Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy The World’s Biggest Cruise Ship Some Like It Hot Manchán’s Europe By Train Planning a night on the couch? Here are today’s top TV and streaming picks: Dame Judi and Jay: The Odd Couple Channel 4, 9pm Three years ago, Dame Judi Dench dropped in on the BBC’s hit show The Repair Shop to film a spoof version for Comic Relief alongside her daughter, Finty Williams. Co-starring alongside them was Jay Blades, who was, at the time, the nostalgia-laden show’s main presenter. What neither he or the Oscar winner expected was for their encounter to result in a lasting friendship.
Now the pair are coming together again to explore their bond even further, each taking the other on a trip down memory lane, one that features revealing moments that have changed and shaped both of them. “To learn about a new friend’s past really solidifies the future of your friendship,” claims Blades. “This show has given me memories I will cherish forever.
” Dench agrees: “Sometimes if you’re very lucky you get to meet someone and find you’re totally on the same wavelength. What fun I had filming this programme with Jay, sharing memories of our past, both so different, finding we have the same sense of humour. I could have gone on filming for days.
” Among the highlights are trips to London and Stratford-upon-Avon, during which they introduce each other to special people in their lives. The result is an intimate portrait of friendship that also.