PICKS OF THE WEEK: 09-15th NOVEMBER, WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK
Our picks of what to watch during the week ahead.
STACEY & JOE
Tuesday, BBC One
Summer is fast approaching, and Joe has big plans for his lake. He wants to have it transformed into a fishery and glamping site in time for the holidays - but first, there’s a lot to get done. And with organisation not exactly being Joe’s forte, he enlists Stacey to keep his ambitious plans on track, making her project manager.
As Joe gets to work on the lake, Stacey and her executive assistant Emma head to the tulip fields, where an unexpected encounter with a paparazzi reminds Stacey that life in the spotlight comes with its downsides.
HUNTING ALICE BELL
Wednesday, Channel 4
Alice Bell is a former nurse, and also the lover, and accomplice, of a notorious anaesthetist serial killer. She is presently living in Britain under a new identity. When, online, Fran Da Silva is accused of being Alice Bell, her happy family life implodes in a wave of mob hate.
Then she discovers she’s not the only woman to suffer this fate. Fran and the other accused women band together to fight back and clear their names. But as they battle to prove their innocence, what if one of the group is lying - and is the real Alice Bell…?
RIVALS
Wednesday, Disney+
Episodes 7-12 pick up after the heartbreaking mid-series finale. Tony Baddingham and Declan O'Hara's battle for the Cotswolds crown reaches fever pitch, while Rupert Campbell-Black is forced to confront his own personal demons. Against a backdrop of hedonistic parties, Bonfire Night chaos, the Hampshire Hunt Ball and a turbulent Christmas, affairs unravel, alliances fracture and rivalries intensify.
Caught in the middle of the frenzied franchise war, Taggie O'Hara must find the courage to follow her heart, while those around her face the consequences of ambition, power and secrets that can no longer remain hidden. But as series two draws to a close, who will get their happy ending?
SHETLAND
Thursday, BBC One
Originally based on award-winning novels by crime writer Ann Cleeves, the forthcoming new series centres around an historic murder which will forever change the lives of all those connected in the present day. When a car is pulled from the water, a grim discovery is made - crammed in the boot are the decomposed, skeletal remains of an unknown male.
The team’s search to uncover the victim’s identity, begins with a hunt for the vehicle’s owner– a respected, local GP who left the Isles under a cloud of troubled rumours nine years ago. As Calder and Tosh dig deeper into the enigmatic GP's state-of-mind and the lives of the loved ones he left behind, the investigation takes them to dark and dangerous places in their quest for the truth.
CUNK ON CINEMA
Thursday, BBC Two
Cunk on Cinema sees the long-awaited return of the pioneering documentary-maker on her most glamorous series to date, this time examining the world’s love affair with movies. The three-part series will uncover the invention of the camera, to the New Wave filmmakers of the 60s, right up to the entrance of CGI and what the future of AI holds. Cunk will attempt to demystify it all while sitting in lumpy seats with stale popcorn, asking herself where did cinema come from? And why? What does it want? And why can’t it tell us?
CHILDREN IN NEED
Friday, BBC One
BBC Children in Need brings the nation together for a spectacular evening of entertainment, warmth and sparkle, with more than a sprinkle of Hollywood stardust.
Live from MediaCityUK in Salford, hosts Mel Giedroyc, Sara Cox, Alex Jones, Rylan and Tyler West lead a star-studded show packed with famous faces, dazzling performances, exclusive sketches and big surprises.
MICHAEL McINTYRE'S THE WHEEL
Saturday, BBC One
Bafta Award-winning Michael McIntyre hosts a brand-new, Saturday-night gameshow packed with huge stars, big laughs, and a colossal spinning wheel!
Three contestants hope to answer their way to a fortune, guided by tonight’s seven celebrity experts. Can the famous faces help them to win life-changing cash? That all depends on the spin of The Wheel!
HONEY
Saturday, BBC One
East Berlin, 1982. Martha (pronounced Marta), 24, is a deep cover agent for MI6. Surrounded by enemies and constantly under threat of her cover being blown, she tries her hardest to avoid detection by Friedrich, the new Stasi Head of Counter-espionage against British Targets, Berlin Office.
Finding herself caught between Friedrich and the reckless, arrogant (and incredibly attractive…) CIA operative Aaron Neeland (posing as Kurt Fischer), she is blind-sided by desire in this Cold War menage-a-trois. The risk of being garrotted or incarcerated is nothing compared to the horrifying ordeal of falling in love. Allowing yourself to be vulnerable and bearing your heart and soul? She'd rather have her fingernails pulled out.
