Brodie Millichap takes a look at this week’s TV highlights…
Gok Cooks Chinese: Monday 8:30pm, Channel 4.
First part of a brand new series, which sees fashion guru Gok Wan showcase his cooking talents as he takes us through an ‘idiot’s guide’ to cooking Chinese food. Gok is joined in the kitchen by his chef dad John.
56 Up: Monday 9pm, ITV1.
Second part of the hit-documentary which follows the life progress of a group of participants. Now 56, Michael Apsted catches up this week’s participants to discuss the highs and lows of getting older and what they have achieved so far in their lives.
The Apprentice: Wednesday 9pm, BBC1.
This week Lord Sugar challenges the candidate’s negotiation skills as they are set the task of representing a website offering cheap deals such as hotels, beauty treatments and premium products. Yet again, it will result in at least one of the candidates being fired.
Planet Earth Live: Thursday 8pm, BBC1.
Richard Hammond and Julia Bradbury present the final part of the global documentary series looking at how the lions, bears, elephants and other young creatures have been surviving in recent times.
Piers Morgan’s Life Stories Jimmy Tarbuck: Friday 9pm, ITV1.
In the last of the popular series, Piers Morgan chats to comedian Jimmy Tarbuck as he looks back on his life and career. Tarbuck reminisces his school days with John Lennon and how he coped with the death of Tommy Cooper.
Soap Watch:
Coronation Street sees David attack Nick after Eva claims Nick has been having an affair with David’s wife Kylie. Nick is completely innocent but that doesn’t stop David attacking him and then taking his anger out on Nick’s Mercedes car. All of this in front of a shocked Mayor as well.
Emmerdale sees lesbian mother Ali take matters into her own hands this week after attacking Dylan, the school bully, who has been responsible for terrorising her son Sean. Needless to say the school teacher’s aren’t too impressed by Ali’s actions.
In Eastenders, Ian’s plans to marry Mandy are going to come under threat when daughter Lucy begins plotting how she can sabotage the big day.