Phillip Schofield has landed his first role since dramatically exiting This Morning last year over an inappropriate relationship with a colleague. Phillip Schofield Cast Away for Channel 5 will see the former ITV host spend 10 days and nine nights on a remote, unpopulated island off the coast of Madagascar.

Phillip Schofield has pledged to tell his story of “survival, both on a desert island and off it” in a Channel 5 show that sees him return the screen following his nearly two-year absence from the limelight. The three-part show Phillip Schofield: Cast Away will see the former presenter marooned on a tropical island off the coast of Madagascar.