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A doting sister resorts to desperate measures as she holds Lily and her injured doctor friend hostage, in today's visit to the Midlands-based medical drama. Lily is shocked to discover her friend has been performing illegal female circumcision on young girls. Jimmi manages to diffuse the hostage situation and both he and Lily bond over their eventful day.
Archie, meanwhile, comes to work hung-over and reveals he has been out with Mike, an old flame of Michelle's. As Michelle asks after Mike she later appears uncharacteristically blue, so Ruth offers to cook for her that evening. After a few too many drinks, Michelle opens up to Ruth about her previous relationship with Adam, who turned out to be her half-brother. Ruth is pleased that Michelle has shared her deepest secrets with her.
Lily is played by Seeta Indrani, Jimmi by Adrian Lewis Morgan, Archie by Matt Kennard, Michelle by Donnaleigh Bailey and Ruth by Selina Chilton.
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Things hot up this week for the remaining seven participants, as the nationwide search to find a true leader among the country's young people continues. Today, the participants, aged between 11 and 14 and from across the UK, must learn how to make a good impression and about the importance of good etiquette and manners.
To start, the Test Of Skills is set in a posh restaurant where they must introduce themselves to their hosts and fellow guests, and eat oysters, lobsters and prawns correctly. Etiquette queen Liz Brewer (Ladette To Lady) is a tough task mistress and puts them through their paces, explaining that a politician's behaviour is always under scrutiny and that they must impress a wide variety of people in a range of situations.
Having mastered the basics, host Angellica Bell introduces the teams to their biggest challenge yet – they must host an ambassador's reception and impress adult guests from Ethiopia, Turkey, Japan and France by learning foreign phrases, behaving correctly and sampling difficult food with tact. Each team must nominate an ambassador who will meet the foreign dignitaries, a backroom briefer who sources and conveys information about the dignitaries and an assistant to run information between them.
Under pressure, who will remember their Ethiopian phrases or, when greeting the Turkish dignitary, that they must touch their forehead on their hand? And who will remember the correct way to eat frogs' legs and that Japanese eel is best eaten in small mouthfuls? Those who forget will face the wrath of judge Jonathan Dimbleby and hear his fearsome words: "Your campaign is over".
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Pancks continues his investigation, recruiting John Chivery to help him with his enquiries, assuring him that it's all in the interest of his beloved Amy, as Andrew Davies's adaptation of Charles Dickens's Little Dorrit continues. He also recruits a lawyer, Mr Rugg. But all Pancks's flitting about the place does not go unnoticed, and Amy starts to wonder what he's up to.
Meanwhile, determined to try his luck, Arthur returns to Twickenham to propose to Pet. However, Pet breaks the news to him that she has decided to marry Gowan and Arthur returns to London, thoroughly disheartened.
Behind him, in Twickenham, Tattycoram finally decides that she has had enough of being ordered about and storms out of the house – declaring that she is leaving for good. Meagles, deeply concerned for her welfare, enlists Arthur to help him find her. They correctly guess that she's gone to Miss Wade's, but will they be able to convince her to part from the woman who seems to have such a powerful hold over her?
Pancks is played by Eddie Marsan, John Chivery by Russell Tovey, Amy by Claire Foy, Mr Rugg by Geoffrey McGivern, Arthur by Matthew Macfadyen, Pet by Georgia King, Gowan by Alex Wyndham, Tattycoram by Freema Agyeman, Meagles by Bill Paterson and Miss Wade by Maxine Peake.
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Apparitions Ep 1/6
Thursday 13 November
9.00-10.00pm BBC ONE (Schedule addition 22 October) |
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Martin Shaw stars as Father Jacob, a priest working to promote candidates for sainthood, in Apparitions, a new series for BBC One. Father Jacob becomes drawn in to exorcism as he discovers a dark battle between good and evil – a battle that threatens the future of the human race.
In his search for miracles, Father Jacob occasionally sees the hand of Satan and performs an exorcism. Although a reluctant exorcist, he has an undeniable talent for it and his mentor, Monsignor Vincenzo, wants him to take over when he retires as Chief Exorcist of Rome. Vincenzo reveals that Jacob's name has come up in exorcisms – the demons fear him. Jacob refuses Vincenzo, but when 10-year-old Donna turns up in his office begging for help, he cannot abandon her.
Donna is convinced her dad, Liam, is possessed. At first, Jacob thinks Liam's hatred of religion is just popular atheism but, as the evidence mounts and he fears for Donna's safety, Jacob has to find a way to persuade this militant atheist to consent to an exorcism.
While Donna takes up Jacob's attention, Satanic forces are in play in Jacob's seminary. Trainee priest Vimal is taunted by Michael, a homeless man who knows his secret thoughts. Vimal was miraculously cured of leprosy after he prayed to Mother Teresa – it's how he met Jacob. But now Michael tells him his new skin was Satan's miracle, not God's. Unless Vimal agrees to use Satan's gift, it'll be taken back. Michael warns Vimal if he tries to help Jacob in his exorcism of Donna's father, the demons will reveal his secret.
Martin Shaw is Father Jacob; Luigi Diberti is Monsignor Vincenzo; Romy Irving is Donna; Shaun Dooley is Liam; Elyes Gabel is Vimal; Rick Warden is Michael; Michelle Joseph is Sister Anne; John Shrapnel is Cardinal Bukovak and Sarah-Jayne Steed is Sarah.
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1918-2008 – NINETY YEARS OF REMEMBRANCE
Walter Tull – Forgotten Hero
Thursday 13 November
9.00-10.00pm BBC FOUR
www.bbc.co.uk/remembrance
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Walter Tull was a pioneering black British footballer and the first black officer in the British Army. He died heroically fighting in the First World War, and yet almost no one has heard of him.
Former EastEnders star Nick Bailey has long been obsessed by the incredible story of this forgotten black British hero. In this programme, Nick investigates war records to establish whether there was a colour bar in the British Army and asks how Walter managed to become an officer, despite Army regulations requiring only men "of pure European descent". Nick also examines why Lieutenant Tull was denied a Military Cross for heroism, despite the fact that his commanding officer recommended him for one.
Both Walter's parents died before he was seven years old and he was sent to an orphanage in London's East End. Despite that, he won a place in the first team of one of Britain's most famous clubs, Tottenham Hotspur. But, in spite of great match reports for his first seven games, he received such racial abuse that he never played for the first team again. Far from giving up, Walter rebuilt his football career and then signed up at the first opportunity.
A fictional drama inspired by events in Walter's life, entitled Walter's War, follows this programme.
This programme is part of 1918-2008 – Ninety Years Of Remembrance, a special season of programmes on the BBC marking the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War.
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