Innholdsfortegnelse for 26-Apr-25 i TV Times

BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT LIVE SATURDAY, 7PM, ITV1 ENTERTAINMENT After eight weeks of auditions in Blackpool, ITV1’s Britain’s Got Talent heads to the Hammersmith Apollo in London, where the stage is set for the live semi-finals. And this year there are two major changes to the format - the shows will air every Saturday night instead of across the week, and for the first time in BGT’s 18 series, the Golden Buzzer will be used in the live rounds. In the five semi-finals, either one of the judges – Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli – or presenters Ant and Dec will be put in control of the Golden Buzzer and will have just moments after a performance to press it. This will take one of the semi-finalists,…

DOCTOR WHO SATURDAY, 7.20PM, BBC1 SCI-FI A terrifying threat awaits as the TARDIS touches down on a brutal planet in the far future in this week’s Doctor Who adventure, titled The Well, on BBC1. The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Belinda (Varada Sethu) find that the devastated mining colony appears to have just one survivor, but as they attempt to discover what happened ahead of their arrival, they face a horror unlike anything they’ve witnessed before… The episode features guest appearances from former EastEnders actor and 2021 Strictly Come Dancing champion Rose Ayling-Ellis, soon to be seen in ITV1 crime thriller Code of Silence, and Slow Horses star Christopher Chung. Here, Rose, 30, and Christopher, 36, reveal what it was like to enter the Whoniverse… How would you describe your characters,…

THE FOUR SEASONS NEW FROM THURSDAY 1 MAY, NETFLIX COMEDY Three couples who have been friends for decades and share holidays together find themselves questioning their marriages and friendships when one of them decides to divorce in Netflix’s new comedy The Four Seasons. From the team behind sitcom 30 Rock and based on Alan Alda’s 1981 big-screen romcom of the same name, the eight-parter begins with Nick (Steve Carell) announcing he’s leaving his wife Anne (Kerri Kenney-Silver) while on a spring holiday with their best pals, married couples Kate (Tina Fey) and Jack (Will Forte), and Danny (Colman Domingo) and Claude (Marco Calvani). But as their spring break turns into a summer vacation filled with comedic escapades, each couple’s marriage is tested by Nick’s new relationship with 20-something Ginny (Erika…

The Piano ENTERTAINMENT 9PM, C4 Now that this show is a hit, we always wonder how many budding pianists spend hours playing on train station pianos, waiting for Mika and Claudia to jump out at them! Tonight, the lucky musicians at Sheffield station get to experience it, and although this episode was filmed on the hottest day of the year, they manage to deliver incredible performances. Prepare for a professional footballer showing off hidden talents and a pianist playing their own composition inspired by the anglerfish (of all things). Plus, one performer even brings a trumpet with them – perhaps they’ll be making a spin-off called The Orchestra next?! EB The London Marathon LIVE SPORT FROM 8.30AM, BBC1 & BBC2 Celebrity runners such as Alexandra Burke, Romesh Ranganathan and EastEnders…

Genius Game NEW GAME SHOW 9PM, ITV1 David Tennant hosts this new reality game show in which 11 people go head to head in a series of challenges that require them to demonstrate not just high levels of intelligence but also a hefty dose of alliance-forming and manipulation. Among the contestants vying to go the distance and win the cash prize at the end of the series are a forensic scientist, a crime writer and a junior doctor. There are hints of The Crystal Maze and some touches of The Traitors, although the rather complicated rules of each game seem to need lengthy explanations from David and accompanying graphics. Continues tomorrow. TL See feature, page 15 Cheat: Unfinished Business NEW REALITY NETFLIX Amanda Holden is one of the busiest women…

Daughter-and-father actors Hannah and Dennis Waterman were both starring in hit BBC1 shows when they appeared together on our cover. Dennis was playing retired detective Gerry Standing in the first series of cold-case drama New Tricks, while Hannah was about to exit EastEnders after four years portraying Laura Beale (née Dunn). Dennis told us he was glad that Hannah was quitting the soap. ‘I was thrilled when she got the part,’ he said. ‘But my first thing was, “That’ll be great, but when are you going to leave? Pay off everything, then go.”’ Now 49, Hannah went on to have a recurring role in New Tricks from 2006 to 2010 as police officer Emily Driscoll, who initially believed that Gerry was her biological father. Dennis passed away on 8 May…

GRACE LAST ONES SUNDAY, 8PM, ITV1 DRAMA Since Brighton-based crime drama Grace debuted on ITV1 in 2021, DS Bella Moy has become a firm favourite with fans of the series. ‘Maybe they like her because she’s smart, empathetic, has a sense of humour and does not suffer fools gladly,’ explains Laura Elphinstone, who plays the East Sussex Police cop, in an exclusive chat with TV Times. But the sudden departure of Bella’s partner DS Norman Potting (Craig Parkinson) following his cancer diagnosis was a big blow for her. ‘It’s been difficult for Bella, especially as she can’t be there to support Norman through his cancer journey,’ says Laura. ‘She knows he left because he was trying to protect her but not being able to help goes against all her instincts.…

THURSDAY Nope FILM4 9PM - 11.35PM PREMIERE SCI-FI THRILLER A disquieting and strange trip is in store in writer-director Jordan Peele’s clever third movie (following Get Out and Us). The story gets off to a killer start, before focusing on brother and sister Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer, whose family for generations has provided well-wrangled horses to Hollywood. However, they realise something very odd and extremely scary is happening in the isolated gulch they inhabit, so set out to record it aided by electronics guy Brandon Perea and Hollywood cameraman Michael Wincott. A shrewd melding of genres, this is full of wonderment, dread and surprises. Dir: Jordan Peele 2022, 15 ON NOW Emily NETFLIX PREMIERE BIOPIC A lush, sensual and wonderfully imagined take on the brief life of Wuthering Heights author…

The Honesty Box NEW REALITY 9PM, E4 With an estimated 90% of people admitting to lying on dating apps, navigating modern relationships is trickier than ever. Could AI hold the key to reliable romance? One lot of suspicious singletons is about to find out as 12 boys and girls arrive in True-Topia, where, as they start to build connections, they will also encounter the titular Honesty Box, a poolside lie detector pod from which they must tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth to add cash to a ‘trust fund’. But a lie could cost them money – and their relationship! Ex-Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison hosts, with Married at First Sight Australia’s Lucinda Light as the show’s ‘sincerity coach’. Continues tomorrow and Wednesday. VW VE…

The Four Seasons NEW COMEDY NETFLIX The decades-long friendship between three married couples spirals into comedy chaos when Nick (Steve Carell) announces he’s divorcing his wife Anne (Kerri Kenney-Silver) on a spring holiday to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary! Based on Alan Alda’s 1981 romcom of the same name, the series follows the friends as they continue their regular seasonal holidays together. But now with Nick’s much younger girlfriend Ginny in tow, the whole dynamic shifts, forcing them to reevaluate their marriages and friendships. Boasting a line-up of US comedy talent, the show also stars Tina Fey, Colman Domingo and Will Forte. HD See feature, page 23 Signora Volpe NEW DRAMA 8PM, U&DRAMA Meandering along like a leisurely stroll through the Umbrian hills, the sun-kissed crime drama returns with three…

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GENIUS GAME NEW WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, 9PM, ITV1 ENTERTAINMENT As well as having questions fired at him by autistic, neurodivergent and learning-disabled interviewers on The Assembly, David Tennant also guides players through a series of challenges in ITV1’s new battle-of-wits show Genius Game. The eight-part series is based on a South Korean format and competitors need to be both highly intelligent and skilled in the art of manipulation if they want to win. David, in the role of The Creator, appears in the studio via a large screen to explain the rules of each challenge to the 11 brainy contestants, who include a forensic scientist, a university professor, a crime writer and a trainee doctor. ‘All the players have exceptional qualities,’ says David, 54. ‘The mind-bending games require lateral thinking…

SUSPECT: THE SHOOTING OF JEAN CHARLES DE MENEZES NEW FROM WED 30 APRIL, DISNEY+ DRAMA It’s almost 20 years since the police shot dead Brazilian electrician Jean Charles de Menezes on 22 July 2005 at London’s Stockwell Underground station after he was wrongly believed to be a terrorist. Now, in a drama based on real events, Disney+’s harrowing four-part series Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, penned by acclaimed writer Jeff Pope (Archie), explores the lead-up to the tragedy and its aftermath. It begins with the investigation into the 7/7 suicide bombings on the capital’s transport system, and then the failed attacks by another terrorist cell on 21 July. The police manhunt for this second group of perpetrators leads to a south London block of flats where Jean…

The Jubilee of 1977 NEW FACTUAL 9PM, 5 Considering that Elizabeth II was Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, having been queen for 70 years when she died in 2022, a celebration of 25 years on the throne seems like small potatoes now. But as 5’s 1970s season continues, this documentary shows what a very big deal Queen Elizabeth’s Silver Jubilee was in 1977, with street parties and parades and the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh taking on a tour of the UK and the Commonwealth. But while commemorative tea towels and mugs sold like hot cakes, the monarchy still had many critics. Did the jubilee celebrations change perceptions of the Royal Family? JP Doctor Who SCI-FI 7.20PM, BBC1 One of the joys of Doctor Who is the prospect that every episode…

Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and Kids NEW FACTUAL 9PM, MORE4 It’s the summer of 2024 as we rejoin Amanda Owen and her nine children in the idyllic Yorkshire countryside. Unlike other parents, Amanda isn’t fazed by the childcare juggle of the school holidays – she gathers her ‘workforce’ and the whole family mucks in transforming the derelict 18th-century stone barn that will become their home. A year into the renovations, there’s a seemingly never-ending list of jobs to complete – including a roof that needs to be waterproofed before the bad weather arrives. EB Breaking Dad TRAVELOGUE 8PM, ITV1 Bradley and Barney Walsh continue their epic Asian odyssey with a visit to Thailand. In Bangkok, the boys are introduced to the pace of life with a ride in…

Beyond Paradise LAST ONES DRAMA 8PM, BBC1 There’s a welcome return for petty crook Josh Woods (Chris Jenks) in tonight’s finale, but this time he’s working with the police rather than against them when his girlfriend Lucy gets kidnapped on her way to work. The team can’t shake their suspicions that a ne’er-do-well like Josh was involved with Lucy’s disappearance – but could he be innocent for once? Meanwhile, we’d strongly advise you to stock up on tissues because it’s going to get emotional, as Martha (Sally Bretton) and Humphrey (Kris Marshall) get a phone call that turns their world upside down, and Esther makes a major decision about her love life… SP See feature, page 10 Coronation Street SOAP 8PM, ITV1 It’s Daisy’s last day in Weatherfield and, as…

FAMILY FUN! I love BBC1 reality show Stacey & Joe, which follows one of the nation’s favourite couples, Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash, as they share the chaos and fun of their family life. It’s certainly all go at their home, Pickle Cottage! Joanne Wilkinson, Sheffield WHERE’S NORMAN? It’s been great to see ITV1 crime drama Grace back, starring John Simm as Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, but I’ve been disappointed to realise that DS Norman Potting [Craig Parkinson] isn’t in the new run of episodes. There was a relationship growing between him and DS Bella Moy [Laura Elphinstone], so it would have been nice to see that develop. Noreen Coldwell, South Yorkshire ED: See our chat with Laura Elphinstone on page 9. ROYAL ROMANCE It was a joy to watch…