Cast Away, which starts on Channel 5 on Monday, sees the This Morning legend on an isle off Madagascar, where he has to fend for himself and films his own intense journey.
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Phillip Schofield returns to screens in Cast Away on Monday
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The first episode sees his camp his by a midnight storm
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Phillip must deal with it alone as his camp faces destruction
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He films his reaction himself in night vision
And in a sneak peek clip of the first episode, things are soon thrown into chaos when the weather takes a nasty turn in the middle of the night.
On his first night in camp, Phillip settles in for the night after a busy day setting up his camp and building a fire.
He is desperate for a rest following a hunt for food, and tells the camera how hungry he is while closing his eyes as he holds the camera.
Phillip says: “I want to catch a fish that makes me feel full. I am literally going to sleep as I’m holding this. Anyway, there we go and um I’ll see you tomorrow.”
But suddenly, at 12.34am, a storm ravages the camp and, with no one to turn to for help, Phillip must hold on and hope for the best.
“Bloody hell. Disaster has struck, howling wind blowing through everything, it’s taken out all the front,” Phillip tells viewers while filming the drama on his night vision camera.
“This is about to tear itself to pieces and there’s still every possibility that it will. I wasn’t expecting that.”
The three-part series follows Phillip over the course of ten days and nine nights on the remote island.
The show will see him overcome the physical and emotional challenges being stranded brings, as well as allowing him time to reflect on what he has been through over the last two years.
The Sun exclusively broke the news of his TV comeback last night.
Phillip Schofield breaks down in tears and admits This Morning scandal ‘destroyed’ him in first look at TV comeback
Phillip was sacked from This Morning in May 2023 following a brief affair with a younger colleague.
He later lost his presenting gig on Dancing on Ice and has not appeared on TV since.
A dramatic trailer for Cast Away has already been released after the show was officially announced this morning.
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The new three-parter will be a warts-and-all journey
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Phillip shot the series this summer off the coast of MadagascarCredit: Channel 5
It sees him in tears as he grapples with everything that has happened.
In the dramatic trailer, Phillip says: “I’ve been cast away on a desert island completely on my own. All I have is camera gear, I can say whatever I want about whoever I want.
“It’s my chance to tell my side of my story. I know what I did was unwise, but is it enough to absolutely destroy someone?”
Cast Away will air on Monday 30th September to Wednesday 1st October at 9pm on Channel 5 and My5.
Phil’s TV return
By Clemmie Moodie
SOME thought it would never happen. He thought it would never happen.
But, after a 16-month exile, Phil Schofield is back where he belongs — on TV.
A lot has happened in that time, none of it involving Phil. He’s gone from household name to household recluse.
I was the first person to interview him after his axing from This Morning, and he was a shell of a man. Pale, gaunt and shaking, he spoke, haltingly, in a whisper.
Nailing vape after vape, he thought his once glittering career was over. Many came out in support but he couldn’t face opening himself up for more scrutiny.
He’s said “no” to every opportunity that’s since come his way.
But the chance to reset on a remote island has proven too big a draw. This is a chance to have his say — raw, unfiltered and honest. Who knows what will emerge? (Only Phil, a few Madagascan crabs, and a Channel 5 edit suite will know).
It’s a risk, anything with TV cameras generally is, but worth taking.
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