Innholdsfortegnelse for 21-Jun-25 i TV&Satellite Week

‘When she faces that sort of adversity, it ignites something in her’JURNEE SMOLLETT NEW THRILLER Smoke From Fri 27 June, Apple TV+ (first two eps from 27 June, then weekly) The true story of a serial arsonist who ran amok in California in the 80s and 90s is the inspiration for Apple TV+’s slick new drama Smoke, created by Gone Baby Gone writer Dennis Lehane. Having quit firefighting, Dave Gudsen (Rocketman’s Taron Egerton) is now an arson investigator in America’s Pacific Northwest. While Dave presents a confident exterior, he’s haunted by nightmares of being trapped in a burning house while on a call-out, but has found comfort in writing about his former cases. Dave’s skills are called upon when two arsonists start to terrorise the local area – one nicknamed…

Will John murder love rival Robert? John is seething that Aaron’s first husband Robert is back in the village, especially as Robert has made no secret of the fact he still has deep feelings for his ex. Wanting rid of his love rival – who is also his half-brother – he persuades Caleb to end Robert’s trial employment at the depot, and also urges Victoria, who’s been accidentally hit by Robert, to report their relative for assault. Victoria, who is worried about Robert’s mental state, has no intention of dobbing him in to the police, but as Robert stays put and makes his presence felt, John soon has an opportunity to see him off… for good. It happens when despondent Robert arranges a hook-up in a bid to distract himself from…

LAST ONE DRAMA The Gold Sunday & Monday, 9pm, BBC1 Ever since DI Tony Lundy joined the Brink’s-Mat investigation in BBC1 drama The Gold, the tenacious cop has proved his worth with his single-minded – albeit maverick – approach to tracking down villains. But can he help tie up the case as the series concludes? After surviving an inquiry into allegations of corruption, viewers have seen DI Lundy (Stephen Campbell Moore), who is inspired by a real-life detective, being assigned to the task force led by DCI Brian Boyce (Hugh Bonneville), and earning a grudging respect from his new boss. ‘Lundy [in the drama] sees himself as a hero trying to get the villain. He operates outside the system and has his own way of doing things because he doesn’t…

The Bear Available: Thursday 26 June Genre: Drama Season: 4 Episodes: 10 Hungry for more kitchen chaos? Yes, Chef! High-pressure, Chicago-set drama The Bear returns for a flavourful fourth season, which is piping hot with simmering tension as the crew fights to keep the restaurant open. In the aftermath of the Chicago Tribune review, fiery head chef Carmen ‘Carmy’ Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) is battling with dwindling finances while chasing Michelinstar excellence at his late brother’s beloved sandwich shop turned gourmet restaurant. FEELING THE HEAT As Uncle Jimmy (Oliver Platt) presents a ticking clock showing how much money is left, can staff including talented chef de cuisine Sydney ‘Syd’ Adamu (Ayo Edebiri) and hot-tempered manager Richard ‘Richie’ Jerimovich (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) step up to the plate before The Bear closes its doors for good? Or will a last-minute…

LORD’S, 2011 The opening match was the 2,000th Test in the history of cricket and the 100th Test between England and India. The highlight was Kevin Pietersen’s undefeated double century in the first innings as England took the honours, going on to win the series with a 4-0 whitewash. THE OVAL, 2018 England won the series 4-1, finishing off with victory at The Oval where Alastair Cook scored a second-innings 147 in a player-of-the-match performance as he brought down the curtain on a Test career that saw him make over 12,000 runs in 161 appearances. EDGBASTON, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the 2021 series, which was belatedly settled by a one-off Test in July 2022. India went into the match leading 2-1, only for centuries from Joe Root…

ACROSS 1 Classic ITV police drama that ended in 2010 (3,4) 3 Singing sister of Donny Osmond (5) 8 ---------the Great, period TV drama starring Dame Helen Mirren andJason Clarke (9) 9 See picture clue: ------Rice, presented C4’s Treasure Hunt (6) 12 2013 Sia hit, -------Heart (7) 14 1988 movie starring Phil Collins as a Great Train Robber (6) 15 Bo’ -------!, Leigh Francis’ sketch show shown on C4 (7) 19 Model, ---Herzigová (3) 20 Spielberg war film released in1998, Saving -------Ryan (7) 21 Ex-Pussycat Dolls singer, ------Scherzinger (6) 22 Children’s TV series featuring Bungle, Zippy and George (7) 25 Jennifer Garner’s role in spy drama Alias, ------Bristow (6) 28 Calling ---------of Interplanetary Craft, 1977 Carpenters hit (9) 29 1989-2006 BBC children’s series set in Newcastle, -----Grove (5) 30 English comedian married…

NEW THRILLER Squid Game From Friday 27 June, Netflix The stage is set as the ultimate chapter of Korean dystopian drama Squid Game lands on Netflix this week for a thrilling third and final season – and it’s all to play for… The brainchild of writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk, the vivid hellscape where debt-ridden contestants play life-or-death children’s games in the hope of winning an enormous cash prize became a global sensation when it debuted in 2021, with 1.65 billion viewing hours in its first 28 days. Now, Dong-hyuk hopes fans will embrace the concluding six episodes in his gripping survival saga about man’s inhumanity to man with the same enthusiasm as they have in the past. GOING GLOBAL ‘I have poured over six years of my life into…

DRAMA Outrageous Thursday, 9pm, U&Drama The repercussions of Diana Mitford’s decision to leave her husband for fascist leader Oswald Mosley (Joshua Sasse) continue to be felt this week in Outrageous. After Oswald finds himself in the headlines once again when his wife dies, he’s determined not to be seen in public with Diana (Joanna Vanderham) to avoid a scandal that could scupper his political ambitions. But while he’s busy planning to capitalise on Adolf Hitler’s rising popularity in Germany, Diana is left wondering if their relationship is over before it’s begun. FATAL ATTRACTION ‘There’s a huge amount of chemistry between Oswald and Diana – that was definitely part of the attraction between them,’ says Sasse, 37. ‘He completed a lot of what had been missing in Diana’s life, which was direction…

Murderer Behind the Mask NEW Available: Sat 21June Genre: Documentary Season: 1 Episodes: 2 When 36-year-old Elaine O’Hara vanished from her Dublin home in 2012, it was thought she’d taken her own life. She suffered with depression and had just come out of a hospital stay following a mental-health episode. But the truth was far sinister, as Prime Video’s two-part true-crime docuseries Murderer Behind the Mask reveals. Thirteen months after her disappearance, O’Hara’s body was found by a dog walker in the Dublin Mountains. A murder inquiry was launched, but with no witnesses or DNA evidence, the case seemed an impossible one to crack – until someone came forward claiming that O’Hara was in a sadomasochistic relationship with an architect who was married with children. Painstaking detective work led Gardai to the door of architect and married…

Filming is under way on C4 drama Pierre, which follows a charismatic lawyer as he makes a chilling discovery while looking into a client’s death. The six-part series stars David Harewood as Pierre Jeffreys, who works as a duty solicitor in west London but is struggling due to his tricky finances and troubled personal life. Events soon take an even more unsettling turn when he is given a case involving a young Black man, Michael (Ezrae Maye), who dies in suspicious circumstances. The police are keen to present Michael as a criminal, but when Pierre puts everything on the line to get to the truth, he realises that institutional corruption is at the heart of the investigation… SUPPORTING CAST Michele Austin co-stars as Charlotte Manners, the joint managing partner at…

NEW DRAMA The Gilded Age Monday, 9pm, Sky Atlantic & Sky Showcase After her acclaimed performance as divorced lawyer Laurie in the recent season of The White Lotus, Carrie Coon is back for more bitter tensions and scandalous intrigue in the third run of Sky Atlantic’s period drama The Gilded Age. Penned by Lord Julian Fellowes and Sonja Warfield, the eight-part series, set amid Manhattan’s elite in the 1880s, finds New York City’s wealthiest citizens, including nouveau-riche railroad magnate George Russell (Morgan Spector) and ambitious wife Bertha (Coon), battling to maintain their place in the social strata. As ruthless George tries to extend the rail network, he clashes with real-life tycoon JP Morgan (Sirens’ Bill Camp), and undertakes huge risks. And although the spectre of divorce casts a shadow for…

NEW Renegade Nell From Sunday 22 June, ITVX Written by Sally Wainwright and set in1705, this eight-part fantasy-action series follows highwaywoman NellJackson (Derry Girls’ Louisa Harland, left), who is given extraordinary powers by a fairy-like creature named Billy Blind (Nick Mohammed). But with the devious Earl of Poynton (Adrian Lester) hot on her heels, Nell realises her destiny is much greater than robbing the rich when she becomes embroiled in a mystical plot that leads all the way to the Queen of England… ● Previously shown on Disney+ Isle of Wight Festival Saturday & Sunday, from 7pm, Sky Arts, Sky Mix & Sky Showcase As the music festival concludes, Sky brings us coverage of headliners Stereophonics (right) andJustin Timberlake, plus appearances on the main stage from The Script, Paul Heaton and…

Countdown NEW Available: Wednesday 25 June Genre: Thriller Season: 1 Episodes: 13 (first three eps from 25 June, then weekly) There’s a race against the clock to avert a terrorist threat in action-packed thriller series Countdown, starring The Boys actor Jensen Ackles. He plays maverick LAPD detective Mark Meachum, who is undercover in a prison when he is recruited to join a secret task force by Special Agent Nathan Blythe (Grey’s Anatomy star Eric Dane). Assembled in the wake of the murder of a Department of Homeland Security officer, the crack team is made up of experts from diverse areas of law enforcement, each with their own special skills. FBI Academy graduate Evan Shepherd (Violett Beane) is a tech whizz; Luke Finau (Uli Latukefu) works in the LAPD’s gangs-and-narcotics division; FBI agent Keyonte Bell (Elliot Knight) is…

NEW FACTUAL Surviving the Tunisia Beach Attack Available now, Prime Video This week on Thursday 26 June, it will be 10 years since 38 holidaymakers were shot dead in a horrifying terror attack at a popular beach resort in Tunisia. Shortly before noon that day, a lone gunman carrying an assault rifle hidden inside a parasol headed to the beach in front of Port El Kantaoui’s Imperial Marhaba Hotel and began a 40-minute massacre before being shot dead by police. Now, a new 90-minute Prime Video documentary, Surviving the Tunisia Beach Attack, hears from traumatised survivors, including Krystal, who was just 17 at the time and holidaying with her mum and stepdad to celebrate the end of her A levels. WORST FEARS Separated from her parents, she was forced to hide…

NEW The Next Step Weekdays, 6.25pm, CBBC & BBC iPlayer The reality-style dance series returns for a tenth and final series, and A-Troupe are facing their biggest challenge yet. They’re still riding high after victory at Internationals, but a change in the rules means that they need to re-qualify for the competition in order to defend their title. Added to that is the fact that the studio is struggling financially – so when a group of elite rival dancers challenge A-Troupe to a mysterious competition, with a cash prize, could this be the way to save the studio? PREMIERE Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Available from Wednesday, Paramount+ In this third movie outing for the blue blur, Sonic (voiced by Ben Schwartz) is forced to call on the assistance of Dr…

Heads of State John Cena and Idris Elba star as leaders battling an enemy in Prime Video’s action comedy. Wimbledon All eyes will be on SW19 as the BBC hosts extensive coverage of the tennis contest. Women’s Euro 2025 England and Wales are heading to Switzerland as the event kicks off on the BBC and ITV. The Old Guard 2 Netflix’s superhero sequel sees Andy (Charlize Theron) and her immortals fight to save humanity.…