The Peterborough Evening Telegraph

FIVE THINGS FOR YOUR WEEK...

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STREAMING

White Lines Netflix, from Friday

A Spanish-British coproducti­on, this 10-part crime drama set on Ibiza has a fine pedigree. It was created by Alex Pina, the driving force behind Netflix’s Money Heist, and has been made by the team behind The Crown. Laura Haddock, who was last seen in The Capture, takes the lead role of Zoe Walker, who wants to find out exactly what happened to her brother, legendary DJ Axl. He had been missing for 20 years before his body was found on the island, and her very personal investigat­ion leads her into a dark world of sex, drugs and dance clubs. Along the way, she confronts aspects of her own character while learning more about her brother and his friends. Daniel Mays, Laurence Fox, Angela Griffin and Nuno Lopez co-star.

QUIZ

Who Wants to Be a Millionair­e? ITV, 7pm, Sunday

Jeremy Clarkson (below) returns with another series of the big-prize quiz, broadcast over six consecutiv­e evenings this week. Six contestant­s are ready and waiting for the fastest finger first question, hoping to win a place opposite Jeremy and the chance to answer the 15 questions that could change their lives. If they get stuck, they always have the lifelines Ask the Audience, 50-50, Ask the Host and Phone a Friend available to them.

FILM

Darkest Hour BBC One, 7.30pm, Saturday

On May 9, 1940, Clement Attlee (David Schofield), leader of the opposition Labour Party, demands Neville Chamberlai­n (Ronald Pickup) stands down as prime minister. King George VI (Ben Mendelsohn) subsequent­ly invites Winston Churchill (Gary Oldman) to form a government at a critical juncture in the fight against Hitler. Foreign secretary Lord Halifax (Stephen Dillane) spearheads senior figures within the Conservati­ve ranks, who expect Churchill to agree to talks with the Germans - but they are gravely mistaken. Darkest Hour is a handsomely-crafted character study, which elegantly dramatises the 27 tumultuous days that led to Churchill’s impassione­d cry for the British to fight on the beaches. Concealed behind layers of make-up and latex, Oscar-winner Oldman conjures a mesmerisin­g embodiment of the statesman.

TV

Top Gear: Ambitious but Rubbish Dave, 4pm & 5pm, Saturday

Although the latest Paddy McGuinness and Freddie Flintoff incarnatio­n is enjoyable enough, it’s still not a patch on the Top Gear of old. Here, former host Richard Hammond looks back through the archives at some memorable moments of ineptitude from himself, Jeremy Clarkson and James May. In the first episode, the trio attempt to create a convertibl­e people carrier from a Renault Espace, before James tries to drive up an Icelandic volcano. Then, Richard relives their efforts to cross the English Channel in home-made amphibious cars.

PODCAST

Grounded with Louis Theroux

Stuck at home, Louis is using the lockdown to track down some high-profile people he’s been longing to talk to from all walks of life, and on both sides of the Atlantic.

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