TV Times tops picks for tonight - Thursday 28th December
What’s on telly tonight? Here the TV Times team of expert reviewers highlight the three best shows on Thursday 28th December
Still Open All Hours, 7.30pm, BBC1
Granville (Sir David Jason – check out our chat with David) is back in business for a new seven-part series of the hit corner-shop comedy, which kicks off with a special festive episode. And with most of his customers planning to leave town for the holidays, the miserly shopkeeper is going to have to come up with new ingenious ways of shifting his stock, especially his un-crackable Christmas crackers! Granville also ropes poor Gastric (Tim Healy) into a hare-brained scheme to convince Mr Newbold (Geoffrey Whitehead) to stay and keep Mrs Featherstone (Stephanie Cole) off his back, which involves dressing Gastric up as a rather fetching Christmas fairy! Rating: ****
What Britain Bought in 2017, 9.00pm, C4
With the January sales only days away and Christmas just behind us, your credit card may soon be begging for mercy – but what of the year as a whole? Retail guru Mary Portas presents a fast-paced insight into just where we spent our money in 2017. She meets buyers, influencers and forecasters to reveal the items we can’t believe we bought, the ones we’re pleased we did, and the ones we would still like to get our hands on, as well as the trends that took everyone by surprise. Why are big knickers back? What’s the deal with unicorns popping up everywhere? And why do we love gin so much these days? Rating: ****
The Secret Life of 5 Year Olds on Holiday, 8.30pm, C4
A group of four, five and six year olds (and their mums and dads) have packed their bags, stocked up on the sun cream and are ready to hit the beach in Cyprus as this funny and insightful show heads to the sunny Mediterranean for a one-off special. The experts are there, too, commentating on the children’s behaviour as the youngsters interact – building sand castles and dipping their toes in the sea, some for the very first time. The family holiday is where so many memories are made and it’s full of new experiences for the children but there are also a lot of changes to cope with, which can make it memorable for all the wrong reasons! Rating: ****
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