Innholdsfortegnelse for 12-Apr-25 i TV&Satellite Week

The Residence Genre: Comedy drama Season: 1 Episodes: 8 The White House is the setting for this quirky mystery comedy from Shonda Rhimes’ production company Shondaland. It revolves around idiosyncratic detective Cordelia Cupp (Painkiller’s Uzo Aduba) as she investigates the murder of the residence’s chief usher on the night of an important state dinner. With hundreds of suspects to choose from, Cordelia’s no-nonsense manner and keen observational skills prove invaluable, although her real obsession is birdwatching rather than solving crimes. The strong support cast includes Randall Park and Jane Curtin. 9-1-1 Genre: Crime drama  Season: 8 (part 2)  Episodes: 10 (released weekly) The Los Angeles-set first-responder drama returns with call-centre dispatcher Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) putting her life at risk when she tries to reason with a child abductor over the phone. Happy Face Genre: Drama Season: 1 Episodes: 8  (released weekly)…

NEW FACTUAL Barristers: Fighting for Justice Tue, 10pm, C4 (box set, Channel 4) Enter the intense world of defence lawyers in new C4 series Barristers: Fighting for Justice, which was filmed over four years with rare access to the inner workings of a busy chambers in London’s famous Temple district. The series follows the legal eagles as they represent clients who have been charged with violent offences, from carjacking to murder, while also busting some myths about the role of defence barristers. ‘Sometimes people think that we defend guilty people,’ says Leon-Nathan Lynch, who features in the series. ‘But in reality, our job is to ensure that every person gets a fair trial. We uphold the fundamental principle that everyone is innocent until proven guilty, and I take that seriously.…

Documentary NEW Undercover: The Great Tagging Scandal C4, 9pm Exposé documentary revealing the flaws inside Britain’s biggest tagging company. Documentary NEW Rebuilding Notre-Dame: The Last Chapter BBC2, 9pm Historian Lucy Worsley is granted access to the cathedral as it prepared to reopen. Drama NEW The Feud 5, 9pm Jill Halfpenny and Rupert Penry-Jones star as a couple whose plans for their home cause rifts with the neighbours. Sci-Fi NEW The Last of Us Sky Atlantic, 9pm Five years have passed since series one, and Joel and Ellie have settled into their new lives, but there’s a rift between them. SUBSCRIPTION OFFER: 6 ISSUES FOR £1* Simply visit: www.tvandsatsubs.com/D67K * Terms & conditions: magazinesdirect.com/terms.…

Reality LAST ONE The Apprentice BBC1, 9pm Lord Sugar has put all the candidates through their paces, and now it’s decision time. Who will win the £250k investment? Documentary NEW Love My Face C4, 10pm & 11.05pm (box set, C4) Disability campaigner Jono Lancaster (above) offers advice and support to a group of people with facial differences. OnDemand NEW Ransom Canyon Available today Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly star in this Western drama about three families fighting for their land and legacy. OnDemand NEW Leverage: Redemption Available today The spin-off heist drama returns for a third season with more high-stakes missions. Stars Gina Bellman. SUBSCRIPTION OFFER: 6 ISSUES FOR £1* Simply visit: www.tvandsatsubs.com/D67K * Terms & conditions: magazinesdirect.com/terms.…

Jim Howick The Great Celebrity Bake Off Sunday, 7.40pm, C4 Born in Chichester in 1979, Jim Howick played Gerard, Mark’s love rival, in Peep Show and appeared in several series of Horrible Histories as various characters. Between 2019-23, he starred as scout leader Pat, who had an arrow through his neck, in BBC1 comedy Ghosts, and has also had roles in Sex Education, Yonderland, The Change, Here We Go and 3 Body Problem. HIS NEW APPEARANCE This week, Howick joins model Ellie Goldstein, comedianJamali Maddix and veteran TV presenter Gloria Hunniford as they try to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Lady Caroline Waldegrave with their cooking skills in the famous Bake Off tent. And Howick admits he’s been secretly getting advice from his mother-in-law, who runs a tea shop. ‘I…

Government Cheese NEW Available: Wednesday 16 April Genre: Comedy Season: 1 Episodes 10 (first four episodes from 6 April, then weekly) A former jailbird faces setbacks as he tries to turn around his family’s fortunes in Apple TV+’s offbeat comedy Government Cheese. The 10-part series is set in California’s San Fernando Valley in 1969 and begins as resourceful Hampton Chambers, played by Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ David Oyelowo, is in prison for theft. After he gets out, having found religion, Hampton is eager to reunite with frustrated wife Astoria (Simone Missick) and their sons – laid-back brainbox Einstein (Evan Ellison) and rebellious Harrison (Jahi Di’Allo Winston) – but they have a mixed reaction to his return. Meanwhile, he also discovers that he has inadvertently landed himself in debt to gangsters during his time in jail. Hampton then…

In the Mind of a Criminal Monday 14 April The second season of the Danish crime docuseries in which police investigator Sebastian Richelsen delves into some of the most notorious cases in the country’s recent history. Smile 2 Tuesday 15 April Supernatural horror sequel. As a young pop star (Naomi Scott) prepares to launch her comeback tour after a battle with substance abuse and a devastating car accident, she begins to experience a series of increasingly disturbing events. See review, p24. The Diamond Heist Wednesday 16 April Produced by Guy Ritchie, this docuseries recounts the attempted heist of the Millennium Star diamond in November 2000. The story is told from the point of view of the criminals who carried out the failed raid and members of the Flying Squad who…

ACTION ADVENTURE Friday, 11.50am & 8pm, Sky Premiere Only Independence Day took more at the box office than the original Twister in 1996, and yet it’s taken 28 years to work up a second wind. Thankfully, it was worth the wait, its swirl of large-scale spectacle, likeable characters and heartfelt sentiment excusing a plot that’s really just a washing line on which to peg set-pieces. It opens with a terrific suspense sequence in which a group of Oklahoma storm-chasers – led by the intuitive Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones) – lose their tornado and catastrophe ensues… Cut to five years later and Kate is now tracking weather patterns from behind a desk. Then Javi (Anthony Ramos), from her old crew, re-enters her life, pleading that she join his new team to face…

Comedy PREMIERE Greedy People Sky Premiere, 12.15pm & 8pm Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Himesh Patel play police officers who get caught up in a contract killing, in this crime comedy. Football LIVE! Premier League TNT Sports & Sky Sports Man City v Crystal Palace (TNT Sports 1, k-o 12,30pm), followed by Arsenal v Brentford (Sky Sports, k-o 5.30pm). Sci-Fi NEW Doctor Who BBC1, 6.50pm Traditional Saturday nights are back, with the return of the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and a new companion to get to know. Comedy NEW Morecambe and Wise: The Unseen Tapes 5, 9.15pm We’re treated to some rare footage of Britain’s much-loved comedy double act.…

Documentary NEW Titanic: The Digital Resurrection National Geographic, 8pm Experts use cutting-edge tech to create the first high-resolution twin of the wreck. Factual NEW Springtime on the Farm 5, 8pm Helen Skelton, JB Gill and Jules Hudson (above) are at Cannon Hall Farm in South Yorkshire to experience the joys of spring. Factual NEW Barristers: Fighting for Justice C4, 10pm (box set, C4 streaming) Cameras follow the intense work of some of Britain’s top defence barristers. OnDemand LIVE! Champions League Kick-off 8pm A place in the semi-finals is at stake, as Aston Villa play PSG in tonight’s quarter-final second leg. SUBSCRIPTION OFFER: 6 ISSUES FOR £1* Simply visit: www.tvandsatsubs.com/D67K * Terms & conditions: magazinesdirect.com/terms.…

Documentary NEW Gareth Malone’s Messiah BBC1, 10.45am (box set, BBC iPlayer) Choirmaster Gareth Malone does what he does best - put together a choir from scratch to perform Handel’s Messiah. Action Adventure PREMIERE Twisters Sky Premiere, 11.50am & 8pm You’ll need to hold on tight for this mile-a-minute tornado drama starring Glen Powell, which is perfect for movie night. OnDemand NEW The Not Very Grand Tour Available today James May and Richard Hammond take a look back at some of their high-speed Grand Tour adventures. OnDemand NEW Teacup Available today An unseen and deadly threat is nearing the remote ranch where a group of people are sheltering, in this sci-fi thriller.…

The Stolen Girl NEW Available: Wednesday 16 April Genre: Thriller Season: 1 Episodes: 5 An innocent play date turns into every parent’s worst nightmare in gripping psychological thriller The Stolen Girl, which explores the terrifying abduction of a nine-year-old. Adapted from Alex Dahl’s novel Playdate, the five-part drama follows private-jet cabin manager and mother of two Elisa Blix (Denise Gough), whose high-flying life comes crashing down when her daughter, Lucia, begs for a sleepover at her new best friend Josie’s house. Josie’s charming mum, Rebecca Walsh (Holliday Grainger), appears trustworthy and reassuring when Elisa drops off Lucia’s overnight bag at her stunning home in the Cheshire suburbs. But the next day, Elisa can’t get through to Rebecca’s phone, and when she races to the house, she discovers it’s a rental property and there’s no trace of…

Teacup NEW Available: Good Friday Genre: Horror Season: 1 Episodes: 8 (first four episodes from Good Friday, then weekly) Yvonne Strahovski returns to our screens next month as on-the-run mother Serena in the final season of The Handmaid’s Tale – but before then, she faces another high-stakes situation in the horror series Teacup. Set in the Deep South, the eight-parter follows Maggie (Strahovski), her cheating husband James (Grey’s Anatomy’s Scott Speedman), and their two children, Meryl (Emilie Bierre) and Arlo (Caleb Dolden), as they battle a terrifying entity that threatens their ranching community. ‘Things are not great when we meet Maggie and James – their marriage is on the rocks,’ explains Strahovski. ‘It already feels very tense and dangerous, and that really adds to all the chaos as it builds.’ The first signs that things are…

FANTASY ROMANCE All of Us Strangers Disney+ 5 Part romance, part fantasy, part thriller, and more besides, this film is a testament to the power of love. It follows Andrew Scott in his London high-rise where a relationship with mysterious Paul Mescal slowly takes shape, and back in his childhood home with his parents (Claire Foy and Jamie Bell) who died when he was a child. Both strands are equally compelling and the restrained Scott and the magnetic Mescal do this haunting movie full justice. 2023, 15, 106MIN FANTASY COMEDY Love and Monsters Netflix Set after an apocalypse that’s turned Earth’s cold-blooded creatures into giant mutants, it centres on Josh, who, tired of life in a bunker, treks 85 miles to a reunion with the girlfriend he last saw seven…

Drama PREMIERE Touch Sky Premiere, 6.30am & 11.50pm Icelandic romantic drama following the journey of a man searching for his first love who disappeared 50 years ago. Rowing LIVE! The Boat Races BBC1, coverage from 12.20pm The university boat race between Oxford and Cambridge. Last year, Cambridge won both the men’s and women’s races. Football LIVE! Premier League Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Premier League Coverage of Liverpool v West Ham (k-o 2pm) and Newcastle v Man Utd (4.30pm). Entertainment NEW The Piano C4, 9pm The search for music talent returns, with Claudia Winkleman, Mika and new judge Jon Batiste at London’s Liverpool Street.…

Comedy Drama NEW Just Act Normal BBC3, 9pm & 9.35pm (box set, iPlayer) Three siblings try to hide the fact that their mother has left them to fend for themselves, in this darkly comic drama. Documentary NEW Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story Sky Arts, 9pm Looking back at the music career of the frontwoman of ska group, the Selecter. OnDemand NEW Stolen Girl Available today Denise Gough stars as a mother whose young daughter is abducted while at a sleepover at a friend’s house. OnDemand NEW Government Cheese Available today Comedy starring David Oyelowo as an ex-con whose plans to turn around his family’s fortunes go amiss. SUBSCRIPTION OFFER: 6 ISSUES FOR £1* Simply visit: www.tvandsatsubs.com/D67K * Terms & conditions: magazinesdirect.com/terms.…

Here’s an early look at BBC1’s factual drama The Bombing of Pan Am 103, which examines the aftermath of the 1988 terror attack that saw a flight from London to New York explode over Lockerbie in Scotland, leaving 270 people dead. The six-part series, airing later this year, centres on the Scottish and American investigators who painstakingly attempted to piece together what happened and then bring those responsible to justice. Meanwhile, it also highlights the traumatic impact that the bombing had on Lockerbie itself, and those who lost their relatives. Connor Swindells stars as DS Ed McCusker, while Peter Mullan is DCS John Orr, Patrick J. Adams is FBI agent Dick Marquise and Merritt Wever is his colleague Kathryn Turman, who worked with the victims’ families. TOP SUPPORT Tony Curran…