Our picks of what to watch during the week ahead. BLUE LIGHTS Tuesday, BBC One Three years into their jobs as response officers, Constables Grace Ellis, Tommy Foster, and Annie Conlon are operating at their limit, facing a new threat on the streets that the police can barely control. Meanwhile, the murder trial of Gerry Cliff exposes a dangerous and long-buried secret that leads to chaos both inside the police and across the criminal underworld. As they grapple with big deci

The bold new Sky Original, a returning legal drama from George Kay (Lupin, Hijack), starring Dominic West and Sienna Miller, and set in the high-stakes world of two of London’s most prestigious rival law firms. The eight-part series delves into the high-stakes lives of London’s most powerful lawyers as firms Cathcarts & Sons and Taylor & Byrne clash over a headline-grabbing legal battle, drawing ambitious young lawyer Jonathan “Johnny” Warren, played by Archie Renaux (Alien:

A brilliant mind, a relentless detective: Richard Armitage and Annabel Scholey lead ITV’s new forensic drama Winter. Winter is a gripping new six-part police procedural starring Richard Armitage (Missing You, Red Eye, Fool Me Once) as a brilliant but unconventional forensic pathologist at the centre of a compelling crime drama. Set in Bristol, the series follows Dr Ethan Winter, one of the most gifted pathologists of his generation, whose analytical ability and instinct for r

Village Idiot is a sharp, heartfelt comedy led by Phyllis Logan (Murder Most Puzzling, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, A Taste for Murder) and Max Harwood (Black Mirror, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Stranger Things: The First Shadow). Plus Angus Imrie (The Road Trip, The Crown, Fleabag), Kacey Ainsworth (Grantchester, Lynn + Lucy, Sliced, The Madame Blanc Mysteries) and Kathryn Drysdale (Small Prophets, Bridgerton, The Windsors) also starring. Logan plays Barbara, a fero

Michael Palin’s latest adventure is an epic 2,500-mile journey across the islands of the Philippines. Known as an idyllic tropical travel hotspot, Michael also delves deeper to reveal a surprising, darker side. The legacy of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos’ spending, not just the shoes of legend but billions spent on monumental architecture, still haunts the country forty years on. Their son, Bongbong Marcos, is now President, and forty percent of the urban population lives in po

Samuel West and Adrian Edmondson return for a new series, travelling through our most spectacular landscapes in search of Britain’s extraordinary birdlife. From a magical dawn chorus in the Yorkshire Dales to raptors in West Wales and vast seabird colonies on the East Coast, the pair share laughs, stories and the occasional pint as Ade’s passion for birding deepens. A warm, witty & wise celebration of friendship, nature and the joy of looking up. In the Yorkshire Dales, close

Jackie Price has been living a wealthy, luxurious existence for the last twenty years – travelling the world, selling fine art using sophisticated tax loopholes and, above all, trying to stay anonymous after escaping a dangerous past as an international drug smuggler. But just as life starts to feel a little boring, it takes a sudden lethal turn when she discovers The Seven Demons, a squad of the world’s most terrifying hitmen, have been hired to kill her. Assuming someone fr

The official video podcast The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked returns to BBC One, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds as host, Ed Gamble is joined by banished and murdered players and previous celebrity and non celebrity-players for a debrief and reactions to the latest betrayals, mind games and manipulations. Produced by Platform Media, each episode features exclusive interviews and unseen footage where the Faithful learn the identity of the Traitors for the very first time. There wil

The Sidemen are taking their Netflix reality format Inside into the woods with the show becoming Outside for its next series. Going beyond the four walls, Outside is the latest spin-off from the Sidemen's smash-hit series Inside. A new group of content creators are thrown into the forest to battle for a prize of up to £1 million. With every comfort eating into the prize pot, they'll face brutal decisions, unpredictable challenges and plenty of Sidemen mischief as they fight t

The six-part comedy series will star Samuel Bottomley (How to Have Sex) as Ben and Lara Ricote (Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helping) as Lil. Joining Samuel and Lara are John Thomson (Cold Feet) as Alan, Lucy Black (Gentleman Jack) as Deb, Catherine Cohen (Sentimental Value) as Jos, Charly Clive (Rooster) as Frances. Plus Hammed Animashaun (Black Ops) as Paul, Michael Workéyè (The Moment) as Kas, Jessica Knappett (Avoidance) as the Vicar, Nathan Foad (Our Flag Means Death) as Ow

Three years into their jobs as response officers, Constables Grace Ellis, Tommy Foster, and Annie Conlon are operating at their limit, facing a new threat on the streets that the police can barely control. Meanwhile, the murder trial of Gerry Cliff exposes a dangerous and long-buried secret that leads to chaos both inside the police and across the criminal underworld. As they grapple with big decisions about their future, Grace, Tommy and Annie must find the courage to face t

Strictly: It Takes Two returns this September to BBC Two and BBC iPlayer with a new look and a new host: comedian, presenter, and former Strictly contestant Ellie Taylor! Ellie's mission is to bring you more access, more insight and more Strictly magic than ever before. With new episodes premiering every weeknight from the home of Strictly, Elstree Studios, It Takes Two will offer a peek behind the curtain at everything that goes into making the UK's favourite dance show - wi

Richard Osman hosts one final week of House of Games before Michael Sheen takes over hosting duties of the teatime quiz where a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games. A daily winner is declared following a quickfire round at the end of each show, and the scores are tallied across the week, resulting in an overall champion being crowned on Friday. Will the winning stars opt for the much-coveted Hou

This fresh interpretation of Steinbeck's masterpiece will explore the multigenerational saga of the Trask family, focusing new attention on its indelible antihero, Cathy Ames. A Netflix synopsis reads: "The series spans decades in the lives of Cathy and the Trask family, and is bookended by the American Civil War and World War I. Over the years, their paths intersect with people like Samuel Hamilton (Ciarán Hinds), an Irishman who made his way to California where he raised a