PICK OF THE WEEK

the notorious Maguire crime family, questions begin to be raised about just how convincingly she has left her true identity behind, fully embracing Keira’s personality in the process. Amanda Burton joins the cast as Katherine, the strong and uncompromising matriarch of the Maguire clan.

Celebrity Best Home Cook (BBC1, 9pm)

In 2018, Best Home Cook debuted on BBC One. Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, it featured Mary Berry, Chris Bavin and Dan Doherty’s search for the nation’s – you guessed it – best home cook. A second series saw Angela Hartnett replace Doherty; the Michelin-starred chef will be back alongside Dame Mary and Bavin for the first-ever celebrity version of the format. Taking part are TV star Ferne McCann, ex-politician Ed Balls, actors Ruth Madeley and Shobna Gulati, Celebs Go Dating’s Tom Read Wilson, presenter Karim Zeroual, journalist Rachel Johnson, comedians Ed Byrne and Desiree Burch, and rugby star Gareth Thomas. Their first challenge involves rustling up their ultimate home cooked dinner, followed by using a surprise ingredient to create new dish.

China and the Pandemic (BBC2, 9pm)

A year ago, we were hearing reports of a virus outbreak in Wuhan, a Chinese city many of us probably had little or no knowledge of up until that point. Now it’s one of the most famous places on the planet – but for an unpleasant reason. It is, of course, where the first cases of what’s now known as Covid-19 were discovered. This two-part documentary returns to the city to investigate what the authorities knew at the time, and how much of it was made public. It reveals that, over the course of 54 crucial days, local officials announced the virus was under control – a claim that was soon disproved.

WEDNESDAY

Cornwall and Devon Walks with Julia Bradbury (STV, 8pm)

beloved wife Pamela (Sara Sohn) to cancer. He struggles to articulate his grief to their daughter Margot (Michelle La). Late one night, while he is asleep, David misses two telephone calls and a video call request from his daughter. The next morning, Margot is missing and David’s concern festers into terror. A trawl through Facebook and other websites reveals that the father doesn’t know his little girl very well... Tapping into timely concerns about cyberbullying and social-media peer pressure,

before watching an enormous tunnelling machine travel up the river into the very heart of the city. Other highlights include a trip to the last remaining boatyards on the Thames and a meeting with various Olympic rowing stars.

Rose (Sky Arts, 10pm)

Shown to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day, Hope Mill Theatre’s award-winning revival of Martin Sherman’s one-woman play stars Maureen Lipman as a Jewish octogenarian looking back at her eventful life. Recorded in summer 2020 and directed by Scott Le Crass, the thought-provoking play follows a feisty woman who grows up in a Russian village in the early 20th-century. Travelling around the

Searching is a smartly executed thriller, which unfolds in overlapping windows on a computer screen.

FRIDAY

Bad Neighbours (2014) (ITV2, 9pm)

Mac Radner (Seth Rogen) and his wife Kelly (Rose Byrne) struggle to cope with the responsibilities of parenthood. When the house next door goes up for sale and booze-guzzling fraternity boys, led by president Teddy Sanders

(Zac Efron) and second-in-command Pete (Dave Franco), move in, the Radners fear the worst. They pay a visit to the new neighbours and politely ask Teddy to keep the noise down. In return, the couple promise not to call the cops at the first sign of trouble, but to approach Teddy to resolve any issues. During a raucous frat party, Mac and Kelly break their promise and dial 911, lighting the fuse on a battle of wits and mean-spirited pranks. It may have a thin plot, but Nicholas Stoller’s potty-mouthed comedy does have a likeable cast and plenty of good gags.

What Lies Beneath (2000) (5STAR, 11.10pm)

A doctor’s wife has recurring nightmares after a car accident about a ghost who asks for her help. When she tells her psychiatrist about the visions, he encourages her to communicate with the troubled spirit, though her husband thinks they’re simply a result of the accident. But while investigating the ghost, she realises there is some sort of connection to a local girl’s disappearance – and uncovers some shocking truths about her own marriage. Direct Robert Zemeckis’ film is a decent supernatural thriller complete with creaky floors, sudden appearances and lots of plot twists and turns.

world, Rose finds herself in different communities, from Nazi-ruled Europe to the US, with people embracing and tolerating Judaistic influences at varying levels.

THURSDAY

George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces (C4, 8pm)