Channel 5 has sparked a backlash among viewers with many claiming they "won't be watching" after the broadcaster announced Phillip Schofield's comeback to TV. Next week, Phillip will return to television in an exclusive three-part series for Channel 5. Making his first television appearance in over 12 months, the former This Morning host will tell his own personal story in an emotionally charged survival experience titled Phillip Schofield Cast Away.
The three-part series will air across three nights from Monday, September 30, to Wednesday, October 2. It will follow Phillip as he is cast away for ten days and nine nights on a remote, unpopulated island off the coast of Madagascar. The synopsis for the series reads: "Phillip is left alone with only a handful of cameras to document his own experience.
This solitary island existence presents an opportunity for Phillip to confront the challenges of total isolation, the forces of nature and provides the time to battle within his own mind as he explores his own controversial story. "While Phillip is alone on the island the production team will be stationed 30 minutes offshore, only to intervene in the event of an extreme emergency. Phillip’s mental health and physical safety is monitored as the experience progresses.
" In the short trailer for the programme, Phillip can be heard saying: "It is my chance to tell my side of the story. I know what I did was unwise, but is it enough to absolutely destroy someone?" Speaking about his c.