{"id":782036,"date":"2026-09-25T09:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T09:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/782036\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T09:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T09:50:09","slug":"tv-tonight-channel-5s-revival-of-play-for-today-goes-wild-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/782036\/","title":{"rendered":"TV tonight: Channel 5\u2019s revival of Play for Today goes wild | Television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Play for Today: Wild<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">9pm, Channel 5<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Another series of Channel 5\u2019s revival of the famed Play for Today strand begins with this comedy drama starring Amit Shah, Joel Fry and Daniel Mays as three university mates whose annual wild camping trip is the setting for midge attacks, lost phones and festering grievances. The characters are broadly drawn and their mishaps predictable, but it\u2019s still refreshing in these tough TV times to see a channel maintaining a platform for standalone original drama. Phil Harrison <\/p>\n<p>George Clarke\u2019s Amazing Spaces: First Home<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">8pm, Channel 4<br \/>The gentle mackem continues his vaguely dystopian quest to find and celebrate British people who have had to improvise because normal houses are unaffordable. Leading the way are a young couple who plan to live in a converted bus. In Cornwall, meanwhile, could some old toilets become viable homes? Jack Seale<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re Killing Me<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">8pm, U&amp;Drama<br \/>The kooky whodunnit starring Brooke Shields as a murder-solving novelist wraps up its first season with an impulsive road trip to track down the missing mom of sidekick Andi (Amalia Williamson). The Thelma and Louise vibes are soon scuppered by an undercover assassin in hot\u00a0pursuit. Graeme Virtue<\/p>\n<p>The Walking Dead: Dead\u00a0City<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">9pm, Sky One<br \/>After Negan and Maggie\u2019s big conversation last week, she has upped sticks to Manhattan (inside the Statue of Liberty\u2019s nose, to be precise) while Negan is zoning out playing Gears of War 2 (an Easter egg for The Walking Dead diehards). The wall drawings Maggie comes across suggest that this semi-peace is about to be horribly interrupted. Priya\u00a0Elan<\/p>\n<p>Live from the Lycett Arms<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">10pm, Channel 4<\/p>\n<p>Cheeky pint \u2026 Joe Lycett. Photograph: Matt Crockett\/Channel 4\/PA<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Well, no one has shut it down yet! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/culture\/joe-lycett\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Lycett<\/a> continues to keep the drinks, comedy and general shenanigans flowing in his newly opened pub. As is now the custom, he\u2019ll be joined by a pair of celebrity guests\u00a0\u2013 one to run the bar, the other to lean on it. Hollie\u00a0Richardson<\/p>\n<p>The Graham Norton Show<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">10.40pm, BBC One<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/graham-norton\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Graham Norton<\/a> continues to snag the big guests as this evergreen chatshow returns. It begins with Tom Cruise, Florence Pugh, Lolly Adefope and John Bishop arranged awkwardly on his couch\u00a0\u2013 and also features a musical performance from\u00a0Emeli\u00a0Sand\u00e9. PH<\/p>\n<p>Film choice<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (Nia DaCosta, 2026), 9pm, Sky Cinema Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Bizarrely moving \u2026 Ralph Fiennes as Dr Kelson in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. Photograph: Sony Pictures Entertainment<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">For the second instalment of the post-pandemic horror trilogy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2021\/aug\/26\/candyman-director-nia-dacosta-this-should-be-happening-for-more-people-like-me\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nia DaCosta<\/a> takes the directorial reins from Danny Boyle for a poignant yet surprisingly funny tale, which largely shuns the series\u2019 rabid terror in favour of pathos and a tiny sliver of hope. Teenager Spike (Alfie Williams) has been captured by Jack O\u2019Connell\u2019s disturbed satanic cult leader, Jimmy, and his gang. Meanwhile, Dr Kelson (the inestimable Ralph Fiennes) develops a bizarrely moving relationship with an infected man, Samson (Chi Lewis-Parry). Simon Wardell<\/p>\n<p>Live sport<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Premiership rugby union: Northampton v Newcastle 7pm, TNT Sports 1. From Franklin\u2019s Gardens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Play for Today: Wild 9pm, Channel 5 Another series of Channel 5\u2019s revival of the famed Play for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":782037,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[96,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-782036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=782036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/782037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=782036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=782036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=782036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}