Innholdsfortegnelse for 24-Jan-26 i TV&Satellite Week

Wonder Man NEW Available: Wednesday 28 January Genre: Superhero drama Season: 1 Episodes: 8 A struggling, secretly superpowered actor joins forces with Hollywood’s most flamboyant has-been in Marvel’s new meta-comedy series that combines superheroics with sharp showbiz satire. The eight-parter introduces chronically overlooked actor Simon Williams (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), who runs into washed-up Liverpudlian luvvie Trevor Slattery (Sir Ben Kingsley, reprising his Iron Man 3 role) after his latest cameo ends up being axed. Trevor is back in Tinseltown hoping to revive his own career. But when he gives Simon the scoop on a remake of superhero movie Wonder Man and coaches him for auditions, can Simon keep his own superhuman abilities under wraps? MEETING OF MINDS ‘Simon is stuck doing day-player roles and is looking for his big break when he finds out about casting for…

Shrinking NEW Available: Wednesday 28 January Genre: Comedy drama Season: 3 Episodes: 11 (released weekly) As hit dramedy Shrinking returns for a third season, we find maverick therapist Jimmy Laird in a good place. He finally feels he’s getting the hang of single-parenting his daughter Alice and has learnt to appreciate the intrusive yet unwavering support of his colleagues. However, there’s one step forward Jimmy refuses to take, and that’s embracing love again after the death of his wife Tia. ‘Privately, Jimmy is determined not to move forward – ever. It’s like the best part of his life happened and his job now is to come to terms with that,’ says Jason Segel, 46, who plays him. ROMANCE ON THE CARDS? But Jimmy may find that decision is taken out of his hands when he reconnects with…

Rob & Romesh Vs Team GB: Winter Special Ahead of the Winter Olympics, the comics put themselves to the test on Sky Max and Sky Showcase, as they to learn to bobsleigh. Industry The return of BBC1’s banking drama sees Harper Stern (Myha’la, above) become disillusioned with her seemingly high-powered new job working for a financier, so she offers to go into business with ex-mentor Eric Tao (Ken Leung). Heated Rivalry Sky Atlantic’s drama follows Canadian ice-hockey star Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and his fiercest competition, Russian Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie), embarking on a secret romance. David Baddiel: Cat Man In C4’s celebration of all things feline, the comedian and writer (above) meets up with Larry the Downing Street cat, while he also chats to fellow moggie-lovers Jonathan Ross and…

NEW FACTUAL Guy Martin: Proper Jobs Sunday, 8pm, U&Dave (box set, U) What does it really take to work as a deep-sea miner, a dairy farmer or an HGV-recovery driver? Motorcycle racer turned TV presenter Guy Martin aims to find out in the second four-part outing of his Proper Jobs series on U&Dave, as he tries more of Britain’s most challenging trades and learns from the everyday heroes who do them. He’s in at the deep end in this week’s first episode when he joins the volunteer RNLI crew at the busy Humber Lifeboat Station near his home town of Grimsby. ‘Just to be part of this selfless operation, donating your own time and effort to help other people, I thought, “I’d like to do that,”’ says Martin, 44. But the…

Football LIVE! Premier League Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Premier League A packed afternoon includes Crystal Palace v Chelsea and Arsenal v Man Utd. Documentary NEW Mission to Space with Francis Bourgeois C4, 6.50pm (box set, C4 Streaming) Better known as a trainspotter, Francis explores his first love of space travel. Factual NEW Guy Martin: Proper Jobs U&Dave, 8pm (box set, U) Guy is back to learn the ropes of more demanding occupations, starting with the lifeboat crew in his Grimsby home town. Documentary NEW Confessions of a Killer BBC2, 9pm (box set, BBC iPlayer) A two-part look at the case of dentist Colin Howell, who admitted to killing his wife and his former lover’s husband.…

Football LIVE! Champions League TNT Sports, kick offs 8pm The final matches in the league phase of the competition include the seemingly unstoppable Arsenal v Kairat Almaty. OnDemand NEW Wonder Man Available today An actor (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) auditions for a superhero film, unaware that he has gained powers of his own. OnDemand NEW Shrinking Available today Harrison Ford and Jason Segel return for a third season of the comedy drama, with Jimmy preparing for Alice leaving for college. OnDemand NEW The Wrecking Crew Available today Action comedy with Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista as brothers out to avenge their father.…

NEW DRAMA Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy Friday, 9pm, ITV1 (box set, ITVX) Between 1972 and 1978, John Wayne Gacy kidnapped and murdered 33 young men in the suburbs of Chicago – crimes that went unnoticed because the sadistic killer was a respected member of the community. This eight-part series dramatises the police’s efforts to bring Gacy to justice, beginning when the parents of teenager Rob Piest report their son missing. The Last of Us star Gabriel Luna plays Detective Rafael Tovar, who is immediately suspicious of Gacy despite the killer’s seeming normality. BLENDING IN ‘Tovar was a hard-working individual, and very diligent in his work,’ says Luna, 43. ‘Even after it was clearly known that Gacy was the culprit – because Gacy himself confessed – Tovar continued his pursuit…

NEW CRIME DRAMA Death in Paradise Friday, 9pm, BBC1 The team are preparing to welcome Commissioner Selwyn Patterson (Don Warrington) back to Saint Marie as Death in Paradise returns for a 15th series this week – but moments after stepping off the plane, Selwyn finds himself right at the heart of an investigation. After learning that troubled employee Kevin Felton (Will Close) is threatening to jump from the roof of Government House, Selwyn is devastated when he fails to stop him. But DI Mervin Wilson (Don Gilet) isn’t convinced Kevin died by suicide. SUBTERFUGE ‘On the surface, it seems someone’s taken their own life, but there’s always that little moment where Mervin thinks, “No, there’s got to be more to it than that,”’ says Gilet, who joined the series in…

Run Away Genre: Thriller Season: 1 Episodes: 8 The latest Harlan Coben thriller has head-spinning twists and turns and strong performances from a top cast. James Nesbitt stars as Simon Greene, a father desperate to find his missing daughter Paige (Ellie de Lange), with Minnie Driver as his wife Ingrid. Simon’s search leads him to cross paths with private detective Elena Ravenscroft (Ruth Jones), who is hunting for another missing person. Also in the mix are a pair of deadly assassins and two investigating cops. The Hunting Wives Genre: Drama Season: 1 Episodes: 8 The term guilty pleasure was coined for this over-the-top show. Sophie O’Neil (Brittany Snow, right) arrives in Texas with her husband and is taken under the wing of wealthy Margo Banks (Malin Akerman). Ricky Gervais: Mortality Genre: Comedy Episodes: One-off This stand-up special from Ricky Gervais (right) is typically…

Timelesz Project -Real- Saturday 24 January Japanese reality show following the journey of the eight members of boy band timelesz as they set out on their first arena tour and prepare for their biggest stage yet – a stadium concert. Gossip Girl Sunday 25 January All six seasons of the US drama from 2007 to 2012, plus both series of the 2021-2023 revival. The original series centres on a group of privileged teenagers at a prestigious New York high school. When intimate details of their private lives are revealed by a blogger using the pseudonym Gossip Girl, the search is on to uncover the writer’s identity. Mike Epps: Delusional Tuesday 27 January Stand-up special from American comedian Mike Epps. He shares unfiltered stories of how a little delusion and a…

SCI-FI THRILLER MOVIE OF THE WEEK Available now, buy or rent from digital stores including Prime Video and Sky Store Director Edgar Wright delivers a pumped up, scathingly satirical screen version of Stephen King’s bleakly dystopian 1982 novel in which an everyman hero battles to survive a deadly reality-TV competition. King’s eerily prescient book was set in 2025 and its depiction of a US dominated by venal corporations is today all too close to home. Glen Powell plays the story’s downtrodden protagonist, Ben Richards (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1987 adaptation), who reluctantly enters the $1billion contest of the title in the hope of raising the money to save his sick daughter. Alongside two fellow contestants, however, he must survive 30 days while being hunted by a team of…

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Reality NEW Chateau DIY: Win the Dream C4, 5pm Twelve pairs of contestants compete to win the prize of their own French chateau. Travelogue NEW Clive Myrie’s African Adventure BBC2, 6.30pm (box set, BBC iPlayer) The newsreader explores the diverse cultures of Africa. Continues all week. Crime Drama LAST ONE Lynley BBC1, 8.30pm A murder has links to the Church and possible police corruption, putting the detective (Leo Suter) in a tricky position. Fantasy Drama A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Sky Atlantic, 9pm Ser Duncan has to prove he is his former master’s heir, as the fantasy continues.…

Factual NEW Dragons’ Den BBC1, 8pm Entrepreneurs pitch for investment in front of the panel. Guest Dragons this series include REFY CEO Jenna Meek. Football LIVE! Europa League TNT Sports, kick-offs 8pm Tonight’s final matches in the league phase include Nottingham Forest against Hungarian club Ferencvárosi TC. Reality NEW The Apprentice BBC1, 9pm Twenty hopefuls step into the boardroom to show their mettle to Lord Sugar for the 20th series of the business contest. OnDemand NEW Bridgerton Available today Dearest Reader: This author believes Benedict Bridgerton could find himself on the marriage mart this season……

NEW Ariel: The Little Mermaid Available from Wed, Disney+ This animated series designed for preschoolers follows the young mermaid princess on her fun-filled underwater adventures in Atlantica. NEW The Game Catchers Weekdays, 3.15pm, CBeebies & BBC iPlayer Return of the colourful preschool series, in which alien friends Boxy, Pigu, Kate, Nina and Dino celebrate the simple joy of playing games. NEW Yo Gabba GabbaLand! From Friday, Apple TV Monsters Muno, Foofa, Plex, Brobee and Toodee are joined by a new friend, magician Kammy Kam, for a second series of the show.…

Studious and reserved Mary Bennet takes centre stage in a fresh look at the beloved characters from Pride and Prejudice. Airing later this year on BBC1, 10-part period drama The Other Bennet Sister is based on Janice Hadlow’s 2020 novel, a follow-up to the Jane Austen masterpiece. Set during the Regency era, it sees Mary (Ella Bruccoleri) overlooked and struggling to work out what she wants from life, as her sisters Jane (Maddie Close), Lizzy (Poppy Gilbert), Kitty (Molly Wright) and Lydia (Grace Hogg-Robinson) embark on romantic adventures. But when Mary moves to London, an exciting new world opens up. Richard E Grant co-stars as Mary’s wry father Mr Bennet, while Ruth Jones is highly strung Mrs Bennet, who is keen for all her daughters to marry well. Richard Coyle…

NEW Claudia Winkleman: Behind the Fringe Saturday, 9.25pm, 5 Born in London in 1972, Claudia Winkleman is best known as host of BBC1 hits The Traitors and Strictly Come Dancing, which she left last Christmas after15 years in the ballroom. She began her presenting career in the1990s on shows such as BBC travel programme Holiday and ITV’s Pyjama Party (inset), while more recent roles include The Great British Sewing Bee and C4 musical competition The Piano. She’ll soon be on our screens again with her own BBC1 chat show. HER NEW APPEARANCE This week, Winkleman, 54, is the subject of 5’s one-off profile, exploring her rise to fame and the real person behind the national-treasure image, while also looking at her influence on British TV. Among the contributors are Strictly…

Emily in Paris Lily Collins (above) will reprise her role as spirited Emily Cooper in a sixth run of Netflix’s romantic comedy, which will catch up with the marketing exec as we learn how her career is faring again in France – and whether she joined her ex Gabriel (Lucas Bravo) on a Greek trip. Tomb Raider In Prime Video’s drama, penned by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and based on the video game about adventurer Lara Croft (Sophie Turner), Sigourney Weaver (above) will play Evelyn Wallis, who wants to use Lara’s skills. Jason Isaacs and Celia Imrie co-star. Black Mirror Netflix’s darkly comic drama anthology, by Charlie Brooker (above), will return for an eighth season. ‘That chunk of my brain has already been activated and is whirring away,’ says Brooker. ‘I’ll often…

ROMANTIC COMEDY The Big Sick Prime Video Based on the fraught courtship of Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V Gordon, this unusual film gives the romcom genre a welcome shot in the arm. Pakistani-American stand-up comedian and part-time Uber driver Kumail plays himself, while Zoe Kazan plays Emily, a postgraduate student when they first get together after she heckles him at a gig. Adroitly balancing seriousness and humour, this is a heartfelt, touching and very funny film. 2017, 15, 117MIN THRILLER The Killer Netflix A perfectionist never without a fine playlist, the assassin at the centre of David Fincher’s thriller seems a man after the filmmaker’s own heart. It follows Michael Fassbender’s unnamed agent of death as he outlines the discipline required to off a mark and melt back into a…

Cricket LIVE! Sri Lanka v England: 2nd One-Day International TNT Sports 2, play starts 9am England continue their white-ball tour with today’s second of three ODIs. Football LIVE! Premier League TNT Sports & Sky Sports Coverage of West Ham v Sunderland (kick-off 12.30pm), followed by Bournemouth v Liverpool (k-o 5.30pm). Documentary NEW Secrets of the Royal Traditions Five, 8.30pm A look at royal traditions, including the Royal Family’s passion for horseracing. Drama PREMIERE The Zone of Interest C4, 9.45pm Holocaust drama showing the horrors of Auschwitz as viewed by its commandant, Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel, above).…

Factual Inside the Factory BBC1, 8pm Paddy McGuinness learns what makes Special K so special, while Cherry Healey helps harvest wheat for breakfast cereal. Entertainment NEW RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs the World BBC3, 9pm Nine Drag Race Royal alumni compete in a special champion of champions series. Documentary NEW 999: What Happened Next C4, 10.05pm (box set, C4 Streaming) Four-part documentary series following frontline detectives at work, starting with the fatal stabbing of a thief in Suffolk. OnDemand NEW Take That Available today Documentary telling the story of the iconic boy band, from their Manchester beginnings to their epic comeback.…

Comedy PREMIERE The Naked Gun Sky Premiere, 9.10am & 8pm It’s very silly but very entertaining - watch Liam Neeson take on the mantle of Leslie Nielsen in the revival of the police comedy. Crime Drama NEW Death in Paradise BBC1, 9pm Selwyn (Don Warrington) and Mervin (Don Gilet) work together to solve the mystery behind an apparent suicide. Drama NEW The Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy ITV1, 9pm (box set, ITVX) True-crime drama about the ‘Killer Clown’ (played by Severance’s Michael Chernus). Crime Thriller NEW Under Salt Marsh Sky Atlantic, 9pm & 10.05pm Kelly Reilly and Rafe Spall co-star in this thriller about the events in a small Welsh town after a child’s body is discovered.…