PICKS OF MONTH: SEPTEMBER 2023

What to watch this month.

Celebrity Race Across The World (New Series)

BBC One and iPlayer

Over the course of six episodes, the four competing teams will come face to face with the challenge of travelling without the use of credit cards, smartphones or access to the internet. With just the cash equivalent of a one-way airfare to their final destination they will have to earn extra money along the way as well as call upon the kindness of strangers to help them progress, and ultimately win, this race of a lifetime.

Mrs Brown's Boys (New Series)

BBC One and iPlayer

Agnes is feeling down in the dumps, and granddad’s bowel movements aren’t helping matters. The place is a mess, and she can’t seem to get any sleep and to make things worse, Maria’s home remedies end in disaster.

Alan Carr's Picture Slam (New Series)

BBC One and iPlayer

Sees three teams face a series of pictures and each picture is worth cash. The more they can name the more they win, but for the big money they need to name them ALL, and if they do that, they’ve got a Picture Slam! Across four thrilling rounds, contestants will need to know something about everything to try and win up to £10,000!

Strictly Come Dancing (New Series)

BBC One and iPlayer

Presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman will be back in the ballroom overseeing proceedings each weekend as a host of brand new celebrity contestants take to the floor in a bid to lift the coveted Glitterball Trophy. Behind the judges desk once again will be the acid tongued adjudicator Craig Revel Horwood, Let’s Dance Germany judge Motsi Mabuse, NTA Award winning judge Anton Du Beke and The Queen of Latin Shirley Ballas who will return as head judge.

Blankety Blank (New Series)

BBC One and iPlayer

Produced by Thames, a Fremantle label, Blankety Blank (10 x 35’), will once again be hosted by the incomparable Bradley Walsh, who will guide a panel of celebrities and contestants over multiple rounds, as they compete to win a range of…unique prizes!

The Graham Norton Show (New Series)

BBC One and iPlayer

Graham Norton welcomes the biggest stars of film, TV and music on to his sofa.

My Mum Your Dad (New Series)

ITV1 and ITVX

Follows a group of single parents who have been nominated by their grown-up kids for a second chance at love. Across 10 hour-long episodes, audiences will be able to follow the single parents, from all over the UK, and all walks of life, as they live together at a stunning country house retreat with one objective: to find true love.

Payback (New Series)

ITV1 and ITVX

With an idyllic family lifestyle in the suburbs of Edinburgh, Lexie is unaware her husband, Jared, has been laundering Cal Morris’ illegal earnings on a vast scale. Jared’s every move is being monitored by financial investigators DC Jibran Khan (Prasanna Puwanarajah) and DCI Adam Guthrie (Derek Riddell), who are determined to use the Noble family to bring Cal Morris to justice.

The Long Shadow (New Series)

ITV1 and ITVX

Based upon Michael Bilton’s highly praised book, Wicked Beyond Belief: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper, George Kay’s scripts will focus on the lives of the Sutcliffe’s victims, the loved ones they left behind, and the everlasting toll the investigation took on the detectives who led the investigation.

Crime (New Series)

ITVX

In the second season of Crime, Ray Lennox is ready to return to the fray at Edinburgh Serious Crimes, keen to prove he is fully recovered from his breakdown induced by bringing Mr Confectioner to justice. But he’s surprised to find that it’s all change: Bob Toal has lost his mojo, while Amanda Drummond is newly promoted. And there are two new faces on the team in the form of the devious Tommy Stark and failed actor Norrie Erskine.

Gogglebox (New Series)

Channel 4

From the Saturday night juggernauts and the week’s big soaps, to documentaries and gritty drama, the Gogglebox households offer witty, insightful, feisty and sometimes emotional critiques of the week’s popular and topical TV shows.

Married At First Sight UK (New Series)

E4 and Channel 4

The new series will once again follow a fresh batch of singles, whose search for love and a happy-ever-after will lead them to saying “I do” to a complete stranger, whom they’ll meet for the first time on their wedding day.

The Inheritance (New Series)

Channel 5 and My5

The Inheritance is the story of three siblings who are left reeling after an unexpected death in the family. And when it turns out they are not left anything in the will, they embark on a dangerous journey to figure out whether this death was truly a tragic accident, or whether it was in fact murder.

Secrets Of Our Universe (New Series)

Channel 5 and My 5

Secrets of Our Universe with Tim Peake is an unmissable, premium landmark series for Channel 5 that delivers a fun, action-packed and family-friendly exploration of our universe. Across three mesmerising episodes, Tim will investigate three iconic subjects: The Planets, Stars & Black Holes, and Space Missions.

Sex Education (New Series)

Netflix

Following the closure of Moordale Secondary, Otis and Eric now face a new frontier — their first day at Cavendish Sixth Form College. Otis is nervous about setting up his new clinic, while Eric is praying they won’t be losers again. But Cavendish is a culture shock for all the Moordale students — they thought they were progressive but this new college is another level.

The Morning Show (New Series)

Apple TV+

In season three, the future of the network is thrown into question and loyalties are pushed to the brink when a tech titan takes an interest in UBA. Unexpected alliances form, private truths are weaponized and everyone is forced to confront their core values both in and out of the newsroom.

The Great British Bake Off (New Series)

Channel 4

Alison Hammond will join fellow presenter, Noel Fielding and judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood in the famous tent for the next series of The Great British Bake Off.