Phillip Schofield makes a dramatic return to TV after secretly filming a new show on a remote island – 16 months after off-screen affair led to ITV axe

Phillip Schofield is returning to to mainstream TV after signing up for a new show – 16-months after his departure from This Morning. 

The presenter has secretly filmed Channel 5 special Cast Away, in which he lives on a tropical island in the Indian Ocean for 10 days. 

Schofield, 62, will discuss his acrimonious departure from ITV while fending for himself on the island, located off the coast of Madagascar. 

Viewers will see the axed presenter discuss the emotional impact of his exile from mainstream TV after news of his affair with a 20-year old runner on daytime show This Morning came to light.  

A source told The Sun: ‘Over the past few months Phil has had quite a few offers for various things – but has…