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TV Highlights
The Big Quiz: Benidorm v TOWIE (Sun, 8pm, ITV1)
This is a meeting of the minds, and no mistake. Stephen Mulhern (host of ‘Britain’s Got More Talent’ on ITV2) is the quiz master as the cast of ‘Benidorm’ take on the cast of ‘The Only Way Is Essex’. If “cast” is the correct word: what is the collective noun for a group of people who appear on a semi-scripted reality TV show? Maybe “the cast of ‘Benidorm’ take on the vajazzle of ‘TOWIE’.” Representing the ITV sitcom are Jake Canuso (Mateo), Crissy Rock (Janey), Janine Duvitski (Jacqueline) and Shelley Longworth (Sam). The brains’ trust that is ‘TOWIE’ is represented by some of their best and brightest: Gemma Collins, Arg, Lauren G and Joey Essex. Not really too sure what exactly the two shows have in common, really, but there you have it. You’ve got to go with the ‘Benidorm’ lot, haven’t you?
Alan Tyers with his pick of the best TV shows coming up this week…