Innholdsfortegnelse for 11-Jan-25 i TV&Satellite Week

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NEW ENTERTAINMENT Dancing on Ice Sunday, 6.30pm, ITV1 The first British athlete to win five Olympic gold medals in five successive Games, Sir Steve Redgrave is the most-decorated rower in history. But can he add another trophy to his haul as he takes to the rink for Dancing on Ice? The 62-year-old joins the likes of Springwatch presenter Michaela Strachan and former footballer Anton Ferdinand as a new crop of famous faces try to impress judges Ashley Banjo, Oti Mabuse and legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean in the 17th series of the ITV1 competition, Here, Redgrave reveals why he’s taking up the challenge… Why have you signed up for Dancing on Ice? For the last series, I recorded a video segment about what Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean mean…

NEW DRAMA The Island From Tue 14 January, BBC iPlayer (eps 1 & 2 from 14 Jan; ep 3 from 28 Jan & ep 4 from 4 Feb) A wealthy family torn apart by secrets is at the centre of BBC iPlayer’s brooding whodunnit An t-Eilean, or The Island. Set in the Outer Hebrides and filmed in Gaelic with English subtitles, the thriller begins with the fatal shooting of Lady Mary Maclean and the wounding of her husband Sir Douglas (Outlander’s Iain Macrae) in an apparent burglary gone wrong. But as the couple’s grown-up children rush to the mansion, tensions begin to surface, seemingly rooted in a Hogmanay party 10 years ago. Meanwhile, on the mainland, DCI Ahmed Halim (Industry’s Sagar Radia) recruits family-liaison officer Kat Crichton (The Innocents’ Sorcha…

The best of Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more… Earth Abides NEW Available: Sat 11 January Genre: Sci-fi Season: 1 Episodes: 6 (first two eps from 11 January, then weekly) What would happen if mankind was given a second chance at life? That’s the question at the heart of post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller Earth Abides, which follows one couple’s mission to restore civilisation following a disaster that all but wipes out humanity. Based on George R. Stewart’s 1949 sci-fi novel, the six-part dystopian drama follows geologist Isherwood ‘Ish’ Williams (Alexander Ludwig), who ends up unconscious after being bitten by a snake while on an expedition in the Sierra Nevada mountains. He finally wakes weeks later in his isolated cabin, but when he ventures to the nearest city, he finds deserted streets and decaying corpses. DILEMMA A deadly pandemic…

NEW The Dumping Ground Friday, 6pm, CBBC & BBC iPlayer The drama inspired by Jacqueline Wilson’s books returns for a 13th season and there’s change a-plenty at the children’s home. Oscar (Michael Carpenter, right), Frankie (Blake Robinson, centre) and Shanice (Raniah Morton) provide the usual fun and drama, two sisters arrive amid fireworks, Jimi is thrown when his errant brother appears, and there’s a new care worker who is sure to shake things up. Keep your eyes peeled for Dani Hamer, who is back as Tracey Beaker later on in the series. Encanto Available now, Disney+ This magical fantasy adventure had us all singing ‘We don’t talk about Bruno’ back in 2021 - but now is a great time to talk, not just about the lost Madrigal, but also about…

The fight to claim the throne of England in 1066 is being brought into the spotlight for BBC1’s upcoming period drama King & Conqueror. In the eight-part series, airing later in 2025, James Norton plays Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex, who, following the demise of King Edward the Confessor (Eddie Marsan), becomes monarch. But over in Normandy, Harold’s one-time ally Duke William, portrayed by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, also has a right to be king… As the private lives and passions of both men are explored, their political power struggle leads to the Battle of Hastings, which results in death for one and victory for the other and changes the country for ever. STAR-STUDDED CAST The drama, which was filmed in Iceland, sees Emily Beecham as Harold’s spouse Edith Swan Neck, while…

UNFORGOTTEN ITV1 Sanjeev Bhaskar and Sinéad Keenan reprise their roles of DI Sunil ‘Sunny’ Khan and DCIJess James in the sixth season of the cold-case crime drama. The pair go to Whitney Marsh, where suspected human remains have been discovered. It is the start of a complex investigation involving a number of seemingly unconnected people who knew the victim. YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS Apple TV+ After being fired, recently divorced hedge-fund manager Andrew ‘Coop’ Cooper (Mad Men’s Jon Hamm) starts stealing from the homes of his neighbours, but in doing so, he uncovers secrets and affairs. The cast includes Dirty John’s Amanda Peet and Olivia Munn. THE WHEEL OF TIME Prime Video The epic fantasy drama, set in a world where magic exists but only women can use it, is back…

ENTERTAINMENT A League of Their Own Thursday, 9pm, Sky Max & Sky Showcase After his exertions at the World Championship, teenage darts superstar Luke Littler joins Romesh Ranganathan and team captains Jill Scott and Jamie Redknapp this week for more wacky sports challenges in A League of Their Own. We caught up with former Manchester City defender Micah Richards, 36, who has been a regular panellist on the show since 2022, to hear what’s in store… How did you find meeting Luke Littler? He’s such a young sensation, and the hype that’s around him is incredible. He was hilarious and just a natural fit for the show – definitely one of my favourite guests. We hear you take part in a zany challenge this week… It’s a challenge called Human…

ACTION THRILLER Friday, 8pm, Sky Premiere Nearly 30 years after the original Bad Boys, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence bounce back with a fourquel that sees their Miami cop characters Mike and Marcus fighting to clear the name of their boss Captain Howard (Joe Pantoliano), who’s posthumously accused of corruption. The intervention of a mysterious new foe (Eric Dane) means they end up on the run themselves, along with Armando (Jacob Scipio), the erstwhile antagonist revealed to be Mike’s son in 2020’s Bad Boys for Life. The plot isn’t desperately involving: it’s a vehicle to take our heroes – who range from hapless to highly skilled – from one action-comedy scene to another. After Marcus has a brush with death, much of the laughs come from his newfound mystical beliefs,…

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Out There Martin Clunes plays a farmer trying to protect his son from drug dealers in ITV1’s thriller. Prime Target Apple TV+’s thriller sees Quintessa Swindell and Leo Woodall tackling a conspiracy. Gladiators More contenders do battle with the scary athletes as the series returns on BBC1. Star Trek: Section 31 In Paramount+’s film, Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) confronts her past on a new Starfleet mission.…

NEW THRILLER The Crow Girl From Thu 16 January, Paramount+ The hunt for a serial killer places a determined detective and a skilled psychiatrist under unbearable pressure in Paramount+’s new brooding psychological thriller, The Crow Girl. Based on the Scandi-noir novels by Erik Axl Sund – which is the pen name of Swedish authors Jerker Eriksson and Håkan Axlander Sundquist – the uncompromising six-part series sees Hijack’s Eve Myles star as Bristol cop DCI Jeanette Kilburn, who is investigating a distressing case alongside her colleague DI Lou Stanley (Vigil actor Dougray Scott). The pair are baffled when the body of a young man is found in a bag, having been beaten and drugged with an anaesthetic. Jeanette suspects that dentist Carl Lowry (Trevor White), who has been arrested for possession…

EMMERDALE Caleb discovers the DNAtest results for Steph… » Ruby has spiralled following her estranged dad Anthony’s arrival in the village. Unbeknown to her family, she was sexually abused by Anthony as a child, and there’s a possibility that daughter Steph may be the product of that abuse. Having confided in sister-in-law Chas that husband Caleb may not be Steph’s dad – but not having revealed the whole, horrifying truth – Ruby has done a DNA test and the results are in. But as she’s about to take a look, Caleb returns. Stuffing the envelope into her bag, she comes back to it the next morning and is about to rip it open when Steph interrupts her. Ruby concludes that she’s best off destroying the results and never knowing the truth.…

NEW From Tue, 9pm & 10.05pm, Sky Max & Sky Showcase (box set, Sky Box Sets & NOW) The residents of From’s nameless American town find themselves in increasing peril from the demonic nocturnal monsters when the horror drama returns for a third run. As the community comes to terms with the terrifying fact that the monsters cannot be killed, the town is running low on food, while self-appointed sheriff Boyd (Harold Perrineau) and diner manager Tian-Chen (Elizabeth Moy) are lured into a deadly trap. Silent Witness Monday & Tuesday, 9pm, BBC1 There’s a blast from the past for the Lyell Centre team in the latest two-part case this week when Zoe Telford (left) reprises her role asJane De Freitas, who’s now a chief superintendent. She reunites with the team at a…

Man Vs Baby In a four-part sequel to Netflix’s comedy Man Vs Bee, Rowan Atkinson (above) will reprise his role as house sitter Trevor Bingley, who finds himself plunged into chaos again when he encounters a troublesome infant while trying to take care of a London penthouse. Rivals Disney+’s racy 1980s-set drama, based on Dame Jilly Cooper’s novel and about the world of independent TV, will return for a second run, as Lothario MP Rupert Campbell-Black (Alex Hassell, above) gets involved in more bedroom and boardroom battles. A Merry Little Ex-Mas Alicia Silverstone (above) will appear in Netflix’s romcom about a separated couple having a final Christmas with their kids before selling the family home – but trouble brews when the husband’s new love rocks up. Melissa Joan Hart co-stars.…

Blackwater NEW Available: Friday 17 January Genre: Thriller Season: 1 Episodes: 6 Dubbed one of the best Swedish series in recent years, dark drama Blackwater is a slow-burning slice of Scandi noir that revolves around a double murder and its lingering consequences in a small community many years later. In 1973, school teacher Annie arrives in the northern Swedish village of Svartvattnet [Blackwater] with her daughter Mia during a midsummer festival to start a new life at a hippy commune in the wilderness. But as she makes her way to her new home, she is met by a gruesome discovery – the bodies of two people who have been brutally murdered while camping in their tent. As the police investigate, it becomes clear that the commune has its own secrets, not least the sinister and controlling leader…

NEW FACTUAL The Lost Women Spies Tuesday, 9pm, Sky History (box set, Sky Box Sets & NOW) At the height of World War Two, the French Resistance needed help in fighting the Nazis. It came in the form of the British secret agency SOE (Special Operations Executive), which sent weapons, explosives and agents. But by the beginning of 1942, the already dangerous work of being an agent was becoming even more perilous – the life expectancy of a wireless operator in occupied France was just six weeks. Then the head of the SOE, Brigadier Colin Gubbins, came up with the controversial idea of deploying women behind enemy lines. As Sky History’s new six-part series The Lost Women Spies reveals, using women in combat roles was illegal under British law – but…

SUNDAY Arsenal v Manchester United Kick-off 3pm, BBC1 Red Devils boss Ruben Amorim gets his first taste of the world’s oldest cup competition when holders United travel to the record 14-time winners. The rivals last met in the FA Cup in 2019 when United won 3-1 at the Emirates, with only United’s Victor Lindelöf, Marcus Rashford and Luke Shaw still at the club this season. LIVE FOOTBALL Saturday-Monday, BBC1, BBC2, ITV1, ITV4 & BBC iPlayer FA Cup third-round action continues in earnest over the weekend as the 20 remaining lower-league and non-league clubs are joined by the 44 Goliaths from the Premier League and Championship. Here’s our guide to all the live action… SATURDAY Liverpool v Accrington Stanley Kick-off 12.15pm, ITV1 Can the struggling League Two outfit pull off one…