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'Gordon, Fred & Gino Go Greek!': The 5 best things on TV on Monday, 27 September

Katie Archer
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·3-min read
EMBARGOED PICTURE: FOR PUBLICATION FROM TUESDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER 20201 From Studio Ramsay GORDON, GINO, FRED GO GREEK MAMMA MIA Monday 27th September 2021 on ITV Pictured : Gordon Ramsay Fred Sirieix and Gino D'Acampo take to the sea off Crete on jet ski's. Having previously traversed America’s west coast to explore flavours of the new world, this time out Gordon, Gino and Fred travel to Greece to immerse themselves in the culinary traditions and spectacular landscapes of the old world, in the birthplace of civilisation. The taste buddies embark on an island-hopping tour, keen to learn more about the Mediterranean diet and how the country has one of the healthiest populations in the world. Gino’s right at home, declaring himself El Capitano and taking charge of their catamaran - stand by for a bumpy ride. Highlights include the boys hunting and cooking a unique species of lobster in Crete, touring the islands by tuk-tuk and jet ski, taking a mud bath in a volcanic spring in stunning Santorini, as well as chowing down on mouth-watering moussaka, and finally, tickling their taste buds with a hugely popular local speciality: the Mykonos sausage. (C) Studio Ramsay For further information please contact Peter Gray 07831 460 662 peter.gray@itv.com This photograph is © Studio Ramsay and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme GORDON, GINO, FRED GO GREEK or ITV. Once made available by the ITV Picture Desk, this photograph can be reproduced once only up until the Transmission date and no reproduction fee will be charged. Any subsequent usage may incur a fee. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Desk. Full Terms and conditions are available on the website https://www.itv.com/presscentre/itvpictures/terms
Gordon, Fred and Gino are headed for Greece. (Studio Ramsay/ITV)

Food-obsessed trio Gordon, Gino and Fred are in Greece tonight for a new ITV road trip series where they sample the culinary delights and enjoy a trip to the beach.

Sparkle season continues on BBC Two with Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two back - and this time it has a new host in Janette Manrara.

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We're looking forward to this week's James Bond release with a celebration of outgoing 007 Daniel Craig's years in the title role on Sky MAX.

Elsewhere, series two of comedy The Goes Wrong Show begins on BBC One, and Channel 5 is looking back at the events of D-Day as they happened.

The best TV to watch on Monday, 27 September, 2021

Strictly: It Takes Two - BBC Two - 6.30pm

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Janette Manrara fronts the new series of 'It Takes Two'. (BBC/Ray Burmiston)

If you can't get enough Strictly in your life, you'll be delighted to know that companion show It Takes Two returns for weekday evenings tonight.

Added to that good news, it has a brand new host with pro dancer Janette Manrara making the move from the cast to the couch as she takes over from long-running presenter Zoe Ball.

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Get all the backstage gossip and training room updates, hopefully including some more information on how COVID-hit couple Tom Fletcher and Amy Dowden are doing, while ex-Mr Strictly Kevin Clifton is on the roster of guests this week.

Gordon, Gino & Fred Go Greek! - ITV - 9pm

EMBARGOED PICTURE: FOR PUBLICATION FROM TUESDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER 20201 From Studio Ramsay GORDON, GINO, FRED GO GREEK MAMMA MIA Monday 27th September 2021 on ITV Pictured : Gordon Ramsay Gino D'Acampo and Fred Sirieix taste test the Mykonos sausage at a Barbecue on Paradise Beach. Having previously traversed AmericaÕs west coast to explore flavours of the new world, this time out Gordon, Gino and Fred travel to Greece to immerse themselves in the culinary traditions and spectacular landscapes of the old world, in the birthplace of civilisation. The taste buddies embark on an island-hopping tour, keen to learn more about the Mediterranean diet and how the country has one of the healthiest populations in the world. GinoÕs right at home, declaring himself El Capitano and taking charge of their catamaran - stand by for a bumpy ride. Highlights include the boys hunting and cooking a unique species of lobster in Crete, touring the islands by tuk-tuk and jet ski, taking a mud bath in a volcanic spring in stunning Santorini, as well as chowing down on mouth-watering moussaka, and finally, tickling their taste buds with a hugely popular local speciality: the Mykonos sausage. (C) Studio Ramsay For further information please contact Peter Gray 07831 460 662 peter.gray@itv.com This photograph is © Studio Ramsay and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme GORDON, GINO, FRED GO GREEKor ITV. Once made available by the ITV Picture Desk, this photograph can be reproduced once only up until the Transmission date and no reproduction fee will be charged. Any subsequent usage may incur a fee. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Desk. Full Terms and conditions are available on the website https://www.itv.com/presscentre/itvpictures/terms
The trio sample the delights of Greece. (Studio Ramsay/ITV)

We might have missed out on a chance to enjoy a Greek holiday recently, but the next best thing is enjoying the mouthwatering food and beautiful views through the eyes of the road trip trio.

Gordon Ramsay, Gino D'Acampo and Fred Sirieix are back together and boating around the Greek coast as they take in lobster, pastries and plenty of time on the beach.

This two-part adventure sees them back on competitive form as they banter over beach attire and tuk tuk driving.

007: The Daniel Craig Years - Sky MAX - 10pm

Daniel Craig has reached his final Bond film. (MGM/EON/Sony Pictures/Jay Maidment)
Daniel Craig has reached his final Bond film. (MGM/EON/Sony Pictures/Jay Maidment)

This week sees the release of Daniel Craig's long-delayed final outing as Bond, No Time To Die.

He's recognised by many as one of the greatest actors to play 007, so before his farewell performance hits cinemas, Sky MAX looks back over his best films and biggest moments in his years in the role.

Read more: Daniel Craig 'incredibly grateful to have been James Bond'

The Goes Wrong Show - BBC One - 8.30pm

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It's all going wrong for a second time. (Big Talk Productions/Gary Moyes)

A second series of the comedy about a disaster-prone amateur dramatics group begins tonight with a show that keeps relaunching until it's right - but gets worse with every opening night.

Created by the team behind theatre show The Play That Goes Wrong, they have the slapstick genre perfectly captured as well as the internal politics of am dram.

D-Day Remembered: Minute by Minute - Channel 5 - 9pm

D-Day. D-DAY VETERAN KEN, 7th Battalion, The Green Howards
D-Day veterans remember the day's events. (Channel 5)

A two-part documentary follows the events of 6 June, 1944 as they happened, with fascinating commentary from historians Max Hastings and Onyeka Nubia.

In the first part, D-Day survivors and families of those involved recall what took place between midnight and 7.30am on the day that they launched their invasion to liberate Europe from Germany.

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