Innholdsfortegnelse for 15-Mar-25 i TV&Satellite Week

NEW CRIME DRAMA The Marlow Murder Club Wednesday, 8pm & 9pm, U&Drama (box set, U) In the first season of U&Drama’s hit Buckinghamshire-set whodunnit The Marlow Murder Club, a trio of intrepid amateur detectives discovered a talent for crime-solving. Now, as a second run begins, shrewd crossword compiler and ex-archaeologist Judith (Samantha Bond), perceptive vicar’s wife Becks (Cara Horgan), and spirited dog walker Suzie (Jo Martin) have formed a strong bond that has given each of them a new purpose. ‘A real friendship has blossomed between them,’ says Bond, 63. ‘Judith’s whole world has widened due to Becks and Suzie, and it has given her the courage to embrace new experiences. And as actresses, too, we’ve got a camaraderie and shorthand now.’ KILLER INSTINCTS The opening instalment of the new…

9-1-1 NEW Available: Friday 21 March Genre: Crime drama Season: 8 (part 2)  Episodes: 10 (released weekly) Call-centre dispatcher Maddie Han is caught up in a terrifying kidnapping ordeal as Ryan Murphy’s all-action first-responder drama returnsto Disney+ for the second half of Season 8. Actor Jennifer Love Hewitt has endured dozens of perilous situations as Maddie since joining the show in Season 2, but the 46–year-old star says her latest storyline is the scariest yet as a pregnant Maddie is snatched by a serial killer. As the Los Angeles team comforts Maddie’s husband Chimney (Kenneth Choi), patrol officer Athena (Angela Bassett) must race against time to save her colleague’s life. ‘It is the craziest thing I have ever done on 9-1-1,’ says Love Hewitt. ‘I wasn’t ready for it – and I don’t think the…

The Simpsons Monday 17 March Season 36 of the animated sitcom opens with former celebrity guest stars on the show attending a celebration of the ‘series finale’, hosted by its former writer Conan O’Brien. Inside Monday 17 March Daily reality series from British YouTubers the Sidemen. Ten contestants stay in a house, where they are set a series of challenges, for a week, with some big cash prizes at stake. Until You Burn Monday 17 March Colombian drama. When his brother dies in mysterious circumstances, an ex-convict poses as a renowned ship’s captain in order to uncover the truth, believing that one of the most powerful families on the Caribbean coast was responsible for murdering him. The Twister: Caught in the Storm Wednesday 19 March Documentary using first-hand footage to…

PERIOD DRAMA Available now, Prime Video  Cinematographer-turned-director RaMell Ross’ superb, risk-taking adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel puts us in the shoes of two African-American boys wrongfully locked up in a brutal reform school in 1960s Florida. It does so by adopting a first-person point of view so that we witness the film’s unfolding narrative through the eyes of its protagonists, a device that doesn’t just immerse us in their experiences but makes us viscerally feel them as well. To begin with, our perspective is mostly that of Elwood (Ethan Herisse), a bright teen who has his sights set on gaining admission to a local technical college. But after he innocently hitches a lift in a stolen car, he’s incarcerated in the Nickel Academy (based on the notorious Dozier School), where the…

Rugby Union LIVE! Six Nations BBC1, ITV1 & S4C Who will end the contest on a high? Italy host Ireland, Wales face off against England and France welcome Scotland. Documentary NEW Ancient Greece by Train with Alice Roberts C4, 8pm The professor takes to the rails to explore the sites of Ancient Greek civilisation. Documentary NEW Lady Gaga: Inside the Chaos BBC2, 8.30pm The actor and musician talks to Mark Savage about her new album, Mayhem. Motorsport LIVE! F1: Australian Grand Prix Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports F1, race starts 4am Red Bull’s Max Verstappen begins the defence of his world title in Melbourne. SUBSCRIPTION OFFER: 6 ISSUES FOR £1* Simply visit: www.tvandsatsubs.com/D67K * Terms & conditions: magazinesdirect.com/terms.…

Football LIVE! Women’s Champions League TNT Sports 1, kick-off 5.45pm Real Madrid play host to Arsenal in this evening’s quarter-final first-leg tie. Reality School Swap: UK to USA C4, 8pm As the students from London and Arkansas settle in, the differences between them become more stark. Documentary NEW Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson C4, 9pm The story of two men and the claims they made against the late singer’s estate. Documentary NEW Bradley Walsh: Egypt’s Cosmic Code Sky History, 9pm (box set, Sky Box Sets) Bradley visits the sites of Ancient Egypt to unveil secrets of the civilisation. SUBSCRIPTION OFFER: 6 ISSUES FOR £1* Simply visit: www.tvandsatsubs.com/D67K * Terms & conditions: magazinesdirect.com/terms.…

Drama PREMIERE It Ends with Us Sky Premiere, 11.10m & 8pm Blake Lively stars in this adaption of the bestseller by Colleen Hoover, about a woman trapped in an abusive relationship. Entertainment NEW Comic Relief: Funny for Money BBC1,from 7pm Settle in for a huge night of comedy as Red Nose Day celebrates turning 40. Football LIVE! World Cup Qualifier: England v Albania ITV1, k-o 7.45pm Harry Kane and England get their qualifying campaign under way tonight. OnDemand NEW Happy Face Available today True-crime drama, A woman (played by Annaleigh Ashford) has to come to terms with her father being a serial killer. SUBSCRIPTION OFFER: 6 ISSUES FOR £1* Simply visit: www.tvandsatsubs.com/D67K * Terms & conditions: magazinesdirect.com/terms.…

NEW FACTUAL Billy Monger: The Race is On for Comic Relief Wednesday, 9pm, BBC1 In April 2017, two weeks before his 18th birthday, talented racing driver Billy Monger was injured in a crash at the F4 British Championship at Donington Park and had to have both his legs amputated. Fast forward to last October, and Billy, 25, is crossing the finishing line at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, where he has just broken the record for a double leg amputee. As part of Comic Relief, BBC1 goes behind the scenes during his record-breaking feat, including his year of intensive training. The Ironman course consists of a 2.5-mile swim, a 112-mile cycle and a 26.2-mile run. ‘During training, there were moments where I was in the pool doing length after…

NEW Robert Webb High Hoops Monday-Friday, 6.25pm, CBBC (box set, BBC iPlayer) Born in Lincolnshire, Robert Webb teamed up with David Mitchell for nine series of C4 sitcom Peep Show (inset) from 2003 until 2015. The pair also starred in various sketch shows, including That Mitchell and Webb Look. Webb was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing in 2021 but withdrew after a few weeks, due to a health condition, while other credits include Whitstable Pearl and Death in Paradise. HIS NEW SHOW This week, Webb, 52, plays uptight head teacher Mr Holt in new children’s comedy series High Hoops, which follows accident-prone teen Aoife (Darci Hull), who vows to transform the fortunes of her school basketball team and reinvent herself at the same time. ‘Mr Holt is an aggressive, competitive…

Bono: Stories of Surrender Apple TV+’s documentary, airing from 30 May, will take a look at the U2 frontman’s one-man stage show, as Bono (above) discusses his upbringing, family life and faith, as well as his career and activism, while he also performs some of his hits. Descendants 5 A fifth instalment of Disney+’s fairy-tale follow-up is on its way, which will see Kylie Cantrall (above) return as the Queen of Hearts’ daughter Red, alongside Malia Baker as Cinderella’s daughter Chloe, as the pair face up to the fallout from their recent time-travelling. Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed Tatiana Maslany (above) will star in Apple TV+’s 10-part comic thriller about a mum caught in a web of blackmail and murder, as she becomes embroiled in the competitive world of youth soccer.…

FANTASY The Green Knight Prime Video Dev Patel stars in this Arthurian epic as the king’s nephew Gawain. After beheading the creature of the title and cursing himself to the same fate, Gawain undertakes a journey of self discovery. On a quest to find his own version of knightly honour, he encounters thieves, giants and a talking fox. This is a dense, mysterious film that evades easy interpretation, but stick with it for striking visuals, an ominous tone and Patel’s best performance yet. 2021, 15, 130MIN COMEDY DRAMA My Old Ass Prime Video What would your 18-year-old self ask your 39-year-old self if you had the chance? That’s the dilemma for teenager Maisy Stella who, after taking magic mushrooms, ‘conjures’ up her adult self in the shape of Aubrey Plaza.…

Football LIVE! EFL Cup Final ITV1, Sky Showcase, Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Football, k-o 4.30pm Defending champions Liverpool take on Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium. Cookery NEW The Great Celebrity Bake Off C4, 7.40pm Caroline Waldegrave joins Paul Hollywood to judge the celebrity baking challenge. Thriller NEW Protection ITV1, 9pm (box set, ITVX) Siobhan Finneran stars as a witness-protection officer whose current case is threatened by claims of police corruption. Reality NEW Tempting Fortune C4, 9pm Paddy McGuinness hosts as 12 strangers trek across the Malaysian jungle in a bid to win a cash prize. Continues tomorrow. SUBSCRIPTION OFFER: 6 ISSUES FOR £1* Simply visit: www.tvandsatsubs.com/D67K * Terms & conditions: magazinesdirect.com/terms.…

Crime Drama NEW The Marlow Murder Club U&Drama, 8pm & 9pm (box set, U) Home Counties sleuths Suzie, Becks and Judith are on the case once again after a wealthy groom-to-be is found murdered. Factual NEW Billy Monger: The Race is On for Comic Relief BBC1, 9pm The former racing driver and double amputee takes on an Ironman challenge. Factual NEW The Richard Dimbley Lecture with Sir Gareth Southgate BBC1, 10.40pm Sir Gareth reflects on his experiences. OnDemand NEW Twister: Caught in the Storm Available today The life-changing experiences of a group of students who were trapped inside a tornado. SUBSCRIPTION OFFER: 6 ISSUES FOR £1* Simply visit: www.tvandsatsubs.com/D67K * Terms & conditions: magazinesdirect.com/terms.…

NEW DRAMA The Madame Blanc Mysteries Thursday, 9pm, 5 When Sally Lindsay, the creator and star of The Madame Blanc Mysteries, saw her castmates Sue Holderness and Robin Askwith riding jet skis on their day off from filming, she knew she had to incorporate it into the show. ‘I saw them zipping across the Mediterranean, and I went, “Right, that’s going on the telly,”’ recalls Lindsay. ‘There are no body doubles – that’s really them doing it, and they spent all day filming it. Where else will you see two 70-plus hotties on TV looking that gorgeous? That representation is really important to me.’ The fourth run begins as Judith and Jeremy, played by Holderness and Askwith, discover the body of a businessman in a boat out at sea, with…

The Residence NEW Available: Thursday 20 March Genre: Comedy drama Season: 1 Eps: 8 Her breakthrough role came as jailbird Suzanne ‘Crazy Eyes’ Warren in hit Netflix prison drama Orange Is the New Black. Now, Uzo Aduba is on a mission to put a felon behind bars when she plays an eccentric sleuth investigating foul play at the White House in The Residence, an ambitious new whodunnit from the makers of Grey’s Anatomy and Bridgerton. Aduba stars as detective Cordelia Cupp, who is called to the prestigious Washington residence when a member of the staff is found dead. ‘The show is about a murder mystery that takes place at the White House on the night of a state dinner,’ explains Aduba, who previously played pioneering Black US politician Shirley Chisholm in drama series Mrs. America. ‘It…

Last One Laughing UK NEW Available: Thu 20 March Genre: Comedy Season: 1 Eps: 6 (first four eps from Thu 20 March; eps 5-6 from Thu 27 March) We’re used to comedians making us laugh but what happens when Bob Mortimer, Rob Beckett and Daisy May Cooper are put in a room together and banned from even the slightest giggle? That’s the premise of Prime Video’s six-part show Last One Laughing UK, hosted by Jimmy Carr, in which 10 comedians – also including Joe Lycett, Sara Pascoe, Richard Ayoade, Joe Wilkinson, Lou Sanders, Judi Love and Harriet Kemsley – are brought together to try to make each other laugh. The last one to keep a straight face wins. ‘It’s a very simple but brilliant format,’ says Carr. ‘None of the comedians know who they’re competing against…

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story In ITV1’s factual drama, Ruth Ellis (Lucy Boynton) shoots her abusive lover David Blakely (Laurie Davidson), and solicitor John Bickford (Toby Jones) struggles to convince her to reveal evidence that could save her. Towards Zero BBC1’s adaptation of Agatha Christie’s novel sees the new and ex wives of tennis star Nevile Strange (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) come to stay at the stately home of Lady Tressilian (Anjelica Huston), and a shocking altercation leads to murder. The Bay The return of ITV1’s crime thriller follows family liaison officer Jenn Townsend (Marsha Thomason) as she investigates the death of a young woman whose body is found in a canal, and then the victim’s boyfriend goes missing… The Americas The BBC1 series, narrated by Tom Hanks, looks at…

NEW TRAVELOGUE Ancient Greece by Train with Alice Roberts Saturday, 8pm, C4 From mainland Greece to the Cyclades and the Ionian coast of Turkey, Professor Alice Roberts is taking viewers on a journey into Ancient Greece for her new series. Over five episodes, she reveals how the Ancient Greeks developed art, democracy and philosophy, and the influence it has had on our world as she meets archeologists and historians, and visits ancient sites including the ruins of Delphi. INFLUENTIAL CULTURE Her journey begins in Thessaloníki, where she learns about Alexander the Great and his father Philip II, king of Macedon. ‘The history of Greece flows into the history of Rome and is the underpinning for Western civilisation. I don’t think you can understand our society today if you don’t engage…

Factual NEW Masters of Reinvention U&Yesterday, 8pm (box set, U) Combining old-fashioned DIY skills with modern technology, a team overhaul old inventions to make them fit for purpose. Crime Drama LAST ONE Virdee BBC1, 9pm The Bradford-set drama reaches its thrilling climax, as DCI Harry Virdee (Staz Nair) is faced with an impossible choice. OnDemand NEW The Simpsons Available today The comedy’s 36th season starts with Conan O’Brien asking an AI chatbot to write a season finale. OnDemand NEW Inside New episodes are released daily British YouTubers the Sidemen challenge content creators to take on daily challenges for a huge cash prize. SUBSCRIPTION OFFER: 6 ISSUES FOR £1* Simply visit: www.tvandsatsubs.com/D67K * Terms & conditions: magazinesdirect.com/terms.…

Drama NEW The Madame Blanc Mysteries 5, 9pm Jean and Dom juggle their secretive relationship with a new murder mystery. Drama NEW Gangs of London Sky Atlantic, 9pm (box set, Sky Box Sets) The violence resumes on the streets of the capital, with Elliot now in control - but what has become of Sean Wallace? OnDemand NEW The Residence Available today A murder at the White House leads to everyone being locked down, while a detective tries to solve the mystery. OnDemand NEW Last One Laughing UK Available today Jimmy Carr hosts as comedians including Bob Mortimer and Sara Pascoe try to make their rivals laugh. SUBSCRIPTION OFFER: 6 ISSUES FOR £1* Simply visit: www.tvandsatsubs.com/D67K * Terms & conditions: magazinesdirect.com/terms.…