What’s on TV
POLDARK
Expect much slamming of doors, heaving bodices and brooding looks on the Cornish cliffs as Ross and Demelza (Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson) navigate another sticky patch in their relationship. Why anyone would cheat on the rugged Ross is a mystery that writer Debbie Horsfield will try to unravel in the fourth series of this unmissable period drama. BBC1
PATRICK MELROSE
This five-part drama follows the harrowing yet hilarious life journey of the eponymous Melrose, brilliantly played by Benedict Cumberbatch.
The saga sweeps through the South of France in the 60s, New York in the 70s and Britain in the noughties, allowing us to follow Melrose through his traumatic childhood, drug issues and, eventually, recovery. Sky Atlantic
LOVE ISLAND 2018
No one can resist the guilty pleasure of this reality TV show, in which couples fall in love and into bed, break up, make up and even invent new ways of speaking English – ‘little bit leave it’ springs to mind. This year, 150,000 applicants wanted to enter the villa of love to find the perfect partner and, potentially, win £50,000. Caroline Flack hosts again. ITV 2
THE HANDMAID’S TALE: SERIES 2
The first series of this dark, award-winning drama, based on Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel, was compelling and, at times, difficult to watch. Elisabeth Moss, who stars as handmaid Offred, says, ‘Things are about to get even darker.’
This tale of rape, violence, oppression and how the handmaids must triumph against it keeps you gripped. Channel 4