of the choir and looks at how they coped during lockdown.
★★★★ JH
Gordon, Gino & Fred: Desperately Seeking Santa, 9pm, ITV
Gordon Ramsay, Gino D’Acampo and Fred Sirieix are on a mission. Determined to end 2020 with some high jinks, the three not-so-wise men head to Lapland to find Santa! Gino wants to hand-deliver a letter from his daughter to the big man himself, Fred’s keen to see the Northern Lights and Gordon relishes sitting down with Finland’s indigenous Sami people and learning all they can teach him about reindeer meat. Expect festive jumpers, brotherly bickering, constant one-upmanship, reindeer herding and nakedness. The nakedness is not guaranteed, but with GGF it’s best to be prepared. Christmas has been turned up to 11!
★★★★ ER
Paul O'Grady's Great British Escape, 8pm, ITV
The series bows out with Paul exploring some of Kent’s most unusual sites, including Red Sands Fort – looming towers above the Thames Estuary that helped combat enemy aircraft during World War Two. Paul also fires a rare anti-aircraft gun, and learns how tunnels were dug into the White Cliffs to hide smugglers’ loot. But Paul couldn’t say goodbye without some animal antics and a visit to Port Lympne Safari Park.
★★★★ CC
Best box set to watch
Black Books, seasons one to three, All 4/Netflix/BritBox/Amazon Prime Video
Strictly Come Dancing’s Bill Bailey is among the fine cast of this hugely enjoyable dark comedy co-created by Dylan Moran, who also stars as bad-tempered bookshop owner Bernard Black. Bill plays his cheerful, long-suffering assistant.
Best film to watch on TV tonight
Safety, Disney +
A film based on the true story of American football player Ray McElrathbey. Set at Clemson University in South Carolina, Ray makes the difficult choice to save his younger brother, Fahmarr, from being taken into foster care. He sneaks him into his university campus and, helped by his teammates and other students, juggles his studies, football and caring for Fahmarr. Starring Jay Reeves as Ray and Corinne Foxx, daughter of actor Jamie Foxx, as Kaycee. A preview wasn’t available but you can expect this will be a heartfelt, feelgood film.
Live sport
- Premier League Football: Arsenal v Southampton k-o 6pm, Amazon Prime Video
- Premier League Football: Leicester v Everton k-o 6pm, Amazon Prime Video
- Premier League Football: Leeds v Newcastle k-o 6pm, Amazon Prime Video
- Premier League Football: West Ham v Crystal Palace k-o 8pm, Amazon Prime Video
- Premier League Football: Fulham v Brighton k-o 8pm, Amazon Prime Video
- Premier League Football: West Ham v Crystal Palace k-o 8pm, Amazon Prime Video
- Premier League Football: Liverpool v Spurs k-o 8pm, Amazon Prime Video
Soaps on TV tonight
If you watch just one thing on TV tonight…
Don't miss Gino, Gordon and Fred on TV tonight – more like desperately seeking sanity
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Happy viewing!
