PICKS OF THE WEEK: 11-17 AUGUST, WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK
- TV Zone

- Aug 10
- 3 min read
What to watch this week.

Celebs Go Dating
Monday-Thursday, E4
This season, a fresh batch of famous faces are putting their hearts and their romantic destinies in the hands of our dating experts as they risk it all in their pursuit for love!
Stepping through the doors of our brand-new agency this series are Presenter & TV Personality Christine McGuinness, Atomic Kitten legend Kerry Katona, Too Hot To Handle’s Louis Russell, Love Island All Stars’ Olivia Hawkins, and S Club 7 star Jon Lee. And joining the agency at a later date, is master of quizzes, Mark ‘The Beast’ Labbett.
In Flight
Tuesday-Thursday, Channel 4
Katherine Kelly stars as single mum and flight attendant, Jo Conran, alongside Stuart Martin as Cormac, a leading member of the criminal gang who coerces Jo into using her job to smuggle drugs, and Ashley Thomas as Jo’s ex, Customs Officer, Dom Delaney.
As Jo becomes ensnared in the murky underworld of corruption and hired killers, she is forced to carry out their orders while desperately trying to find a way out. She turns to her ex, Dom, for help however, no matter how far Jo finds herself from her old life, her mission remains the same, to keep her son alive.
Resident Alien
Tuesday, Sky Max
Harry must contend with another alien who looks a lot like him (but isn't nearly as, you know, normal) and other out-of-this-world challenges in Resident Alien season four.
This season starts with Harry (Alan Tudyk) and his baby Bridget stuck in prison on the Grey Moonbase, while a shape-shifting Alien called a Mantid (also Alan Tudyk) has taken over his body on Earth passing himself off as the real Harry Vanderspeigle. Harry manages to escape the Greys and arrives back on Earth for a showdown with the Mantid Alien, but soon finds he may not have what he needs to finish the job.
Destination X
Wednesday-Thursday, BBC One
After leaving a player behind in the land of music and rolling hills, the X-bus makes its way to one of Europe’s biggest winemaking regions and the halfway point on this extraordinary journey.
But while host Rob Brydon raises a glass with the passengers, he still has plenty of tricks up his sleeve. In an ancient vineyard, he tests the players' knowledge of each other and reveals who they consider to be their biggest threat. And one lucky player wins a game-changing advantage - the ability to sabotage one of their rivals in the map room.
Love Is Blind UK
Wednesday, Netflix
hosted by Emma & Matt Willis, is a social experiment dating series where single men and women look for love and get engaged, all before meeting in person. They’ll go on dates with a catch: they don’t meet face-to-face. With no distractions from the outside world, the singles talk to potential love interests and when a meaningful connection is made, they propose before laying their eyes on their fiancé for the first time.
Sausage Party: Foodtopia
Wednesday, Prime Video
In Season Two, exiled from home, Frank, Barry, and Sammy soon find themselves in New Foodland, a shining utopia for food and humans alike. But beneath the city’s glossy fridges and cheery smiles lies a dark secret that threatens the entirety of sentient food society.
One Night
Saturday, ITV
Starring Jodie Whittaker, Nicole da Silva and Yael Stone, One Night is the story of three women whose bond was all but destroyed by the traumatic events of one night 20 years ago.
Since then, Simone (Nicole da Silva) has harboured secret hopes of becoming a novelist but most of her haphazard attempts have been shoved into her bottom drawer. Now, at the age of 40, she has finally written the one story she could never get out of her mind, and her debut manuscript has become an unexpected overnight success.







































