TV FILMS OF THE WEEK

(L-R) Sean McGinley as Peter, Alison Steadman as Barbara, Anna Friel as Vicky, Callum Booth-Ford as Max/ Maxine, Emmett J. Scanlan as Stephen and Millie Gibson as Lily “In fact, you actually become more interesting. You’ve got more life and story to tell.” She also knows the importance of having a break from work sometimes: after shooting ITV’s Marcella for five-and-a-half months towards the end of last year she reveals she made herself have a “really disciplined” two weeks. “I didn’t go out, I didn’t see friends, I sat and thought to myself, ‘Right, it’s now time just to be a mother and be everything to your little girl’.” On that note, what does Gracie think about seeing her mum on TV? “Well, she finds going to set really boring, she’s like, ‘I can’t believe you’ve got to do it again’. “But then lately, for the very first time, she has started to express a little bit of interest saying, ‘I’d quite like to do that’. “When she reads lines with me, she has a perfect American accent. She spent two-and-a-half years in America.” “She’s more fascinated about playing guitar,” she continues proudly. “She’s an excellent singer and guitarist and wonderful at writing as well, which dad’s very pleased about.” THE sequel to the Australian thriller Mystery Road (which also spawned a TV series), finds Aaron Pedersen reprising his role as Detective Jay Swan, an indigenous cop who heads to an Outback township to investigate the disappearance of a young woman. It soon becomes clear he shouldn’t expect much help from the powerful local mining company, or the mayor (Animal Kingdom’s Jacki Weaver, who once again proves she can be cosy and sinister at the same time). However, will local cop Josh Waters (Alex Russell), who is angered when Jay accuses of him being corrupt, finally stop looking the other way and start doing some investigating of his own? TEENAGER Hazel (Shailene Woodley, pictured) was diagnosed with cancer at an early age. A drug trial has slowed the disease, but she is resigned to her grim fate. At a cancer patients’ support group she meets acerbic survivor Gus (Ansel Elgort). As their relationship intensifies, Hazel tries to keep Gus at arm’s length, warning that she is a ‘grenade’, destined to obliterate everyone around her.