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NEW Joan Sunday & Monday, 9pm, ITV1 Drama (box set, ITVX) Sophie Turner stars as 1980s criminal mastermind Joan Hannington in this six-part drama based on a true story. The mum flees her other half Gary (Nick Blood) and their abusive relationship, leaving her to care solely for six-year-old daughter Kelly (Mia Millichamp-Long). Joan eventually becomes a jewel thief, known as ‘The Godmother’, who relies on her intelligence, charm and talent for impersonation in order to succeed in many daring raids. Frank Dillane plays her antiques-dealer criminal accomplice Boisie. P11 LAST IN SERIES! Nightsleeper Sunday & Monday, 9pm, BBC1 Drama While Joe Roag (Joe Cole) comes face to face with the mysterious stowaway who’s been hiding on the Heart of Britain, elsewhere on the runaway train, journalist Rachel Li (Katie Leung) discovers some disturbing facts about the Minister…

Best known for… From 1969 to 1970, Kenneth played ghostly private eye Marty Hopkirk (above) in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). He was Ray Hilton in Brookside, appearing in more than 170 episodes (1999-2002), and played Minnie Caldwell’s shady lodger Jed Stone in Coronation Street, returning several times between 1961 and 2009. Other achievements… He appeared in the 1970s films Carry On at Your Convenience (as a union leader) and Carry On Matron (as a criminal who poses as a female nurse). Family life… Kenneth died on 11 September, aged 93. He’s survived by his actor wife Renny and their children Nick, Mark and Martha, who’s also an actor. Where to watch Kenneth… Carry On at Your Convenience and Carry On Matron are available to watch on ITVX.…

ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL Thursday, 9pm, Channel 5 Drama Q Tristan was absent from the last series as he was on wartime service in Egypt with the Royal Army Veterinary Corps. Did you always know he would be back? A Yes, it was always on the cards. I’ve missed playing Tristan’s positivity – we should all be more like Tristan! It was great coming back to the family unit we are on set. Q What can you tell us about his return? A The first scene’s fantastic! Every time Tristan has come and gone, it’s been at the train station. We shot it at the station [Oakworth in Yorkshire] where they filmed the [1970] version of The Railway Children with Jenny Agutter – it’s like stepping back in time. Q Has Tristan changed during his…

NEW THE CLEANER Friday, 9.30pm, BBC1 Comedy (box set, iPlayer) Greg Davies’ crime-scene cleaner Paul ‘Wicky’ Wickstead questions his life choices when he’s reunited with a face from his past, as comedy The Cleaner returns for a third series. At first, Wicky seems happy – he’s got his job and his cosy little flat, which he now shares with PS Ruth Edwards (Zita Sattar). But when the wealthy owner of a mansion he’s cleaning turns out to be his old school chum Justin (Ghosts favourite Ben Willbond), will Wicky get a sudden attack of the green-eyed monster? ‘Wicky’s having a bit of an existential crisis about where he is in life and there’s certainly some jealousy there,’ writer and star Greg says of the episode, which also stars Rosie Cavaliero. ‘The Cleaner has always centred…

WATERLOO ROAD Tuesday, 9pm, BBC1 Drama As Waterloo Road hosts its Battle of the Bands, Tonya’s unable to support brother Preston as her symptoms continue. Having struggled with severe stomach cramps for weeks now, teenager Tonya begs mum Nicky (Kym Marsh) to take her to the GP, who suggests prescribing the pill to ease her pain. Nicky’s not keen, though, and suggests heat packs and painkillers instead. Later, however, following a traumatic incident in class, Tonya collapses and is rushed to hospital. When Tonya asks the doctor about a gynaecological condition she’s read about online, he dismisses her concerns. Will poorly Tonya get a diagnosis? ‘There’s lots this series that young girls watching might relate to,’ says Summer Violet Bird, who plays Tonya. ‘Nobody believes Tonya and her pain is dismissed throughout but, eventually, it’s…

★ Boybands Forever on BBC2 dives into the culture of boy-band mania during the 1990s and 2000s. It features interviews with stars such as Robbie Williams (pictured above, right, with Take That) and Westlife’s Brian McFadden as well as those who made them famous, including Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh. ★ Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band on Disney+ follows the legendary rocker and his band on their 2023-2024 world tour. It promises behind-the-scenes access and interviews with the band members. ★ Cate Blanchett stars in seven-part thriller Disclaimer on Apple TV+. She’ll be playing journalist Catherine, who’s horrified when her darkest secrets are revealed in a novel by an anonymous author. The cast also includes Kevin Kline. ★ Guy Martin’s Proper Jobs on U&Dave will see the presenter and…