TV tonight: the return of super fun drag sitcom Smoggie Queens

Phil Dunning’s cracking comedy is back with more hijinks. Plus: Fred Sirieix plays Cupid in a new series of First Dates. Here’s what to watch this evening 10pm, BBC ThreeMore endearingly lo-fi hijinks at Keith’s World of Carpets as Phil Dunning’s Middlesbrough-set LGBTQ+ comedy returns. The gang are throwing a coming-out party for Stewart but after Keith busts out his terrifying homebrew (“fermented for 37 years”), everything gets a bit psychedelic. So the timing isn’t great for Dickie (Dunning) when his ex turns up. The show never quite manages to be uproarious, but expect to snigger happily throughout. Phil Harrison 7.30pm, Channel 4To the Philippines, where, amid soaring healthcare costs, many are turning to faith-based treatments – everything from Catholicism-infused traditional rituals to psychic surgery – that promise cures for serious illnesses such as cancer. While some claim they have experienced remarkable recoveries, critics warn the practices are only delaying proper treatment for vulnerable people. Sahar Zand reports. Ali Catterall The series that explores National Trust properties returns with a literary-themed opener. The Greenway Estate in Devon was Agatha Christie’

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