PICKS OF THE WEEK: 24 FEBRUARY-02 MARCH, WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK
What to watch this week.
Dave Gorman's Modern Life Is Goodish
Monday, U&Dave
Stand-up comedian Dave Gorman returns to U&Dave after a seven-year hiatus with the critically acclaimed and ratings hit, Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. Dave Gorman Modern Life is Goodish ran for five series, attracting 1.5 million viewers per episode at its peak and was one of UKTV's longest running and successful original commissions.
Bergerac
Thursday, U&Drama
Damien Molony stars as Jim Bergerac in a new re-imagined U&Originals six-part series. Bergerac is a broken man, battling his demons and on leave after the death of his wife. But when a member of one of Jersey’s wealthiest families, The Wakefields, is murdered, Chief of Police Uma Dalal (Sasha Behar) wants their best detective on the case.
Small Town, Big Story
Thursday, Sky Atlantic
Wendy Patterson, a local girl who found success as a TV producer in Los Angeles returns to Drumbán after over 20 years, having left under something of a cloud. Back in the chaotic microcosm of Drumbán, this time with a film crew in tow, Wendy is caught between her past and her epic new production.
Toxic Town
Thursday, Netflix
New drama written by Jack Thorne and starring Jodie Whittaker, Brendan Coyle, Aimee Lou Wood, Rory Kinnear, Robert Carlyle, Claudia Jessie, Joe Dempsie and Michael Socha. Based on a true story, a group of mothers fight for justice in the wake of one of the worst toxic waste scandals in UK history.
The BRIT Awards
Saturday, ITV1
Broadcast live on ITV1 and ITVX, the show will feature spectacular performances from British and international artists and celebrate the last year in music with awards such as Mastercard Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, and Song of the Year. Since its inception, the BRITs has raised nearly £27million for The BRIT Trust, the charitable arm of the awards and of the UK music industry whose main beneficiaries are The BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology and Nordoff and Robbins.
Towards Zero
Sunday, BBC One
Agatha Christie adaptation. England, 1936. After a scandalous celebrity divorce, British tennis star Nevile Strange (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) and his ex-wife Audrey (Ella Lily Hyland) make the unthinkable decision to spend a summer together at Gull’s Point, their childhood home and the coastal estate of Nevile's aunt, Lady Tressilian (Anjelica Huston).
The Bay
Sunday, ITV1
When 23-year-old university student Hannah is found dead on the edge of the docks, Morecambe’s MIU team has another case to solve - Jenn, who is returning to work following the death of her father, pushes aside her own grief to support Hannah’s bitterly divided family.