Nadiya Bakes (BBC2, 8.30pm)
WITH years of experience catering for large family gatherings, Nadiya Hussain knows the value of ample desserts. She kicks off the fifth episode with a chilli and cranberry brioche wreath which is ideal to tear and share. She also shows off her mini pecan pies made in miniature pastry parcels and filled with a pecan and clotted cream. Finally, Nadiya tops things off with a cranachan, originally a celebration of harvest in Scotland, made following the raspberry harvest in June.
Agatha and the Midnight Murders (C5, 9pm) AGATHA Christie fans are being treated to another fictional chapter of the author’s own life, courtesy of writer Tom Dalton. Helen Baxendale takes over from Ruth Bradley and Lyndsey Marshal to play Christie in a tale set during the Blitz in 1940s London. Considering the success of her novels, Agatha should be a rich woman, but instead, she is struggling to make ends meet. So, after 12 Poirot novels in six years, she is selling the novel of the Belgian detective’s death to a private buyer.
Urban Myths: Les Dawson’s Parisienne Adventure (Sky Arts, 10pm) THE comedy anthology returns with an instalment written by and starring Steve Pemberton, with Mark Addy and John Bradley playing older and young versions of Les Dawson. Inspired by his heroes, the writers Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus, Les leaves his home in 1960s Manchester to live in Paris and pursue his dream of becoming a novelist. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out as planned for the stand-up comedian, and he ended up becoming a pianist in a brothel.
Murder Case (BBC2, 9pm) THIS documentary series explores some of the most complex criminal investigations in Scotland. In January 2018, 37-year-old Paul Mathieson was found fighting for his life on a street in Renfrew. The victim of a brutal assault, he succumbed to his horrific injuries. Despite the assault being caught on CCTV, the perpetrator is not identifiable. After working tirelessly on the case, including enlisting Paul’s sister Amanda to help appeal for information, the detectives are left with no forensic evidence, and witnesses who are either vulnerable or unreliable.
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