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TV tonight: it’s already time for the year’s first Christmas special

The Guardian Culture Thursday 29 October 2026, 05:00 UTC By Ali Catterall, Hannah J Davies, Jack Seale and Hollie Richardson 1 min read
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Sally Lindsay’s antique-dealing detective is drawn into a festive investigation in Madame Blanc. Plus: Martin Lewis tackles the Budget. Here’s what to watch this evening9.05pm, Channel 5 Series five of the cosy crime drama.

Sally Lindsay’s antique-dealing detective is drawn into a festive investigation in Madame Blanc. Plus: Martin Lewis tackles the Budget. Here’s what to watch this evening

9.05pm, Channel 5
Series five of the cosy crime drama. Somebody has murdered the mayor of Sainte-Victoire and dumped her body in the village fountain, which has put a dampener on antique-dealing sleuth Jean’s (Sally Lindsay) Christmas Eve wedding plans. Still, she joins the investigation, and though a local builder is under suspicion, she believes there may be a different motive. Ali Catterall

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