Girl’s night in… and out

1 Midsomer Murders

ITV, TUESDAY, 8PM NEW SERIES

It’s murder on the dancefloor as the detective drama returns for its 21st series, with the first episode a rather brilliant mash-up with Strictly Come Dancing! The episode, entitled The Point of Balance, is set against the background of a ballroom dancing competition. All the guest stars are former Strictly stars, too – including Danny Mac, Faye Tozer, Natalie Gumede and Tom Chambers. The episode focuses on the suspicious death of a professional dancer, who was not competing in Midsomer’s Paramount Dance Extravaganza, but should have been, and the subsequent murder of the dancer’s brother, who had been bashed around the head by a remote-controlled robotic arm. It’s up to DCI Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon) and DS Jamie Winter (Nick Hendrix) to unmask the culprit.

2 Inside the Crown: Secrets of the Royals THURSDAY, ITV, 9PM

NEW SERIES

Taking a peep behind the velvet curtains, this four-part documentary tells the story of the Queen’s 67 years on the throne. Historians, eye witnesses and royal insiders will provide their own viewpoints, from family dramas ( before Harry and Meghan dropped their bombshell) to political crises, each episode is packed with rarelyseen archive footage from the Queen’s record-breaking reign.

3 Crazy Delicious

CHANNEL 4, TUESDAY, 8PM NEW SERIES

Jayde Adams presents the culinary contest in which cooks are challenged to come up with original takes on classic meals and impress judges Heston Blumenthal, Niklas Ekstedt and Carla Hall. The contestants in the first episode must come up with a strawberry-based dish and a take on the hot dog, before one is eliminated and the remaining two create a special birthday meal.

4 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Part 3 NETFLIX, FRIDAY

NEW SERIES

Netflix’s dark take on Sabrina the Teenage Witch, turned out to be one of the big surprise hits of 2018, so fans of the franchise will be happy to know the third instalment is back bigger and better than ever! Starring Kiernan Shipka (Sabrina) and Ross Lynch (Harvey).

5 Avenue 5 SKY1, WEDNESDAY,

10PM NEW SERIES Armando Iannucci’s space sitcom stars Hugh Laurie as the captain of an accident-prone interplanetary cruiser, some 40 years in the future. It is estimated that the ship will take years to return to Earth. Think The Thick Of It gone sci-fi.