On TV tonight, Jason Watkins and his wife Clara Francis tell the emotional story of losing their two-year-old in 2011 for the first time in In Memory of Maudie and a new four-part detective thriller Six Four lands on ITVX. Plus, Billy Connolly Does..., Gordon Ramsay's Future Food Stars and Taskmaster are all back for new series. Here's what you shouldn't miss on TV Tonight.
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What's on TV tonight
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Best TV shows on TV tonight
Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie, 9 pm, ITV1
In the early hours of New Year’s Day 2011, actor Jason Watkins and his wife Clara Francis lost their two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Maudie to sepsis. Now, they’re telling their story for the first time, as they allow cameras to follow them during an emotional house move from the flat where their daughter was born and died. The powerful film also sees the couple unpack their daughter’s things for the first time, finally have counselling together as a couple and meet other bereaved parents. At times their emotion is so raw you want to look away. But breaking the taboo surrounding child loss is why Jason and Clara wanted to make this documentary – and exactly why it’s a must-watch… ★★★★★ HD
Billy Connolly Does..., 9 pm, GOLD/NOW (box set)
In the second series of his documentary, the comedian opens up about the heroes and villains he’s encountered in his lifetime. Interspersed with footage from his stand-up gigs, the show sees him discuss everyone from sadistic teachers to a baggage handler who tackled a suicide bomber. There are emotional moments when Billy opens up about his beloved late sister, Flo, and the cruelty his aunts inflicted upon him. But regardless of whether he’s discussing those he has loved or loathed, Billy manages to paint a hilarious picture of all those who’ve had an impact on him.
★★★★★ NH
Gordon Ramsay's Future Food Stars series 2, 9 pm, BBC One
Gordon Ramsay is back for a second run of Future Food Stars, which sees up-and-coming food entrepreneurs take on tough food challenges in order to win a £150,000 investment. In the series opener, we see the 12 contestants head to Glenapp Castle in Ayrshire, where they must rustle up a five-star outdoor banquet for 30 people. And it’s not long before food is burning, there are arguments over cocktails and the service is less than timely. Who will survive Ramsay’s famous grilling and who will see their plans for their business ventures go up in flames
★★★★★ NH
Taskmaster, 9 pm, Channel 4
Greg Davies and his constant companion ‘Little’ Alex Horne return for another series of TV’s most reliably hilarious game show to exercise their reign of comic control over five new contestants – Frankie Boyle, Jenny Eclair, Ivo Graham, Feel Good’s Mae Martin and Ghosts’ Kiell Smith-Bynoe. The chemistry between the gang is palpable from the off (the fact that there’s an act of direct sabotage in the first episode bodes well), and the tasks are as admirably unpredictable as ever. The biggest takeaway from this opener, though? If Jenny ever offers to take you somewhere on a barge, say no.
★★★★★ SP
Grey’s Anatomy’s Kevin McKidd stars in this Glasgow-set thriller as a detective whose world falls apart when his teenage daughter, Olivia, goes missing. Inspired by Hideo Yokoyama’s best-selling novel, the drama follows Chris as he unravels a web of corruption when the case of a missing girl from 16 years ago re-emerges at the same time as his daughter’s disappearance. Meanwhile, Chris’s wife, Michelle (Boiling Point’s Vinette Robinson), a former undercover officer, heads to London to revisit an underworld she’s tried to leave behind. Taut, compelling and complex, this four-parter will have you hooked!
★★★★ RM
Best box set on TV tonight
New political thriller The Night Agent follows a low-level FBI agent who works nights in the basement of the White House manning a phone line for undercover spies that never rings. But one day, it does, setting into motion a chain of events that uncovers a conspiracy that reaches all the way to the Oval Office.
Gabriel Basso leads the cast as agent Peter Sutherland, who soon crosses paths with a terrified civilian named Rose Larkin, who he has to protect throughout the series. This is the perfect binge watch for for fans of twisty thrillers!
LB
Best film on TV tonight
Game Night, 10 pm, BBC Three
A group of friends who meet for game nights become entangled in a real mystery when the shady brother of one of them is seemingly kidnapped by gangsters. Black comedy, starring Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Billy Magnussen and Sharon Horgan.
Soaps
- EastEnders, 7.30 pm, BBC One
- Emmerdale, 7.30 pm, ITV1
- Hollyoaks, 6.30 pm, Channel 4
- Home and Away, 6 pm, 5Star
Live Sport
- Snooker: Tour Championship Live, from 6.45 pm, ITV4
- Premier League Darts, 7 pm, Sky Sports Main Event
If you watch just one thing on TV tonight…
Don't miss Jason and Clara: In Memory of Maudie on TV tonight.
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