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

NEW DRAMA Murdaugh: Death in the Family From Wednesday 15 October, Disney+ (three episodes from Wed 15 Oct, then weekly) Netflix’s 2023 true-crime series Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal recounted the story of a well-connected South Carolina family that was torn apart by a shocking act of violence in the wake of a fatal boating accident. Now these events have been dramatised in Disney+’s eight-part series Murdaugh: Death in the Family, starring The Last Frontier’s Jason Clarke as patriarch Alex Murdaugh and Severance’s Patricia Arquette as his wife Maggie, alongside Johnny Berchtold and Will Harrison as their sons Paul and Buster. The region where the family lived was popularly known as ‘Murdaugh Country’, thanks to the three generations of Murdaughs, including Alex, who had held powerful positions within the local…

Swiped Genre: Drama Episodes: One-off Lily James (right) takes on the real-life role of Whitney Wolfe Herd, who co-founded the online dating platform Tinder in 2012 and two years later designed dating app Bumble, which gave women more control over messaging. Its success led to her becoming the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire at 31. But it wasn’t easy getting there as she encountered misogyny in the male-dominated tech world and the boorish online behaviour of men. Downton Abbey’s Dan Stevens is disarmingly charming as Russian investor Andrey Andreev. The Morning Show Genre: Drama Season: 4 Eps: 10 (released weekly) Oscar winners Marion Cotillard and Jeremy Irons join the cast for the new season which sees Alex (Jennifer Aniston) juggling her duties and Bradley (Reese Witherspoon, right) back at the network. High Potential Genre: Crime drama Season: 2 Episodes: 18 (released weekly) Unorthodox…

NEW NCIS: Origins Available: Wed 15 Oct Genre: Crime drama Season: 2 Episodes: 18 (released weekly) The 1990s-set NCIS prequel returns to Paramount+ for a second season, with the action set four months after special agent Lala Dominguez (Mariel Molino) was involved in a devastating car crash. ‘We can’t promise Lala is alive,’ teases the show’s co-creator David J North. ‘Mariel knew going into this that we were going to take big swings and she was on board for whatever was the best way to make the audience feel something in a truthful way.’ And although Lala and her partner, Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stowell), shared a charged moment in last season’s finale, it appears Gibbs’ romantic future lies elsewhere as estate agent Diane (Kathleen Kenny), who in NCIS becomes his second wife, was introduced in…

WWE Crown Jewel Saturday 11 October The World Wrestling Entertainment event pits the champions of Raw and SmackDown against each other to determine who is the better champion. Streaming live from the RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia, from 1pm. Raoul Moat: Inside the Mind of a Killer Sunday 12 October True-crime documentary about Raoul Moat, who, after being released from prison in July 2010, went on a terrifying shooting spree in Northumberland. A seven-day manhunt then ensued. RE/style Monday 13 October Fashion competition hosted by Emma Willis and co-created by Vinted, spotlighting rising designers who create ‘runway-ready looks’ using only second-hand clothes. The winner will make their debut at London Fashion Week and their pieces will be sold on Vinted with all profits going to Oxfam. Splinter Cell: Deathwatch…

MOVIE OF THE WEEK DOWNTON ABBEY: The Grand Finale Michelle Dockery and Hugh Bonneville head the family as this iconic series takes its final filmic bow PERIOD DRAMA From Monday, buy or rent from digital stores including Prime Video and Sky Store The final curtain comes down on writer Julian Fellowes’ long-running and much-loved TV series with this typically sedate and well-staged last film spin-off. Having followed the aristo adventures of the Crawley family, and the below-stairs staff who keep their stately home in Yorkshire running, since before World War One, this last act sees Hugh Bonneville’s Lord Robert Crawley, aka The Earl of Grantham, facing big changes as the 1930s arrive. But just as he is contemplating handing over the running of Downton to his daughter Lady Mary (Michelle…

BBC iPlayer A free video-on-demand service from the BBC, featuring BBC dramas including Luther, Doctor Who and Line of Duty, as well as hits including The Responder and This City Is Ours. There are many comedies, too, from Not Going Out to Ghosts and Mrs. Brown’s Boys, plus all episodes of The Traitorsand Race Across the World. You can also watch BBC channels live. It’s available online and on devices including mobile phones, tablets and smart TVs. ITVX This free streaming channel is the home for all ITV shows, films and much more - from drama box sets such as Trigger Point to Love Island episodes and James Bond movies. It can be accessed on smart TVs and an app to download. You can upgrade to ITVX Premium for an extra…

Football LIVE! World Cup Qualifier BBC2 & BBC Scotland, kick-off 5pm Scotland take on Belarus as they continue their efforts to qualify for next year’s tournament in Canada, Mexico and USA. Factual NEW Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles BBC1, 6.15pm (box set, BBC iPlayer) Wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin captures some of the amazing hidden wildlife found across the British Isles. Drama NEW Riot Women BBC1, 9pm (box set, BBC iPlayer) From Happy Valley creator Sally Wainwright comes this new drama, about a group of women who start a punk band. Sci-Fi NEW Revival Sky Max & Sky Showcase, 10pm (box set, Sky Box Sets) People start rising from the dead in a rural town, in this supernatural drama.…

OnDemand NEW Murdaugh: Death in the Family Available today Jason Clarke and Patricia Arquette star in this drama based on the Murdaugh murders. OnDemand NEW To Cook a Bear Available today A pastor and his son investigate a series of disappearances in this period drama set in Sweden. OnDemand NEW Loot Available today Well-meaning Molly (Maya Rudolph) returns for a third season of the comedy. Has she bounced back from heartbreak? OnDemand LIVE! Women’s Champions League Clubs in action in include Chelsea against Paris FC, while Barcelona travel to Roma (kick-offs 8pm).…

NEW Stage Stars Weekdays, 5.30pm, CBBC & BBC iPlayer We’re invited back to Tring Park School for the Performing Acts for another access-all-areas look at what life is like for the young performers chasing their dreams of a career on the stage. Cameras follow the pupils at the boarding school as they combine their academic studies with dance, acting and singing - the determination of the students is admirable to see. But the journey isn’t a smooth one - the disappointment when an injured young star is forced to give up her Starlight Express contract is palpable through the screen, which makes the show all the more watchable. NEW The Twits Available from Friday, Netflix Roald Dahl’s tale of the disgusting, lazy couple has been brought up to date for a…

Hamza Yassin NEW Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles Sunday, 6.15pm, BBC1 (box set, BBC iPlayer) Born in Sudan in1990, Hamza Yassin moved to the UK aged eight, where his passion for wildlife increased, while being given a camera at12 sparked his interest in wildlife photography. He obtained a degree in zoology and a masters in biological photography, and in 2020 he made his first TV appearance as Ranger Hamza in Let’s Go For a Walk on CBeebies. In 2021, he joined BBC1’s Animal Park, and in 2022 he won Strictly Come Dancing with pro dancerJowita Przystał. HIS NEW SHOW This week, Hamza begins travelling around the UK over four seasons to give viewers a close-up of wildlife that is usually hidden away for his new four-part series. Among the wildlife featured…

The Crow Girl A second series of Paramount+’s thriller will see cop Jeanette Kilburn (Eve Myles) face fresh twists in her search for the serial killer when new bodies are found, while psychologist Sophia Craven (Katherine Kelly, above) learns more about ex-patient Victoria. The Off Weeks Jessica Chastain (above) and Ben Stiller will star in and executive produce Apple TV+’s eight-part drama about a divorced writing professor who, in the weeks when he doesn’t have custody of his children, finds himself falling for a mystery woman, but turmoil beckons. We Were Liars Prime Video’s drama – based on E Lockhart’s novels – which followed teenager Cadence (Emily Alyn Lind, above) as she uncovered devastating revelations about her wealthy family, will return for a second run, in which more secrets emerge…

SCI-FI DRAMA Ex Machina Prime Video Computer programmer Domhnall Gleeson travels to the retreat of his reclusive billionaire boss (Oscar Isaac) and quickly becomes smitten with android Alicia Vikander. He’s meant to test her for signs of consciousness – yet how does she feel about him? As the plot gathers pace, you may find yourself ahead of the film’s human characters, but that won’t stop you from being gripped and disconcerted by the claustrophobic mood and perplexing ideas. 2014, 15, 108MIN THRILLER Magpie Paramount+ Daisy Ridley is captivating as a woman on the edge in this riveting – if slow-burn – psychological drama. Having been moved to the country by selfish, self-serving hubby Shazad Latif, she struggles with a crying baby son while he chaperones their young daughter Hiba Ahmed,…

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Football LIVE! World Cup Qualifiers BBC2 & BBC3, k-o 7.45pm Two tricky games tonight for home nation sides, with Wales facing Belgium and Northern Ireland taking on Germany. Comedy NEW The Chair Company Sky Comedy, 9.45pm Comedy starring former Saturday Night Live writer Tim Robinson as an office worker caught up in a conspiracy at work. Factual NEW Pete Wicks: For Dogs’ Sake U&W, 9pm (box set, U) Pete returns to Basildon Dogs’ Trust, before setting off around the UK to help find new homes for abandoned dogs. OnDemand NEW RE: Style Available today Emma Willis fronts this series in which stylists put together outfits created exclusively from second-hand fashion items.…

Drama NEW The Iris Affair Sky Atlantic & Sky Showcase, 9pm A genius (Niamh Algar) goes on the run through Europe after stealing a code from an entrepreneur (Tom Hollander). Documentary NEW How I Made £1 Million in 90 Days C4, 10pm Film-maker and internet trickster Oobah Butler tries to become a millionaire. OnDemand LIVE! Women’s Champions League Tonight’s games include Atletico Madrid v Man Utd (k-o 5.45pm) and Benfica v Arsenal (k-o 8pm). OnDemand NEW The Diplomat Available today The political thriller returns, with Kate (Keri Russell) reeling from the news that there is a new President.…

NEW Vampirina: Teenage Vampire From Wednesday, Disney+ Musical comedy series following the adventures of a young vampire after she leaves her Transylvania home to go to a US performing arts school. NEW Jamie Johnson FC Wed & Thu, 6pm, CBBC & BBC iPlayer The football drama is back for a third series, with Hawx and Foxborough now sharing an academy. What could possibly go wrong? Jane’s Animal Adventures Available now, Apple TV+ Dr Jane Goodall, the world’s leading expert on chimpanzees who died earlier this month, features in this wildlife adventure series.…

Bill Murray In BBC2’s six-part series Off Course, the Hollywood star will head for some of the finest golf fairways in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland with his family, celebrity friends and golfing pal Tom Coyne. Dominic Cooper The actor will team up with Romola Garai to star in ITV1’s six-part drama Adultery, which follows Tom and Beth, who begin an affair that could tear apart their families. Shelley Conn and Matthew McNulty also appear. Dame Judi Dench C4’s documentary Shakespeare, My Family and Me, will see the actor share the impact that William Shakespeare has had on her career as she investigates whether one of her ancestors met the playwright. Coming Back After exploring Italy and India, Rylan Clark and Rob Rinder will showcase the culture, philosophy…

NEW HORROR Revival Sun, 10pm, Sky Max & Sky Showcase (box set, Sky Box Sets & NOW) Death is just the beginning in Revival, a fresh spin on the zombie genre that finds the recently deceased resurrected not as mindless, shuffling corpses, but as their former selves. Adapted from the comics of the same name, the 10-part series on Sky is set in the small Wisconsin town of Wausau, where a strange phenomenon known as ‘Revival Day’ reanimates dead residents just as they were before… Well, almost. With Wausau under quarantine, local police officer and single mother Dana Cypress (Melanie Scrofano) is forced to put plans to leave town with her son on hold. But when she ends up investigating a murder tied to the eerie event, both the living and…

NEW The Diplomat Available: Thursday 16 October Genre: Thriller Season: 3 Eps: 8 The President is dead and the US ambassador to the UK, Kate Wyler, is sitting on earth-shattering information as Netflix’s political thriller The Diplomat returns for an explosive third season. The new eight-part run picks up in the aftermath of last season’s pulse-pounding finale, as Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) accuses Vice President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) of being involved in a terrorist attack while also revealing she’s after her job. But when Kate discovers President Rayburn (Michael McKean) has died, Secret Service agents whisk Grace away while political aides on either side of the pond race to swear her in. Only Kate and her husband, seasoned diplomat Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell), know the extent of Grace’s alleged misdealings, but is now the time to…

Blue Lights In the return of BBC1’s crime drama, the cops stumble across an investigation involving Belfast’s white-collar drugs trade when an accountant collapses after taking cocaine and the arrest of a drug runner has worrying consequences. Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue BBC1’s dark thriller follows the fallout after a plane crashes in the Mexican jungle. Survivor Kevin (Eric McCormack, centre) successfully operates on the injured pilot, but a killer begins to stalk the crash site… Perfect Pub Walks In the More4 travelogue’s opener, Alexander Armstrong (above, right) is joined by James May on a ramble in Yorkshire, where they ride a steam train, try fly fishing and build a den, while May opens up about his dad and his time on Top Gear. Will & Ralf Should Know…

NEW FACTUAL Witches of Essex Tuesday, 9pm, Sky History (box set, Sky Box Sets, Virgin TV, NOW & History Play) One of Essex’s most famous residents, Rylan Clark, joins forces with Professor Alice Roberts to delve into a dark chapter in the county’s history in Witches of Essex. Sky History’s three-part series focuses on three notorious witch trials, which took place in Essex during the late 16th and early 17th centuries, with Clark and Roberts seeking to discover why the women were persecuted. Clark admits that it was new territory. ‘I’m an Essex boy, but I didn’t realise half the stuff happened 20 minutes from my house!’ he says. In the first episode, the pair revisit the 1566 Chelmsford Witch Trial where three members of the same family were accused…

Rugby League LIVE! Super League Grand Final Sky Sports Main Event, kick-off 6pm The two semi-final winning teams face off for the Super League Trophy, won by Wigan Warriors for the past two years. Documentary NEW Bettany Hughes’ Treasures of the World C4, 7pm The historian sets off on another voyage of discovery, starting tonight in Croatia. Action Comedy PREMIERE The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent C4, 9pm An actor (Nicolas Cage playing ‘himself’), accepts $1m to appear at a fan’s party. Entertainment NEW Romesh Ranganathan’s Parents’ Evening ITV1, 9.40pm Romesh returns with the game show, with some help from his mum Shanthi.…

Football LIVE! World Cup Qualifer ITV1, kick-off 7.45pm Captain Harry Kane is set to lead England out in Riga for what should be a straightforward game against Latvia. Drama Murder Before Evensong 5, 9pm As the murder investigation continues, Daniel (Matthew Lewis) faces trouble from both the Bishop and Vanloo. Documentary NEW Witches of Essex Sky History, 9pm (box set, Sky Box Sets) Rylan teams up with Professor Alice Roberts to uncover the stories of Essex women who were accused of witchcraft. OnDemand NEW Splinter Cell: Deathwatch Available today Adult animation series based on the popular video game franchise, featuring the voice of Liev Schreiber.…

Thriller PREMIERE Black Bag Sky Premiere, 8.05am, 12.55pm & 8pm, A British intelligence officer (Michael Fassbender) investigates his wife (Cate Blanchett) as a suspected traitor. OnDemand NEW The Twits Available today Animated adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl story, featuring the voices of Johnny Vegas and Margo Martindale. OnDemand NEW Mr. Scorsese Available today Five-part docuseries exploring the career of the Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese. OnDemand NEW The Perfect Neighbor Available today This documentary about the shooting of Ajike Owens, just yards from her Florida home, is sobering viewing.…