Hidden fends off 'Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey' in ratings

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BBC One's drama Hidden lost viewers on Thursday evening, but still outperformed Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey on ITV1, the latest audience data has shown.



Hidden, starring Philip Glenister as down-on-his luck solicitor Harry Venn, was seen by 4.25m (19%) on BBC One in the 9pm slot, down by almost 1m viewers week-on-week.

However, the drama proved too strong for Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey, which premiered with 3.64m (16.3%) on ITV1 in the 9pm hour and 199k (1.1%) on +1.

Watchdog was seen by 4.59m (19.9%) on BBC One in the 8pm hour, and Question Time quizzed 2.61m (20.3%) from 10.45pm.

Country House Rescue built 1.13m (4.9%) on Channel 4 in the 8pm slot and 237k (1.1%) on +1. Educating Essex educated 1.66m (7.4%) and 219k (1.2%) on timeshift. Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares served up 920k (5.2%) from 10pm, and 194 (2.1%) on +1.

A History of Ancient Britain had 1.41m (6.8%) on BBC Two in the 7pm hour, before The Great British Bakeoff Masterclass served up 1.95m (8.4%) from 8pm and Mixed Britannia took 1.15m (5.2%) from 9pm. Mock The Week amused 1.82m (9.2%) from 10pm.

Channel 5's How Do They Do It? mustered 500k (2.3%) from 7.30pm, before The True Story delighted 980k (4.3%) in the 8pm slot. Extraordinary People fetched 1.12m (5%) from 9pm.

Afterwards, Big Brother entertained 1.39m (7.8%) from 10pm and spinoff Big Brother's Bit On The Side had 535k (5.6%) from 11pm.

Overall, BBC One edged primetime with 22.2% against ITV1's 19.7% (+1: 0.7%). BBC Two ranked in third with 6.8%, ahead of Channel 4 with 5.1% (+1: 0.8%) and Channel 5 with 4.6%.

Elsewhere, comedy panel show Celebrity Juice amused 1.36m (7.2%) from 10pm and 265k (2.5%) on timeshift. Meanwhile, the new series of House took 208k (1.2%) on Sky1.

Junior Doctors captivated 615k (2.8%) on BBC Three from 9pm, and Lee Nelson's Well Good Show entertained 486k (3.1%) from 10.30pm. Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity electrified 507k (2.3%) on BBC Four in the 9pm slot.