PICKS OF THE WEEK: 08-14 SEPTEMBER, WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK

Our picks of what to watch during the week ahead.

Stacey & Joe

Tuesday, BBC One

Audiences will get to see what really goes into making it work when you’re bringing up a blended family of teenagers and toddlers, as Stacey and Joe continue to navigate and manage their busy schedules and work lives, including passion projects and navigating changing family dynamics.

National Television Awards

Wednesday, ITV1

It’s been an emotionally charged 12 months of TV, with Adolescence becoming a major global talking point, Gary Lineker making headlines as he exited Match of the Day, beloved detective Vera handing in her badge and Gavin & Stacey bringing the nation together at Christmas. Now you get to decide who triumphs over all, at this year’s National Television Awards.

The Rumour

Wednesday, 5

Thrilling drama starring Rachel Shenton. Joanna arrives in Flinstead with her son Alfie, eager for a fresh start, but when she accidentally spreads a rumour that a child killer is living in town, paranoia takes hold. As suspicion spreads, Joanna becomes convinced that her neighbour Sonia is hiding a dark secret, igniting a chain of events that fractures the community.

Taskmaster

Thursday, Channel 4

Preparing themselves to step into the spotlight and get tasking are; critically-acclaimed breakthrough comic Ania Magliano, comedian and presenter Maisie Adam, award-winning comic Phil Ellis, BAFTA-winning writer, actor, and comedian Reece Shearsmith, and actor, writer, and television presenter Sanjeev Bhaskar. Who out of these brave individuals will outwit their comrades and impress the Taskmaster the most? 

Freddie Flintoff's Field Of Dreams

Sunday, BBC One

Having created a cricket team like no other in his home town of Preston and taken them on a life-changing tour to India, sporting legend Freddie Flintoff is determined to prove that his previous success wasn’t a one-off. He’s now set his sights on a much more ambitious plan, hoping to create several new teams of teenagers across the north west.

Rob & Rylan's Passage To India

Sunday, BBC Two

Following their grand tour to Italy, Rob Rinder and Rylan are going out of the art galleries and into the teeming streets of one of the world’s oldest and greatest civilisations - India. They hope to travel in the footsteps of Rob's favourite author, EM Forster, who wrote the novel A Passage to India.

Coldwater

Sunday, ITV1

Set in the fictional Scottish village of Coldwater, Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead, Teachers), plays John, a repressed man who is shocked to find himself in middle age, secretly raging at his life as a stay-at-home dad. When his failure to intervene in a violent confrontation in a playground brings his identity crisis to a head, John ups and moves his family to the rural idyll of Coldwater, as far away from London as possible.