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Night sky
Starting Friday, May 20, Prime Video
Prime Video’s latest drama certainly has star power (pun intended), as JK Simmons and Sissy Spacek play a married couple who find a portal to another planet in their backyard. Franklin (Simmons) and Irene (Spacek) decide to keep their intergalactic gate to themselves, but their secret begins to unravel when they meet someone – or something – on the other side.
hunted
Sunday, May 22, 9:00 p.m., Channel 4
Now in its sixth season, this true-life thriller continues to be one of Channel 4’s best reality shows. Eleven ordinary people are challenged to go under the radar for 23 days by a team of top-notch hunters, led by Lisa Theaker. , Assistant Police Chief of the Cleveland Police Department. Among those hoping to win a share of the £100,000 are an ex-military man, a pair of urban explorers and two deaf youths.
prehistoric planet
Starting Monday, May 23, Apple TV+
Sir David Attenborough’s latest project is a throwback to the excellent docuseries of 1999. Walking with Dinosaurs, but with better CGI. The five-part film takes us 66 million years back in time, when Tyrannosaurus Rex and velociraptors roamed the Earth. Like the one in Attenborough Planet Eartheach episode takes on a different climate of the prehistoric planet: coastlines, deserts, fresh water, ice worlds, and forests.
silent witness
Monday May 23, 9pm, BBC One
Some dramas start to feel old after a few series, but don’t silent witness, which has been going strong for 26 years. In the first double episode of 2022, the team investigates a murder following the launch of Sam Ryan’s (Amanda Burton) new company in Liverpool. But how much trust can Nikki (Emilia Fox) have in her former colleague?
Troy Deeney: Where’s my story?
Monday, May 23, 10 p.m., Channel 4
Footballer Troy Deeney, currently captain of Birmingham City FC, wants to make the teaching of minority ethnic history compulsory in schools across the UK. However, his campaign has been slow to gain traction and this documentary follows his quest to take the issue to lawmakers. Along the way, he meets prominent anti-racism activists and gains support from the likes of Anthony Joshua, David Harewood, Micah Richards and Big Narstie.
Bake Off: the professionals
Tuesday, May 24, 8:00 p.m., Channel 4
Stacey Solomon joins Liam Charles as the new host, replacing comedian Tom Allen. Teams of pastry chefs from Manchester, Cumbria, Wiltshire, Birmingham and London compete to impress judges Benoit Blin and Cherish Finden, kicking off the contest with a new secret challenge. It then moves on to the masterpiece, with the professionals transforming an everyday dessert into a dish worthy of a fine dining restaurant.
Lucy Worsley investiga
Tuesday, May 24, 9pm, BBC Two
Lucy Worsley re-examines four fascinating periods of British history, investigating the whys and wherefores through a contemporary lens. First there are the 16th century witch trials, which reveal the truth behind the torture and murder of thousands of people believed to be in league with the devil. Future episodes will look at the Black Death, King George III’s mental health, and the alleged murder of the Princes in the Tower.
Flipping Fast by George Clarke
Wednesday, May 25, 9:00 p.m., channel 4
Following Gordon Ramsay’s Future Food Starsthis is another business competition created in the image of The newbie. George Clarke joins forces with real estate developer siblings Scarlette and Stuart Douglas to challenge six teams of renovators who believe they have what it takes to become successful real estate entrepreneurs. Each competitor is given £100,000 to start their business and turn a profit within six episodes.
Stewardess
Thursday, May 26, 9:00 p.m., Sky Max
Things are looking up for stewardess Cassie Bowden (Kaley Cuoco): she’s moved from New York to Los Angeles, her promise to stop drinking is going well, and her visions of the man she thought she killed in Thailand have diminished. But then, impressed by her efforts to determine the real killer in season one, the CIA contacts a job opportunity that could undo all of her hard work.
Who do you think you are?
Thursday, May 26, 9pm, BBC One
Sue Perkins is the first celebrity to follow her family tree in the new genealogy series. Hers is a particularly interesting ancestry, and her research into the German side of her family reveals a tragic story of survival in Eastern Europe during World War II. Richard Osman, Matt Lucas, Anna Maxwell Martin and Ralf Little make up the rest of series 19.
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