THE autumn is here and you can tell the TV is awash with new programming thank god for catch-up and the iPlayer and such devices. So we have a full week of programming with ITV hoping for a strong showing for Vanity Fair on Sunday but it will be up against BBC’s Bodyguard.
Wanderlust is the BBC’s big release on Tuesday night and all you read about it is the sex content of the programme, which I suspect will be more hype than substance. And Gogglebox is back.
Saturday – ITV – The Jonathan Ross Show 9:15 (New Series)
The host welcomes another batch of celebrity guests to his famous green room, before subjecting them to an unrestrained bout of questioning. Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish talk about their new comedy film Night School, in which a group of troublemakers are forced to attend extra classes in the hope that they will pass the exam to finish high school. Plus, TV presenter Mel Giedroyc, stand-up comic Rob Beckett and Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista also drop by, and singer Jess Glynne performs in the studio.
Saturday – BBC4 – The Plague 9pm (New Series)
In the late 16th century, plague is decimating the crowded city of Seville, where many have arrived to embark for the New World to seek their fortune. Former soldier Mateo Nunez returns to find and extract his dead friend's son from the city, having fled Seville to escape the Inquisition. Spanish historical drama, starring Pablo Molinero.
Sunday – ITV – Vanity Fair 9pm (New Series)
Adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel about an amoral woman who cunningly manipulates her way to the top of Georgian high society, while the Napoleonic wars rage around her. Costume drama are always popular. Starring Olivia Cooke and Claudia Jessie, with Michael Palin appearing as Thackeray himself.
Sunday – ITV – The Imitation Game 10:05pm (New Series)
Alexander Armstrong hosts the panel show, with Rory Bremner, Debra Stephenson and guests taking on challenges based around impersonating celebrity voices. Contestants must re-enact famous scenes from movies, provide alternative voiceovers to news footage, and put the most unlikely words in celebrities' mouths. The first episode sees the regulars joined by panellists Luke Kempner and Jess Robinson for a selection of show-stopping musical impressions and a disastrous attempt to date Christopher Biggins.
Monday – Channel 5 – Jeremy Vine 9:15am (New)
Out with the old in with the new has the Wright Stuff becomes the Jeremy Vine show So it will be a new future for the show as the broadcaster takes his place in the hot seat. A host of studio guests will be on hand to talk about the issues of the day. Storm Huntley will be on hand joining him for viewer phone-ins. I doubt there will be any change to the format but we will see
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Monday – BBC2 – Mother’s Day 9pm (New)
Following the 1993 Warrington bomb attack by the IRA in which their son Tim died, grieving couple Wendy and Colin Parry form an unlikely alliance with Dublin housewife Sue McHugh to try to bring about peace in Northern Ireland. Fact-based drama, starring Vicky McClure, Anna Maxwell Martin, and Daniel Mays.
Monday – Channel 5 – Undercover Girlfriends 10pm (New Series)
Five men think they are taking part in a reality TV show in Marbella are actually being watched by their partners, who are in control of the whole thing. It should be funny and lots of tears just a case of how long before the man start party with the talent on offer. Everywhere they go and their girlfriends, who use stealth, technology and a range of comical disguises to put their boyfriends to the test to answer some important questions about their relationships, control everything they do.
Tuesday – BBC1 – Wanderlust 9pm (New Series)
Therapist Joy Richards tries to maintain the spark with her husband Alan, following a cycling accident that has put their sex life on hold. Suddenly Joy and Alan find themselves drawn to new people, and both are tempted to make the ultimate indiscretion. With their marriage in crisis, Joy comes up with an audacious, unorthodox, but potentially brilliant proposal that will have huge ramifications for the future. Drama, starring Toni Collette and Steven Mackintosh.
Tuesday – Sky Witness – The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair 9pm (New Series)
The Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair takes place in coastal Maine and focuses on Marcus Goldman who is visiting Harry Quebert’s home to find a cure for his writer’s block as his publisher’s deadline looms. Marcus’ plans are suddenly upended when Harry is sensationally implicated in the cold-case murder of Nola Kellergan, a fifteen-year-old girl who has been missing for many years.
Wednesday – W – American Housewife 8pm (New Series)
Katie Otto, a confident, unapologetic wife and mother of three, raises her flawed family in the wealthy town of Westport, Connecticut, filled with "perfect" mommies and their "perfect" offspring.
Katie's perfectly imperfect world is upended when her neighbor's decision to move notches her up from her ideal social standing and sets her on a path to ensure that doesn't happen, regardless of the consequences.
Thursday – BBC1 – Press 9pm (New Series)
Drama following the goings-on at a left-leaning broadsheet newspaper and a thriving populist tabloid. At The Herald, deputy news editor Holly Evans is tasked with giving Wendy Bolt - a controversial right-wing commentator - a tour of the office, but she is itching to get back to a story she is following, the death of a young woman following a hit-and-run by a police car. Over at The Post, Oxford graduate Ed Washburn is tasked with speaking to the parents of a footballer who has committed suicide - only for things to get tricky when the couple withdraw the interview. Charlotte Riley, Priyanga Burford, and Paapa Essiedu star.
Thursday – BBC2 – The Mighty Redcar 9pm (New Series)
Documentary about the lives of people living in the North Yorkshire seaside resort Redcar. Mum and daughter Kat and Kaitlyn have had a tough time over the past few years but are now looking forward to the school prom. Nineteen-year-old James is the oldest of seven children, has no job and no GCSEs - and having been identified as a high-risk potential offender, he is receiving guidance to help keep him on the straight and narrow. Dylan dreams of being a professional musician to raise enough money to bring his younger brother out of foster care to live with him in Redcar.
Thursday – Discovery Channel - Alaskan Bush People 8pm (New Series)
Following the Browns, an Alaskan family of seven children who live off the grid and depend on each other to survive in the wilderness. The Wolfpack arrive on their new property in the most remote frontier of the lower 48. The Browns begin a barn build, the key to Billy's grand vision. As they attempt to start over, they reveal the relationships and values from decades in the wild.
Friday – Channel 4 – Gogglebox 9pm (New Series)
The fly-on-the-wall series turning the cameras on TV's most vocal armchair critics returns, as the show's regular gaggle of families, friends and viewing party acquaintances settle down to share their thoughts on what they have been watching during the week from the comfort of their own sofas. As usual, the programmes considered can range across any genre - comedy, drama, news, and sport, while personalities in the firing line often include politicians such as Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn, and President Donald Trump.
Friday – BBC2 – Mock the Week 10pm (New Series)
Topical comedy quiz show, hosted by Dara O Brian. Regular panellist Hugh Dennis looks back on another eventful week in news and politics, with the help of with the help of guests Angela Barnes, Ed Gamble, Rhys James, Nish Kumar, and Tiff Stevenson. Stand-up and improvisation are the name of the game as the contestants try to get one up on each other.
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