On TV tonight, Why Didn't They Ask Evans? is premiering on ITV1, there's a new documentary looking at the life of late presenter, Paul O'Grady, Paddy McGuinness is one of the new celebs in the tent for The Great Celebrity Bake-Off, get an exclusive look at the work that goes into bringing Ant & Dec's entertainment show to our screens in Saturday Night Takeaway: Behind the Screens, there's a new surprise in store in Great Expectations, and Wild Isles wraps up with a farewell episode checking out the oceans and sealife. Here's what you shouldn't miss on TV tonight for Easter Sunday.
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What's on TV tonight
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Best TV shows on TV tonight
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?, 9 pm, ITV1/ITVX (box set)
It’s a shame that young adventurers Bobby Jones (Will Poulter) and Lady Frankie Derwent (Lucy Boynton) only appeared in one Agatha Christie novel, as they prove a winning crime-solving duo in this glorious star-studded adaptation (first shown on BritBox). After a dying man delivers some curious last words, the pair become embroiled in a brilliantly twisty investigation which leads them to a mysterious country house and a raft of dangerous secrets… Look out for Hugh Laurie, who has penned and directed the drama, as a rather creepy doctor, while Jim Broadbent and Emma Thompson have lovely cameos as Frankie’s parents. Continues tomorrow and Tuesday.
★★★★★ CC
For the Love of Paul O'Grady, 8 pm, ITV1
We were immensely saddened to learn of the death of Paul O’Grady on March 28. Paul was a TV icon like no other. Starting out his career as a social worker and performing as his drag alter ego Lily Savage in London gay bar the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, he made the transition to mainstream TV stardom – first as Lily, then later as himself – without losing any of his edge, and Paul remained an outspoken advocate for the less fortunate in society. In this affectionate and heartfelt tribute, those who knew and loved Paul share their memories of his life and career.
★★★★ SP
The Great Celebrity Bake Off, 7.40 pm, Channel 4
A super-relaxed Paddy McGuinness sets his stall out early by cheerfully declaring,
‘I know I’m useless.’ Brilliantly, he even struggles with tying his apron! Competing against him is comic Ellie Taylor, who is hoping she won’t kill the judges, while The Inbetweeners’ Joe Thomas wonders if he can hypnotise them and Loose Women’s Coleen Nolan claims to be ‘allergic to kitchens’!
First, they make Jaffa cakes for the Signature, before a pastry-based Technical. Then, for the Showstopper, they construct their home towns in biscuit-form – featuring everything from Blackpool Tower to Chelmsford Bus Station. Who will emerge victorious?
★★★★ CC
Great Expectations, 9 pm, BBC One
Pip (Fionn Whitehead) has set his heart on becoming a gentleman in London, but when he gets closer to achieving that dream this week, he discovers that the big city isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Inscrutable lawyer Jaggers (a magnetic Ashley Thomas) informs Pip that, thanks to a secret benefactor, the orphan now has £5,000 and a job in Jaggers’ legal practice. However, Pip is shocked by his ruthless new boss’ behaviour, while he also learns that his beloved Estella (Shalom Brune-Franklin) is being married off. But Jaggers may have yet another surprise to deliver…
★★★★ CC
Saturday Night Takeaway: Behind the Screens, 7 pm, ITV1
Following the finale of Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, this one-off documentary allows cameras backstage for the first time, as hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly reveal what happens months, weeks and even seconds before the show goes live. As well as uncovering backstage secrets, it details what’s involved in planning popular segments such as the Undercover pranks and Get Out of Me Ear – and how they cope when things go wrong…
★★★★ VW
Wild Isles, 7 pm, BBC One/iPlayer (box set)
This series has been a real Sunday-evening treat. But now it’s time to say farewell with an episode that looks at the extraordinary wildlife living in our seas and oceans. In stunning sequences, cameras capture otters, spiny seahorses, vast starfish and flocks of gannets as they plunge up to 20m underwater to catch fish. We also hear the success story of the grey seal, which arrives in record numbers to the North Sea off Norfolk every autumn, and see footage of enormous basking sharks feeding open-mouthed on plankton. But it’s the familiar sight of Sir David Attenborough presenting what could be his last film on location that’s this episode’s highlight.
★★★★★ HD
Best box set on TV tonight
In The Power, Toni Collette plays Seattle mayor Margot Cleary-Lopez, who finds herself at the centre of a strange new phenomenon where teenagers all over the world are realising they can control electricity with their fingertips.
With an all-star cast including Ted Lasso's Toheeb Jimoh and Moana voice actress Auli'l Cravalho, this adaptation of the bestselling book of the same name by Naomi Alderman could be your next binge watch. The first three episodes were available at launch, with new coming ones coming on Fridays.
LB
Best film on TV tonight
Superman III, 3.25 pm, Channel 5
The Man of Steel battles an evil tycoon, who has recruited a computer genius to aid his schemes for world domination. Together the villains hatch a plan to dispose of Superman once and for all - but instead of killing the superhero, they accidentally unveil his dark side. Comic-book adventure sequel, starring Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Robert Vaughn and Margot Kidder.
Live Sport
- Premier League: Liverpool vs Arsenal, 4 pm (k-o 4.30 pm), Sky Sports Main Event
- Champions Cup Rugby, 2.30 pm (k-o tbc), ITV1
If you watch just one thing on TV tonight…
Don't miss Why Didn't They Ask Evans? on TV tonight.
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