Innholdsfortegnelse for 3-May-25 i TV&Satellite Week

NEW COMEDY DRAMA Poker Face Thursday, 9pm, 10pm & 11pm, Sky Max & Sky Showcase When crime caper Poker Face hit our screens in 2023, the playful ‘howdunnit’ was an immediate hit. Now, Natasha Lyonne is back with a second star-studded season of the murder-mystery series inspired by classic TV sleuthing shows Columbo and Murder, She Wrote. As Season 2 opens, quirky former casino worker Charlie Cale (Lyonne) is on the run from crime boss Beatrix Hasp (Rhea Perlman) after refusing to let the gangster utilise her uncanny lie-detecting abilities. With the Mob on her tail, Charlie encounters a fresh array of colourful characters as she travels across the US in her Plymouth Barracuda. ‘Charlie is ultimately an optimist, but in Season 2, she is now a lone wolf,’ says…

NEW DRAMA The Handmaid’s Tale Saturday, 9pm, C4; & Prime Video Blessed day! After an almost three-year hiatus, award-winning drama The Handmaid’s Tale returns for a sixth and final season – and former handmaid June Osborne is laser-focused on rescuing her daughter, Hannah, and bringing Gilead to its knees. The new 10-part run – airing weekly on C4 and Prime Video – picks up minutes after the Season 5 finale, with June (Elisabeth Moss) running into her adversary, Serena Joy Waterford (Yvonne Strahovski), on board a train full of refugees heading out of Toronto. Serena prays for a safe haven for her baby boy, Noah, while June is now separated again from her husband, Luke (O-T Fagbenle), and is nursing broken bones and bruises following a targeted hit-and-run. But when Serena’s…

SCI-FI Doctor Who Saturday, 7.10pm, BBC1 From battling alien cosplayers to coming face to face with the god of death, Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) experienced many life-changing moments during her tenure in the TARDIS. After finally tracking down her birth parents in last year’s finale, foundling Ruby decided to give up travelling with the Doctor in order to spend some time getting to know her folks. But as she returns in this week’s episode, Lucky Day, it’s clear that adjusting to life back on Earth has not been straightforward. As well as reconnecting with both her birth parents and her adoptive family, there’s been another big change in Ruby’s life since we last saw her – she now has a boyfriend, Conrad Clark, played by World on Fire actor Jonah Hauer-King.…

Your Friends & Neighbours Genre: Drama Season: 1 Episodes: 9 (released weekly) Mad Men’s Jon Hamm (left) gives a typically smooth performance in a stylish satire as Andrew ‘Coop’ Cooper, who has it all until he doesn’t. Divorced, after his wife (Amanda Peet) has an affair with his best friend, Coop is then fired from his job as a hedge-fund manager. Unemployable and with alimony to pay and two teenage children to support, Coop starts stealing expensive items from his wealthy neighbours in their exclusive New York suburb and in the process discovers their secrets. Good American Family Genre: Drama Season: 1 Episodes: 8 (released weekly) Grey’s Anatomy’s Ellen Pompeo (right) stars in the astonishing true story of a couple who adopt a seven-year-old girl with dwarfism, only to come to believe she is a dangerous adult. G20…

Andor Available: Wednesday 7 May Genre: Sci-fi Season: 2 Episodes: 7-9 As events in Andor move on a year in this week’s three new episodes, a huge battle begins on Ghorman, where the Empire is secretly digging for the all-important mineral calcite, which will power the Death Star but which will also bring destruction to the planet. By now, the ever-more suspicious inhabitants have had enough of the Empire’s suppression and use of Ghorman’s resources. But a big march on the capital’s memorial plaza is met by force when Imperial security guards, stormtroopers and battle droids lie in wait… TECH KNOWLEDGE Taking part in this epic battle for Ghorman is the Imperial droid K-2SO, who appeared in 2016 movie Rogue One. From the film, Star Wars fans will know that K-2SO was reprogrammed by the Rebel Alliance to…

Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld Sunday 4 May The third instalment of the animated Tales of the… anthology series focuses on two iconic villains in the Star Wars galaxy. Former assassin and bounty hunter Asajj Ventress is given a new chance at life and must go on the run with an unexpected ally, while outlaw Cad Bane confronts an old friend who is now a marshal. Britain and the Blitz Holiday Monday Documentary about Britain during the darkest days of World War Two. The film features restored archival footage and first-hand accounts from those who lived through the devastating German bombing campaign, which lasted from September 1940 to May 1941. SpongeBob SquarePants Holiday Monday The 15th series of the animated children’s series about SpongeBob SquarePants, who lives in a…

MOVIE OF THE WEEK ACTION THRILLER Available now, Netflix Welsh writer-director Gareth Evans, maker of cult actioner The Raid and its sequel as well as being co-creator of Gangs of London, unleashes another round of action-movie mayhem with this bruising crime thriller starring Tom Hardy as a dirty cop trying to do the right thing in the midst of a drug war that has broken out in a nameless American city, which has seen better days (shooting actually took place in Cardiff). He’s up against trigger-happy Triad gangs and a crooked politician (Forest Whitaker), plus an even dirtier fellow cop (Timothy Olyphant) and his murderous police sidekicks, all after a couple (Quelin Sepulveda and Justin Cornwell) who have been set up as the instigators of this all-out gang war. It’s…

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LIVE! Factual VE Day 80: The Nation Pays Tribute BBC1, 10.30am Live coverage of the military procession and spectacular flypast over London. NEW Reality Narrow Escapes C4, 4pm Following some of the people who have made their homes on Britain’s canal network. Continues all week. NEW Entertainment Silence Is Golden U&Dave, 9pm (box set, U) Dermot O’Leary hosts this game show in which a studio audience attempts to stay silent and win a share of £250,000. NEW OnDemand Harry Wild Available today Jane Seymour is back as the professor-turned-PI for a fourth season of the Irish-set murder mystery drama.…

LIVE! Entertainment VE Day 80: A Celebration to Remember BBC1, 8pm Coverage of the celebratory concert, where performers include Fleur East. NEW Drama Marie Antoinette BBC2, 9pm (box set, BBC iPlayer) Return of the historical drama. King Louis and Marie Antoinette show the French people their mercy and compassion. NEW Comedy Drama Poker Face Sky Showcase & Sky Max, from 9pm Natasha Lyonne returns as Charlie, the quirky casino waitress with an uncanny ability to spot a lie, who is on the run. NEW OnDemand Octopus! Available today Phoebe Waller-Bridge narrates this documentary on one of the world’s most mysterious and smartest creatures.…

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NEW TRAVELOGUE Long Way Home From Friday 9 May, Apple TV+ (first two episodes from Friday 9 May, then weekly) Unbelievably, it has been more than 20 years since Star Wars and Trainspotting actor Ewan McGregor and his best friend Charley Boorman got on their motorcycles to ride from London to New York for their travelogue series Long Way Round. This week, the chums, who met while filming 1997 romantic drama The Serpent’s Kiss, are getting back on their bikes for a fourth instalment of their travel series: a 10,000-mile road trip across Europe, from McGregor’s house in Perthshire, Scotland, to Boorman’s home in Surrey, England – the long, scenic route! ‘Instead of being these slightly hipster guys, we ended up being rain guys’CHARLEY BOORMAN Over two months and 10…

Anne Robinson NEW You Be the Judge: Crime & Punishment Tuesday, 9pm, 5 Former tabloid journalist Anne Robinson hosted BBC1’s Points of View for many years and also presented consumer-affairs show Watchdog between1993 and 2015. She is best known as the original ‘Queen of Mean’ quizmaster in Weakest Link (inset), and briefly hosted C4’s Countdown. HER NEW SHOW This week, Robinson presents a one-off documentary that re-creates the sentence hearings of four real criminal cases, including a man who punched a stranger to death in the street and aJust Stop Oil protester who caused traffic chaos. The details of the cases are relayed to groups of retired judges, former police officers, ex-prisoners and victims’ families so they can decide on the sentence. Viewers can also make up their own minds…

The Last Mrs. Parrish Jennifer Lopez (above) is set to star in Netflix’s adaptation of Liv Constantine’s novel about a con artist who attempts to scam a rich couple by making friends with the wife and trying to embark on an affair with the husband and eventually marry him. House of David The biblical drama will return for a second season on Prime Video, which will continue to follow young shepherd David (Michael Iskander, above), who faces new challenges as he takes on his destined role of King of Israel. Heartstopper Netflix’s romantic drama, exploring the love story between teens Nick and Charlie (Kit Connor and Joe Locke, both pictured), will conclude with a feature film based on Alice Oseman’s graphic novels as the duo tackle the complications of a…

DRAMA CODA streaming channel This bawdy, heart-warming, coming-of-age Oscar winner is a certified crowd-pleaser. As a ‘Child of Deaf Adults’, aspiring singer Ruby (a superb Emilia Jones) pinballs between school and the family fishing business that needs her to deal with the hearing world. Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur are great as Ruby’s tough yet tender parents. But this is Jones’ movie, her performance propelled by Ruby’s stubborn energy and soulful tunes. 2021, 15, 111MIN FAMILY MYSTERY Enola Holmes Netflix Enola Holmes (a zesty Millie Bobby Brown), the great detective’s spirited teenage sister, proves her brother’s equal in this highly enjoyably yarn. Why did her unconventional mother (Helena Bonham Carter) disappear on Enola’s 16th birthday? Giving the slip to her aloof brothers Sherlock (Henry Cavill) and Mycroft (Sam Claflin), who…

LIVE! Football Premier League TNT Sports & Sky Sports Aston Villa, who are hoping to secure a place in Europe next season, take on Fulham, and Arsenal face Bournemouth. Sci-Fi Doctor Who BBC1, 7.10pm Former companion, Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson), makes a surprise appearance tonight, adjusting to life back on Earth. NEW Drama The Handmaid’s Tale C4, 9pm & Prime Video We’ve had to wait over two years but we finally learn what June and Serena’s fates will be as their train heads to Alaska. NEW Drama Families Like Ours BBC4, 9pm & 9.50pm (box set, iPlayer) Danish drama set in the near future, where rising sea levels force evacuation, changing lives and dividing families.…

NEW Comedy Dad’s Army at the BBC BBC2, 7.30pm Toby Jones, who played Captain Mainwaring in the 2016 film adaptation, narrates a selection of classic clips. Factual Who Do You Think You Are? BBC1, 9pm Ross Kemp reveals some of his family’s stories, including his great-grandfather, Pop, who served as a merchant marine. Factual David Hockney: A Life in Art BBC4, 10pm Britain’s most popular living artist talks to Katie Razzell about his life and career. LIVE! OnDemand Champions League Kick-off 8pm The semi-final second leg between Inter Milan and Barcelona, staged at the San Siro.…

PREMIERE Horror Speak No Evil Sky Premiere, 12.05pm & 8pm James McAvoy stars in this horror in which an American couple are invited to stay at a remote farmhouse in Cornwall. NEW OnDemand Nonnas Available today Inspired by a true story, Vince Vaughn is Joe, who opens a restaurant in memory of his mother, with some Italian nonnas. NEW OnDemand Long Way Home Available today Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman set off on a 10,000-mile trip through Europe on vintage bikes. NEW OnDemand Monster Summer Available today Mel Gibson stars in this fun Stranger Things-eque adventure as a retired cop fighting to save his town.…

More intrigue awaits as BBC1’s crime drama The Gold returns for a second series later this year. The six-parter is inspired once more by the real-life fallout from the 1983 Brink’s-Mat robbery, in which thieves stole £26 million of gold bullion from a warehouse near Heathrow. It sees Hugh Bonneville reprise his role as dogged cop Brian Boyce, who continues to lead the hunt for the robbers and the missing loot along with colleagues Tony Brightwell (Emun Elliott) and Nicki Jennings (Charlotte Spencer). A MANHUNT ENSUES The last run ended with some of those involved in the crime being brought to justice, but the police realised that half the gold remained missing. The cops are now engaged in a fresh manhunt, in which they sift through the murky world of…

NEW DRAMA Marie Antoinette Thursday, 9pm, BBC2 (box set, BBC iPlayer) The Palace of Versailles welcomes viewers back to its lavish but treacherous court this week as we rejoin Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI for a second run of period drama Marie Antoinette. And, surprisingly, as we catch up with the last-ever monarchs of France in 1783, we discover they are enjoying a harmonious period in their reign. ‘Marie Antoinette is definitely not the teenager she was,’ says Emilia Schüle, who plays her. ‘She’s a mother, she’s a dedicated queen, she’s quite popular. Her reign is at its peak. But it’s not easy at Versailles – there are many, many forces working against her.’ CHALLENGING TIMES In the first episode, France is in the grip of the coldest winter…

Nonnas NEW Available: Friday 9 May Genre: One-off comedy Vince Vaughn and a host of Italian-American stars cook up a storm when a grief-stricken entrepreneur opens a restaurant staffed by grandmas – or ‘nonnas’ – in a warm-hearted Netflix comedy. The film is inspired by the true story of New Yorker Jody ‘Joe’ Scaravella, who quit his dead-end job to start an Italian restaurant on Staten Island after the death of his beloved mother. To honour her memory, he opens Enoteca Maria with money from his mother’s inheritance – and to make sure the food is authentic, he decides only to employ grandmothers in his kitchen. ‘I really enjoyed the connection of food and family,’ explains Vaughn, 55. ‘It’s about the idea that love and culture are passed down through food and…

NEW Forever Available: Thursday 8 May Genre: Drama Season: 1 Episodes: 8 Judy Blume’s acclaimed 1975 novel Forever… told the story of a young couple’s first serious relationship – and 50 years on, the bestseller has now been reimagined into a series for modern times. Set in Los Angeles in 2018, it stars Lovie Simone and Michael Cooper Jr. as track athlete Keisha Clark and basketball prodigy Justin Edwards – two childhood friends who are reunited as teens. The youngsters fall head over heels in love, but must navigate not only their fledgling romance but also what a committed relationship means for their college studies and future lives. ‘It covers all the questions everyone has to sort through – your first kiss, the first time you say, “I love you.” The story resonated in 1975 and…

I, Jack Wright After the death of patriarch Jack (Trevor Eve) in U&Alibi’s thriller, his family are shocked that most of them have been left very little in his will. But there are further twists as it seems he may have been killed… Race Across the World The first leg gets under way in China as the BBC1 competition returns. Brothers Brian and Melvyn take a detour to marvel at a Buddhist grotto, but working at a busy restaurant brings a reality check. United States of Birmingham Joe Lycett’s series on Sky sees the Brummie comic travelling around various Birminghams across North America, starting in New Jersey, where the residents are pleased but baffled to meet him. Who Do You Think You Are? The new run of BBC1’s genealogy series…

NEW FACTUAL Dead Man Walking: Dan Walker on Death Row Wednesday, 9pm, 5 The death penalty was abolished in the UK almost 60 years ago, but even now it remains a hot topic, with polls showing many people would support capital punishment in some murder cases. Now, for a one-off documentary, Dan Walker heads to Huntsville in Texas – the ‘execution capital of the world’, where nearly 600 convicted criminals have met their deaths since 1982 – to talk to those on both sides of the debate. FACE TO FACE ‘Capital punishment is such an important topic and rather than judging from 5,000 miles away, I wanted to get a better understanding of it up close,’ says Walker. ‘In Huntsville, you see how ingrained the death penalty is in the…

LIVE SNOOKER Sunday-Holiday Monday, BBC1, BBC2, BBC iPlayer, TNT Sports 1 & TNT Sports 3 After a fortnight of top-class action from the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, the last two men standing will play out a best-of-35-frames match over the course of four sessions before the new snooker world champion is crowned on Holiday Monday evening. One man who knows all about the pressure of a Crucible final is BBC commentator Steve Davis, who won six titles in the 1980s. We caught up with the ‘Nugget’, 67, for an exclusive chat… How tense will the players be on the morning of the final? In a way, playing the final is the easy bit. It’s the early rounds that are difficult, because you’re waiting around in-between matches and starting early in the…

LIVE! Snooker World Championship BBC1 & BBC2, from 1pm & TNT Sports 3, from 12.45pm Coverage of the final from the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Continues tomorrow. Factual Antiques Roadshow BBC1, 8pm Fiona Bruce presents a special edition filmed in Berlin and Bletchley Park, featuring interviews from war veterans. NEW Drama Malpractice ITV1, 9pm (box set, ITVX) As the medical drama returns for a second series, a psychiatric consultant is investigated after the death of a patient. NEW OnDemand Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld Available today Spin-off focusing on two villains-bounty hunter Asajj Ventress and outlaw Cad Bane.…

LIVE! Football Champions League TNT Sports 1, kick-off 8pm The last remaining Premier League club in the competition, Arsenal take on PSG in tonight’s semi-final second-leg match. Factual The Repair Shop BBC1, 8pm In a VE Day 80 special, the team take care of four special items, including an RAF cap and a nurse’s autograph book. Reality Race Across the World BBC1, 9pm As the race from China to India hots up, the five couples make their way to the next checkpoint - the city of Shangri-La. NEW Documentary Dead Man Walking: Dan Walker on Death Row 5, 9pm The presenter investigates the truth about capital punishment in the US.…