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91Èȱ¬ ONE Winter Highlights 2004 - Entertainment

Mad About Alice
Don't Get Mad Get Even
Travels With An Unfit Mother
Doctors & Nurses
Didn't They Do Well?
The 76th Annual Academy Awards®
The Orange British Academy Film Awards
Wild West
The Worst Week Of My Life
2003 TV Moments
The Search For The UK Entry For Eurovision 2004
Spy TV
My Family
Ronnie Barker – A Bafta Tribute
Julie Walters – A Bafta Tribute

Mad About Alice

Amanda Holden (Alice) and Jamie Theakston (Doug) head up the cast in this new comedy sitcom, Mad About Alice.

Alice and Doug broke up before their marriage was really over, but it seems that the spark is still burning.

Because of their young son Joe (nine-years-old) they still see each other regularly, though both feel they've moved on.

Alice has started seeing a gorgeous young surfer called Scott, whilst Doug has always kept quiet about his love life.

When he announces that he wants to introduce Joe to Rachael, a beautiful, graceful paediatric surgeon, Alice realises that things might finally be over and she finds herself reacting with very mixed emotions.

John Gordon-Sinclair plays Alice's business partner Ted, Debra Stephenson plays her sister Kate, Jolyon James plays her boyfriend Scott, Isabel Brook plays Rachael and Billy Hill plays Joe. (AW)

Don't Get Mad Get Even

Each week on Don't Get Mad Get Even, four studio teams compete live for the chance to win a bumper cash prize. But whether they keep it or not is up to the viewers at home.

Don't Get Mad Get Even offers viewers the chance to challenge the studio winners head-to-head.

Playing via interactive TV, SMS, or on the internet, teams at home answer the same questions as their studio counterparts.

At the end of the first 60 minutes, the winning studio team receives its prize, whilst a satellite camera is whisked off to join the triumphant viewers – no matter where they are in the UK.

The second part of the show will see the studio team go up against the top placed viewers as they vie for an overall jackpot prize.

The winning team will be invited back to try and repeat their success the following week whilst the three other places are given to teams randomly selected from the top 30% playing along at home. (SH)

Travels With An Unfit Mother

Travels With An Unfit Mother is a road movie with a difference.

Anne Robinson is the mother thought too unfit to bring up her own daughter and who lost out in a bitter custody battle.

Emma is the daughter who came to hate the weekend shuttle diplomacy between parents and left for America to pursue a college education and a career.

Much has been written about their relationship but it's one that's never been seen up close.

This travelogue brings them together publicly for the first time, and puts their relationship to the test as they journey across the States. (KC)

Doctors & Nurses

Adrian Edmondson stars as Roy Glover, a self-destructing hero on a well-meaning mission to rid the Isle of Wight of all sprains, broken bones and illness.

This brand new comedy series centres on the hate-love relationship between two orthopaedic surgeons: Roy, who believes the NHS can be saved – if only everyone tried harder; and George Banatwala (Madhav Sharma), a technically gifted but compassionately challenged empire-builder with a keen interest in keeping the waiting lists as long as possible to enhance his private work.

Roy is always making promises to patients that he can't fulfil; George constantly upsets them with his rudeness and insensitivity.

They need each other's help to survive, but find it almost impossible to ask for it.

The series has been penned by Nigel Smith and Dr Phil Hammond. Phil, star of Trust Me I'm A Doctor, completed his first solo tour (89 Minutes To Save The NHS) in summer 2003, and also appears as a neurosurgeon in the series. (CD)

Didn't They Do Well?

Presented by Bruce Forsyth and taking its name from one of Bruce's legendary catchphrases, Didn't They Do Well? is a new, weekly TV quiz where the contestants don't need to know anything about television.

It's a test of general knowledge that uses the television archives in a unique new way – sifting through a wealth of classic TV moments to provide the inspiration for an innovative play-along quiz.

In each programme, three teams of two players battle their way through four rounds of questions that tease them on their breadth of general knowledge.

The show's finale is a tense race against the clock to build up a substantial prize fund of anything up to £10,000.

In order to reach the prize money, contestants must prove themselves experts in a variety of different fields varying from politics and current affairs to the arts and sciences.

All the questions are supplied or driven by memorable moments from the television archives. But the key is that the contestants are not being tested on the programmes themselves, but rather on the subjects and content of the clips.

Didn't They Do Well? is an original and entertaining way for players and viewers to put their knowledge to the test whilst revisiting some of the best-loved television moments of the last few decades. (EP)

The 76th Annual Academy Awards®

The world's most prestigious film awards return to the 91Èȱ¬ in February 2004.

This year sees the return of host Billy Crystal, guaranteed to bring an irreverent take on Tinsel Town's most eagerly anticipated awards ceremony.

The Academy Awards® are broadcast live and exclusive on the 91Èȱ¬ so fans won't miss a second of the most important night in the Hollywood calendar, with a special highlights programme, featuring all the best speeches and worst dresses, broadcast the following day and presented by Jonathan Ross.

To celebrate the 76th Annual Academy Awards®, there is a Film 2004 preview show presented by Jonathan Ross, and a season of Oscar®-winning films broadcast pan-91Èȱ¬. (KC)

The Orange British Academy Film Awards

London's Odeon Leicester Square once again plays host to the most glittering night in the British film calendar, The Orange British Academy Film Awards.

With a global audience of over one billion people, this year's awards, hosted by Stephen Fry, promise to be more prestigious than ever before.

Last year's ceremony, which attracted such luminaries as Nicole Kidman, Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep and Martin Scorsese, proved just how significant a date the awards have become for the international film community.

The red carpet is out, the awards are being polished, the votes will soon be cast – the race is on. (PA)

Wild West

91Èȱ¬ ONE returns to the fictitious Cornish village of St Gweep to catch up on the weird and wonderful goings-on in Simon Nye's comedy, Wild West.

Mary Tregwednack (Dawn French) and her neurotic partner Angela (Catherine Tate) decide to broaden their horizons and embark on a search for eligible bachelors to put some passion back into their lives.

The target of Mary's affection is none other than the lovably naïve local bobby, PC Alan (Stewart Wright), so the path of true love is unlikely to run smoothly.

But since when has anything gone smoothly in the weird and wonderful Wild West? (HT)

The Worst Week Of My Life

Getting married should be the best experience of a person's life – but for Howard it turns into the week from hell.

This brand new comedy series for 91Èȱ¬ ONE stars Ben Miller, Sarah Alexander, Raquel Cassidy and Alison Steadman.

There are just seven days to go before Howard Steel marries Mel Cook in the beautiful grounds of her parents' house.

The couple have a few last-minute preparations to complete, like picking up the ring, co-ordinating the stag and hen parties and finalising the seating plan. What could possibly go wrong?

For most people, nothing. But for Howard – everything. Will he and Mel ever make it up the aisle?

The series also stars Emma Pierson, Geoffrey Whitehead, Janine Duvitski, Ronald Pickup and Dean Lennox Kelly, and was written and produced by Justin Sbresni and Mark Bussell (Barbara, The Thing About Vince). (KC)

2003 TV Moments

91Èȱ¬ ONE celebrates the defining TV moments of 2003 as Jonathan Ross hosts the 'must-see' TV awards show live from Television Centre with an audience jam-packed full of celebrity faces.

The show, now in its third year, toasts top telly, saluting the soap stars, sporting heroes, drama queens and comedy kings who have kept viewers gripped throughout the past year.

Viewing panels from across the nation nominate shows in seven different categories with viewers getting interactive and casting the deciding vote on the big night.

Millions tuned in for Dirty Den's return, but will viewers make it a 2003 TV Moment? (CM)

The Search For The UK Entry For Eurovision 2004

91Èȱ¬ ONE launches a completely new competition for Eurovision 2004 starring the best in British talent who must battle it out to represent the UK at the 49th annual Eurovision Song Contest.

The new format puts the viewers in control as they are given the chance to decide who they want to represent the UK at the competition in Turkey later in the year.

Recent entry Jemini's historic 'nil points' saw one of the highest ever UK audiences tuning in for Eurovision, proving that the annual camp fest is still the nation's favourite musical event.

Eurovision itself is also completely revamped for 2004 with the introduction of a qualifying round competition in which more than 20 countries compete for 10 places.

These 10 then go through to join the 14 other countries, including the UK, that have a guaranteed place in the Grand Final on Saturday 15 May 2004.

This year, it won't be a case of Cry Cry Baby as 91Èȱ¬ ONE pulls out the stops In Every Way That It Can to make Eurovision 2004 the biggest ever. (GJ)

Spy TV

Presented by Ian Wright, Spy TV brings the hidden-camera format bang up-to-date.

Each week, members of the public get the chance to lure their loved ones into wittily original set-ups, scrapes and moral dilemmas.

In addition, random hit-and-run comedy stunts are visited upon the unsuspecting public.

Not confined to the studio, Ian experiences the cut and thrust of surveillance, as he hides undercover at every stunt.

For any boyfriend, it's always a nerve-wracking experience meeting his girlfriend's parents for the first time. But how will he react when the people he believes to be his girlfriend's parents start taking their clothes off in front of him? They inform him that not only are they naturists but that the president of their group is none other than Ian Wright, who is due to arrive – naked – at any moment.

Viewers can also see Spy TV lead the country's most gung-ho paint-ballers to believe that they're being recruited by the secret service.

An agent tells a group of weekend warriors that they have the potential to be top operatives, but first they have to prove they have what it takes to be the next James Bond. (KN)

My Family

The nation's favourite and most dysfunctional family returns with more slices of life in a new series of My Family.

Robert Lindsay stars long-suffering dentist Ben, the head of the Harper family. Zoë Wanamaker as his wife, Susan, whose sharp humour and withering wit are just enough to keep her sane – although they'll never be enough to save her cooking.

Also starring Kris Marshall as Nick, Daniela Denby-Ashe as Janey, Gabriel Thomson as Michael, Keiron Self as Roger and Siobhan Hayes as Abi. (PA)

Ronnie Barker – A Bafta Tribute

The British Academy of Film and Television and the 91Èȱ¬ join forces to honour actor, writer and comedic legend Ronnie Barker with a special award and a night to remember.

The evening is hosted by his former comedy partner and friend, Ronnie Corbett, and a host of stars including David Jason, Peter Kay, Sir Peter Hall, Josephine Trewson, Vanessa Redgrave and John Cleese pay homage to the man they have known and worked with.

This special evening celebrates Ronnie's remarkable career and his unique contribution to TV, film and theatre. (EP)

Julie Walters – A Bafta Tribute

The British Academy of Film and Television and the 91Èȱ¬ celebrate and honour Julie Walters, one of the country's most loved and admired actresses.

Friends and colleagues from the world of comedy, film and drama join host Clive Anderson to share their memories of working with Julie.

Luminaries such as Dame Helen Mirren, Victoria Wood, Billy Connolly and Robert Lindsay salute the remarkable talents of a lady whose film credits include Billy Elliot, Calendar Girls, the Harry Potter films and Educating Rita.

Julie Walters' acclaimed television career spans such diverse fare as G.B.H., The Canterbury Tales, Murder and Victoria Wood – As Seen On TV. (PA)

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