PICKS OF THE MONTH: WHAT TO WATCH IN FEBRUARY 2023
What to watch this month.
DRAMA
The Gold, BBC One
Gripping new drama inspired by the iconic true story of the Brink’s-Mat robbery and the decades-long chain of events that followed. On the 26 November 1983, six armed men broke into the Brink’s-Mat security depot near London’s Heathrow Airport, and inadvertently stumbled across gold bullion worth £26m.
Better, BBC One
From the writers of Humans, Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley, and Sister, Better is a thrilling redemption story set in Leeds, using the landscape of the city and surrounding countryside as a backdrop to what becomes an epic battle for one woman’s soul.
Beyond Paradise, BBC One
Seeking a quieter life away from the stress of the city, Humphrey (Marshall) has taken a job as a Detective Inspector in fiancée Martha’s (Bretton) hometown. However, they soon find that country life is anything but peaceful and Humphrey can’t help but be distracted by the town’s surprisingly high crime rate with a new, and very different, case challenging him and the team each week.
Nolly, ITVX
A brand new 3-part drama from BAFTA-winning writer Russell T Davies, and starring Academy Award-nominee and BAFTAwinner Helena Bonham Carter. Nolly explores the all-powerful reign, and fall from grace, of the inimitable Noele Gordon, TV legend and Queen of the Midlands, darling of the establishment until it turned on her and betrayed her.
Unforgotten, ITV1
RTS award-winning actress Sinéad joins ITV’s critically acclaimed and RTSnominated crime drama, Unforgotten, created and written by renowned screenwriter Chris Lang and produced by Mainstreet Pictures. Sinéad is working alongside BAFTA nominated Sanjeev Bhaskar, who has played DI Sunil ‘Sunny’ Khan in four previous series of the hugely successful cold case murder drama.
ENTERTAINMENT
The BRIT Awards 2023
Mo Gilligan hosts with performances from Cat Burns, Wet Leg, Harry Styles, Sam Smith & Kim Petras.
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, ITV1
TV’s most popular duo will bring the viewers at home and the live studio audience a host of new and exclusive features, live surprises, celebrity guests, returning favourites and outrageous stunts. Undercover and I’m A Celebrity…Get Out Of Me Ear! will both return for the new series with some of the biggest celebrities taking part.
Starstruck, ITV1
International superstar Shania Twain will join the Saturday night entertainment format, which sees members of the public transformed into music icons. Shania will sit on the show’s judging panel alongside returning stars Adam Lambert, Beverley Knight and Jason Manford. Olly Murs will once again host the show
Go Hard Or Go Home, BBC Three
Follows eight young people who feel stuck in a rut as they are cut off from the modern world in a month-long programme of transformation aimed at improving their health and wellbeing through extreme physical challenge. Each of them will be paired with a ‘Warrior’ who will mentor and push them every step of the way.
Gogglebox, Channel 4
Britain's sharpest armchair critics return for a brand new series of Gogglebox.