TV Times top picks for tonight
What’s on telly tonight? Here the TV Times team of expert reviewers highlight the best shows on Wednesday 29th August
Upstart Crow, 8.30pm, BBC2
Ben Elton’s Blackadder-esque Shakespearean sitcom, starring David Mitchell as the Bard, makes a welcome return for a third series. In this week’s opener, we discover the genesis of comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Kate (Gemma Whelan) shocks everyone by rejecting the advances of “the richest man in Southwark”, played by guest star Nigel Planer. In the words of Hamlet’s Osric, “a very palpable hit”. Rating: ****
Orangutan Jungle School, 8pm, C4
For our final visit to Jungle School, ‘Big Boy’ Beni is still having trouble sticking to his diet. A gum infection means he’s banned from having his beloved bananas, and the podgy primate finds himself on an even stricter regime. But Beni isn’t going to take this calorie cut lying down, and makes a daring raid on the fruit store to help himself – it’s bananas or bust for Beni! Elsewhere, a newly orphaned one-year-old orangutan is brought into the centre by vet Arga. With a broken wrist, Josh needs some TLC, but is soon on the road to recovery and hanging out in forest school classes. Finally, it’s a hugely emotional moment when five adult orangutans are released back into the wild. Rating: ****
Shop Well for Less?, 8pm, BBC1
Some things just go well together – strawberries and cream, cheese and crackers and… Steph McGovern and Alex Jones. The pair reunite for a new four-part series tonight, helping families become savvy shoppers. And with Steph’s business brain and Alex’s warmth they make a persuasive team. Tonight, the Ingram family from Caerphilly need a financial makeover. Emma and Liam are mum and dad to Mackenzie, 10, and two sets of twins – Maddison and Jaxon, 18 months, and Alexa and Sienna, six months. They have a taste for designer football gear, but can’t afford it any more with their own five-a-side team to provide for. Can Steph and Alex help? You bet! Rating: ****
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