Ant and Dec return for the first in a new series of the show that tests friendship to the limit. Two teams of mates, from Nottingham and Newport, go head-to-head in a series of challenges to win a holiday to Thailand.
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Entertainment: Friends like These 6.50pm BBC1
They were on Byker Grove a few weeks ago, on SMTV Live this morning and now Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly are back on BBC1 with the second series of this friendship-based game show. In Friends like These the skill and ingenuity of two teams of friends is tested as they battle with some specially designed challenges. But, even if they triumph, they still have to nominate a mate to correctly answer a personal question about them before they can win a prize. Ant and Dec's cheeky chappy style works well in this format, particularly when keeping the exuberant teams under control. (JR)

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