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People across the north have been enjoying some celebrity spotting this week – with two famous faces popping up in some unexpected places.
TV favourites Andi Peters was welcomed with open arms as he travelled to the far north, while Davina McCall has been spotted in Cullen.
Good Morning Britain presenter Peters, who is best known for offering amazing prizes during the competitions segment on the show, has spent the last few days exploring the hidden gems in the region.
TV PREVIEWS: Paul Whitelaw looks at the highlights including Viewpoint, Our Yorkshire Farm and Intergalactic By Paul Whitelaw
Viewpoint – STV, Monday to Friday, 9pm
Another one of those stripped-throughout-the-week dramas designed to cause maximum social media impact, Viewpoint is deeply indebted to Hitchcock’s Rear Window. Noel Clarke stars as a CID surveillance detective tasked with solving the disappearance of a primary school teacher. While covertly stationed in a neighbour’s flat across the road, his professional distance becomes compromised by a growing sense of panicked moral responsibility. Viewpoint falls back on some standard cop thriller tropes, but it’s quite compelling and intense. Clarke and co-star Alexandra Roach hold it all together, though – their performances are nicely understated. You can believe in them if nothing else.
TV Previews: Paul Whitelaw shares his highlights for the week ahead by Paul Whitelaw
Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime – ITV, Monday, 9pm
Hosted by Richard E. Grant and his ostentatious scarf, this tribute to Agatha Christie and her most enduring creation is an agreeable time-passer. A galloping galaxy of famous fans including Stephen Fry, Caroline Quentin and Zoe Wannamaker pitch up to explain what Christie’s work means to them, while Grant recounts the main beats of her life as well as her decades-long relationship with the fastidious Belgian sleuth. It unfolds in a strangely comforting world of genteel Torquay tea rooms, opulent steam trains and gallons of deadly poison. It easy to take Christie for granted, but she was obviously a genius. David Suchet is conspicuous by his absence, presumably because he’s said everything he has to say about Poirot.