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Mary tells 10 Mary Berry tells us us more… See page 10 about her festive party FACTUAL COMEDY 13 Long Lost Family Christmas Reunion Death on the Tyne 14 Drama The Long Song 17 Alexander Armstrong SATURDAY / CHRISTMAS GOLD on Christmas traditions NEW I loved last year’s Agatha Christie 19 We talk to Olly Murs spoof Murder on the Blackpool 20 Victoria & Albert: The Royal Wedding Express, so I’m delighted Sian Gibson and 21 Gordon Buchanan on Johnny Vegas are back for this star-studded rescuing grizzly cubs sequel on board a cruise ship. See page 22 22 Sian Gibson and Johnny Vegas on Death on the Tyne Long Lost SOAPS Family Reunion 24 Coronation Street 26 Emmerdale and MONDAY / ITV Hollyoaks 28 EastEnders, Neighbours NEW Davina McCall and and Doctors Nicky Campbell host a special festive feast for 120 FILMS of the show’s reunited family 30 Four-page guide with members. We meet Andrew reviews and ratings V Field, who met his birth mum T K FUN U DRAMA and dad in 2015… See page 13 S, E G 96 Prize crossword A The Long Song ENTERTAINMENT 97 Letters, horoscopes PA IM V, Strictly Come 98 Next week in TV Times V, IT TUE-THU / BBC1 T TV GUIDE E/I NEW This hard-hitting drama tells the Dancing YC O Eight pages of B story of young slave July (Tamara W E Lawrance) during the final days of slavery SATURDAY / BBC1 listings a day with DR N A in 19th-century Jamaica. Tamara and her FINAL Ahead of this week’s final, a great highlights C, B B co-star Hayley Atwell, who plays her Craig Revel Horwood spread Starts page 36 OS: horrible mistress, tell us why this powerful joins us for an exclusive interview OT H tale is still relevant today… See page 14 and hands out his own awards to P the stars of 2018… See page 8 Can’t find ? COVER Weatherfield is never quiet for long at If you’re Christmas, and this year there could be having trouble trouble on the menu in Coronation Street finding TV as the Platts surprise Bethany by rocking STORY Times in the up for Christmas dinner at the Bistro. Stars shops, please Tina O’Brien (Sarah) and Lucy Fallon call 0203 148 (Bethany) join us for a chat. See page 6 5573 or email COVER PHOTOS: BBC, ANDREW BOYCE/ITV, ITV cantfi[email protected] om REVEALED: The Missing spin-off! FIRST LOOK On the hunt: Tom plays a Here’s the first photo of Tchéky Karyo in distraught uncle much-anticipated thriller Baptiste... H ere’s an intriguing first RETURNING NEW FACES ‘A SHOCKING snap of Tchéky Karyo STORY’ FAVOURITES Rev. star Tom Hollander plays as he reprises his role of devastated Edward, who’s Like The Missing, the drama has The Missing’s dogged As the series opens, Baptiste and searching for his missing niece, a strong pan-European feel, as former detective Julien Baptiste in his wife, Celia (Anastasia Hille), a prostitute, in Amsterdam. it was filmed over Summer and BBC1’s spin-off thriller Baptiste. are in Amsterdam on a break. Meanwhile, Jessica Raine Autumn in Amsterdam, Belgium ‘It’s such a pleasure to be writing Their trip’s soon thrown into (Informer) plays Europol officer and Kent. Expect plenty of twists the character of Baptiste again, disarray, however, when Baptiste Genevieve, who’s also looking into and turns when the six-part and working with the brilliant is asked to help investigate a case the case. Belgian actor Barbara series airs on BBC1 next year. Tchéky, who brings such depth and that leads him into Sarafian plays Baptiste’s ‘Baptiste will allow us to individuality to Julien,’ say The the city’s murky former girlfriend Martha discover more about Julien than Missing’s writers Jack and Harry underworld. But as (pictured above), the ever before as he’s parachuted Williams, who are penning and Baptiste was last Chief of Police in into the centre of a shocking and producing the new series. seen undergoing Amsterdam, who calls wide-ranging crime story,’ says Here’s all we know so far… an operation for a on his expertise in Piers Wenger, Controller of BBC CAREN CLARK brain tumour, will The Missing: missing-persons cases. Drama. We can’t wait! he be fighting fit? Tchéky with 4 TV TIMES Keeley Hawes With News Editor Sarah Selwood Asian adventure: Syd, WHAT’S Stephanie, Rosemary and Wayne explore Vietnam NEXT FOR... KATHERINE KELLY The Corrie favourite has landed a role in fellow former Weatherfield star Suranne Jones’ upcoming BBC1 period drama Gentleman Jack. JACK RYDER The former EastEnder and West End star Amy Lennox join the cast of Holby City next year. Amy plays Chloe Godard, a Marigold doctor, and Jack is her on-off boyfriend, Evan. CHRIS goes global! PACKHAM Along with Michaela Strachan and Gillian Burke, he’ll host BBC2’s Winterwatch from a new location – the Cairngorms National Park. Stars of The Real Marigold Hotel unite to visit four new locations … F ans of BBC1 wouldn’t be complete Itinerary: With Mexico’s ROCHELLE travelogue The Real without a journey sunny, warm climate, Marigold Hotel will on the night train. colourful colonial HUMES be delighted to hear architecture and The This Morning star and stars from the previous three Russia rich culture, this husband Marvin will host series are packing their bags to lively group BBC1’s music game show experience retirement in four Checking in: waste no time Playlisters next year, with more destinations, as they Bobby George, in experiencing couples competing to take part in spin-off show The Miriam Margolyes some local pastimes, win £10,000. Real Marigold on Tour. Here’s (right), Stanley Johnson such as wrestling what’s in store when it and Sheila Ferguson (left). and kayaking, while also airs next year… Itinerary: From their Saint experiencing everyday life Petersburg base, the in Guadalajara and Ajijic. GRAYSON Vietnam group have a go at PERRY motorcycling and try Argentina Checking in: out unique health The artist visits the US to Stephanie treatments, as well as Checking in: Wayne Sleep, investigate the tribal and Beacham, Syd learning more about Paul Nicholas, Sheila cultural conflicts at the Little, Rosemary this huge nation’s Ferguson and Jan Leeming. heart of current political Shrager and culture and politics. Itinerary: Their time in controversies for a new Wayne Sleep. Buenos Aires wouldn’t be C4 series, Culture Wars. Itinerary: In a country with Mexico complete without a dash X a rapidly expanding OAP of tango dancing, a visit E Y, R population, the group spend Checking in: Paul to the local university to MORE EXCLUSIVE twitter.com/ T PICS, VIDEOS AND T their time in Hanoi, where Nicholas (right), explore courses for senior tvtimesmagazine GE NEWS STORIES AT C, they mix with locals at Hoàn Rosemary Shrager citizens, a date, and B facebook.com/ instagram.com/ B Kiem Lake and the Red River, and The Krankies getting immersed S: tvtimesmagazine tvtimesmagazine O join cycling and art clubs, and stars, Ian and in some fun T O H scale a mountain. And the trip Janette Tough. local events. P TV TIMES 5 Stars Tina O’Brien and Lucy Fallon reveal their plans for the holidays on and off-screen… 6 TV TIMES COVER STORY How will you be SOAP spending Christmas ALSO THIS Coronation Street Day away from CHRISTMAS… Weatherfield? TMON, WED, FRI / ITV / TIMES VARY Lucy: We’re going out this year – there’s 22 of he Platts don’t us. It’s a little bistro-type often have a merry restaurant, but it’s small, Christmas , and when so hopefully there’ll only the four generations get be us in there. It’s not together for a festive the same as staying lunch in the Bistro this year, it in, but hopefully we’ll looks like trouble is on the menu... make it just as good. Lothario Lewis is acting shiftily Tina: My daughter – and Nick can’t help wondering if Scarlett’s dad [Ryan his beloved gran is being taken for Suspicious behaviour: Thomas, who played a ride once again. Could poor Aud Is Lewis planning to leave Jason Grimshaw] is BACK ON? be heading for heartache? Audrey high and dry? doing panto, so I’m It’s cold outside, but temperatures After our exclusive cover shoot, spending Christmas are rising for former couple Carla Corrie stars Tina O’Brien and Lucy Nick notices Lewis being shifty, morning with her and then she’s and Peter, whose chemistry is still Fallon – who play Sarah and and starts to investigate. How going to him. Me and my partner, very much alive. Will they see in Bethany – tells us more… would Sarah and Bethany feel if Adam, our son Beau and my the New Year with a kiss? it turned out that this leopard parents are then going to a pub What is Christmas like for hadn’t changed his spots? near us for Christmas dinner. Sarah and Bethany this year? Lucy: Bethany’s trust in men is quite Lucy: This one’s quite good for low after what she’s been through. What’s on your Christmas list? Bethany; she’s working at the I think she would be Lucy: I really want Christmas Bistro on Christmas Day, but quite angry and she a doormat! I’ve seen all the Platts are there and could potentially one with a sausage Day is a bit of they’re exchanging gifts. want revenge. dog on it. It’s £30, Tina: Christmas Day is a bit of Tina: Sarah’s had which I think is a sore point for a sore point for Sarah, because it in the ear about quite expensive, Gary decides to spend Christmas Lewis from Gail, but Sarah… but that’s what TIM THE CHEAT! with Nicola and their son, Zack. her gran is happy, I’ve asked for. She’s pretty miffed, especially as so she’s given him TINA O’BRIEN Tina: I’d like a really It’s the morning after the night she finds out that he’s spent more the benefit of the nice going-out dress. before for Tim and Gina. Will Tim money on presents for Zack and doubt. She’d be very upset if she I’ve got a couple of dos coming up come clean to Sally? And if so, what will this mean for the his other son, Jake, than he’s discovered he hadn’t changed, but and I’ve got nothing to wear. Metcalfes’ marriage? spent on Sarah’s son, Harry. the Platts are very loyal and always pull together in a crisis. Are you going to make any What can we expect when New Year’s resolutions? the Platts have their Is there a special atmosphere Lucy: I never make them because Christmas dinner? on set when you film Corrie’s I never stick to them. Maybe my Lucy: There’s a lot of Christmas episodes? resolution should be to make bickering, but Audrey Lucy: We don’t normally get many some resolutions! has come into some scenes where there’s all of us Tina: I want to lose a bit of weight. money and she has together, so the big difference is that The problem is, I’ve got no an envelope for we get a proper family scene where willpower. If I’m offered wine, everybody, and says everyone is there, from the kids to pudding, cheese and biscuits, I’ll they won’t get it if the dog, and that’s really nice. just say yes to it all. I need to say no! LAST CHRISTMAS? they don’t behave. Tina: You’re all dressed up in your Daniel’s determined to give his She’s promised Christmas clothes, and it gets you As 2019 will soon be upon us, cancer-stricken wife a Christmas them big things. excited about Christmas coming. what would you like to happen to remember and pulls out all the They all think Sarah’s usually had one too many to your characters next year? stops. But could this festive they’re getting to drink, so that’s always fun! Lucy: Something awful! It’s season be Sinead’s last? twenty grand. a bad thing to say, I know, but Tina: She does What Christmas presents would something dark and terrible RECKLESS JENNY something really you buy for your characters? to get my teeth into. Johnny’s infidelity lovely, but it’s not Lucy: I think Bethany needs some Tina: I’d like Sarah to do with Liz continues what the Platts have new clothes; her fashion sense has something naughty. If I were to hang over jealous been expecting… gone a bit dodgy in the past few one of the writers, I’d take Jenny. As the months, and she’s not on trend any her out of her comfort zone. Rovers landlady TV This one’s more. Or she could do with a nail She’s happy and settled, knocks back the V, I T course. She took Kylie’s place at the and I think she needs to booze, where E/I C quite good for salon and she needs a qualification. be thrown a curveball… will her OY B Tina: I think Sarah needs a house! ALISON SLADE reckless W Bethany She’s sleeping on an inflatable behaviour DRE N mattress at the minute, so she CORONATION STREET IS end? A LUCY FALLON could do with her own space. PREVIEWED ON PAGES 24-25 OS: T O H P TV TIMES 7 INTERVIEW We’ve had Ahead of Saturday’s Strictly final, judge Craig Revel Horwood presents his own awards to the class of 2018... LAST ONE ENTERTAINMENT MOST Strictly Come IMPROVED Dancing Joe Sugg A SATURDAY / BBC1 / 6.30PM & Dianne Buswell fter weeks of fab ‘I’d say the most improved foxtrots, sparkling dancer is Joe. To begin sambas and perfect with, he had a sticky-out paso dobles, this bottom and he wasn’t SURPRISE weekend we’ll see particularly good, so PACKAGE who lifts the coveted Glitterball I didn’t hold out much trophy, as Strictly reaches its finale. hope for him after the Graeme Swann For the show’s razor-tongued opening show. I remember & Oti Mabuse judge, Craig Revel Horwood, 2018 thinking, “Well, that’s has been a standout year… gonna be a complete ‘Graeme was the surprise ‘This series has been fantastic,’ dance dis-ah-ster!” But because he really threw himself enthuses Craig, as he chats to TV every week he’s really into Strictly. I thought he’d be Times. ‘I thought the line-up was so knuckled down and a “dad dancer”, but he showed well-crafted. Joe Sugg, for instance, focused on technically some natural ability and rhythm. has eight million young subscribers delivering the dances He always managed to keep time on YouTube, which brought a whole and showcasing his and jam-pack his routines with new audience to Strictly; I think fun personality.’ lots of tricky steps.’ that’s something to celebrate. All the celebs have really delivered.’ On Saturday night, Craig and ENTERTAINMENT SHOCK EXIT fellow judges Shirley Ballas, Darcey VALUE Bussell and Bruno Tonioli will Danny John-Jules once again give their verdict Dr Ranj Singh & & Amy Dowden on all the performances – Janette Manrara A) but it’s the viewers alone ‘Whether it had anything to do R A who will decide which M ‘Dr Ranj really brought the with negative press, I have no O’ couple is crowned entertainment factor to the idea, but Danny was one of the AEL Strictly champions… H show this year. He was so competition’s better dancers – MIC ‘No one knows smiley, just got on with it, and technically he could do double 0, 2 what will happen, £ I thought him and Janette turns and really difficult moves W ( as the audience looked great together; they better than others. Yes, he made NO can choose T were a proper little power a mistake in the dance-off, but U O wlihkeo,e’ svaeyrs t hCerya ig, couple. It’s a shame Ranj left the CRAIG’S SPECIAL you have to weigh up the odds OD IS competition so early – I think and, sadly, I was outnumbered O 53. ‘I just hope W we would have seen a lot more AWARD by the other judges.’ R O the final gives H from him. And let’s not forget L us some great Katie Piper VE that, when he wasn’t dancing, E dancing!’ he was busy saving lives!’ & Gorka Marquez G R AI To get us R C in the mood, ‘For me, Katie definitely wins Y B E Craig hands out the courage and bravery C N E his own awards award this year, for just getting D FI in honour of the out there on the dance floor, ON C class of 2018… doing it and absolutely loving T S E VICTORIA WILSON it! I really think Strictly changed CT RI her life in that way and has T S N STRICTLY COME given her a brand-new sense IC. B DANCING IS of self-confidence that B S: PREVIEWED ON she really needed.’ O T O PAGES 36-37 H P 8 TV TIMES a ball! JAW- DROPPING MOMENT Faye Tozer & Giovanni Pernice ‘Faye and Giovanni’s Grease-inspired quickstep [to You’re the One That I Want] was just brilliant. No one ever does that dance in a skin-tight catsuit like Faye did – normally the woman’s legs are hidden away under a frock – so it was interesting to see how well it was done and how clean it was. And it was so quick! It was fast and furious but really accurate. A-may-zing, darlings.’ BEST PARTNERSHIP Ashley Roberts & Pasha Kovalev ‘Ashley and Pasha just work really well together. I’ve loved the introduction of the Couple’s Choice element this series, allowing the couples to perform street, jazz or contemporary dances that are new to Strictly. And I love, love, loved Ashley’s contemporary routine; it was amazing. She’s an extraordinary dancer and she put absolutely everything into that dance.’ UNEXPECTED CONTENDER Stacey Dooley & Kevin Clifton ‘That has to be Stacey. I don’t think anyone expected her to do anything much at all really, but she’s just been absolutely brilliant! She’s proved she’s a real fighter; Kevin’s choreography is extraordinary but it seems Stacey can pick up any sort of dance really quickly and just fly with it. I think she could go all the way.’ TV TIMES 9 Mary Berry on teaching more celebs how to cook fabulous Y festive fare and her own TT E G C, plans for the holidays… B B S: O T O H P 10 TV TIMES