MUST-SEE SHOWS
THE VOICE UK Tonight, ITV, 8pm
FOR many the best part of the competition are the blind auditions that kick off the run.
So there’s a chance that most of those tuning in will be bitterly disappointed to learn that the last of them take place tonight.
Mentors will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson, Tom Jones and Olly Murs now only have limited space on their teams, and will be desperate to add a potential superstar to their roster. Emma Willis presents and soothes the participants’ nerves.
TRAITORS Tomorrow, Channel 4, 9pm
THE last Sunday-night drama to star Keeley Hawes was Bodyguard, which was one of the most talked-about series of recent years. So, expectations are high for Traitors, in which she stars alongside Luke Treadaway, Stephen Campbell Moore and Michael Stuhlbarg.
But it’s relative newcomer Emma Appleton who takes centre stage as the plot unfolds in London in 1945. She plays Feef, an ambitious twentysomething who was training to spy on the Nazis until the end of the war forced her into a boring desk job with the Civil Service.
So when her American lover Peter (Matt Lauria) encourages her to look for evidence of Russian infiltration in the British government, will she use her espionage skills after all?
GRENFELL: DID THE FIRE BRIGADE FAIL? – CHANNEL 4 DISPATCHES Monday, Channel 4, 8pm
BRITAIN was shocked by the Grenfell Tower fire in June, 2017 and the fallout is still being felt.
Dispatches investigates the response of the London Fire Brigade to the Grenfell fire, which killed 72 people, and asks whether the brigade’s decision to tell residents to stay put contributed to the high death toll. Through interviews and using critical new evidence released by the public inquiry, this programme explores if a lack of training meant that firefighters were ill-equipped to cope. The LFB commissioner Dany Cotton says she ‘wouldn’t change anything’ about her brigade’s response. But could more have been done?
SHETLAND Tuesday, BBC1, regions vary
CARLA and Prentice Hayes are found murdered in a violent knife attack. Jamie Hayes is missing, initially leading the team to speculate that he could be responsible. But Jimmy is convinced Jamie could not have mutilated his mother in this way.
Aware of her altercation with Prentice the previous evening,
Perez pays a visit to Olivia Lennox. She’s in her room, shaken, with blood on her clothes. Is she responsible? Drama, starring Douglas Henshall and Alison O’Donnell.
THE BRIT AWARDS 2019 Wednesday, ITV, 8pm
THE Brit Awards has thrown up its fair share of talking points over the past 38 years. And although Stormzy and Dua Lipa were the big musical winners last year, it was debutant host Jack Whitehall who grabbed the headlines for his digs at various celebs. This year’s headliner is Dumfries-born DJ, musician and producer Calvin Harris. AnneMarie and Lipa lead the charge with four nominations each, but it’s anyone’s guess what will
happen on the night.
DEATH IN PARADISE Thursday, BBC1, 9pm
THE people of Saint Marie go into mourning when Dezzie Dixon, the island’s favourite radio presenter, is murdered live on air and Jack must unravel a challenging mystery to find the culprit. However, his task is made all the more difficult when Detective Sergeant Madeleine Dumas from internal affairs arrives to assess working practices. Richard Blackwood guest stars.
GOGGLEBOX Friday, Channel 4, 9pm
THE armchair critics are back for a 13th series, which is pretty impressive for a show that only started in 2013. It’s certainly been on air long enough to turn some of the regulars into celebrities in their own right, but will any of the contributors tonight be sharing their thoughts on Steph & Dom: Can Cannabis Save Our Son? or former Goggleboxer Sandi Bogle in Famous and Fighting Crime?