The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Programmes
Stacey Dooley: Locked up with the Lifers
The reporter visits a reformist women’s prison in Iowa to talk to inmates serving life sentences about their crimes, their relationships and their remorse. Sun 19 Apr, BBC2 21:00 (60mins).
Killing Eve The spy thriller returns for a third series that has divided the critics. Having been shot and left for dead by the murderous Villanelle, Eve is trying to rebuild her life. With Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh. Sun 19 Apr, BBC1 21:15 (45mins).
Kirstie: Keep Crafting and Carry On As the lockdown continues, the doughty Kirstie Allsopp comes up with achievable craft projects to keep people upbeat and occupied. Mon 20 Apr and every weekday; C4 17:00 (60mins each).
Can Science Beat the Virus? A panel made up of scientists debates the major questions about Covid-19, looking for answers free of political spin. Wed 22 Apr, C4 21:00 (60mins).
Hubble: The Wonders of Space Revealed
Documentary celebrating 30 years of the Hubble Space Telescope, and looking at how it has expanded our knowledge of the universe. Fri 24 Apr, BBC2 21:00 (60mins). Films
The Sense of an Ending (2017) Adaptation of Julian Barnes’ Booker-winning novel about a retiree whose past catches up with him. Starring Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter and Charlotte Rampling. Sat 18 Apr, BBC2 21:15 (105mins).
The Damned United (2009) Michael Sheen plays Brian Clough during his ill-fated 44-day stint as manager of Leeds United in 1974. Sat 18 Apr, BBC1 23:45 (95mins).
Grease (1978) The classic teen musical, with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John as the star-crossed lovers in a 1950s American high school. Sun 19 Apr, Film4 17:50 (130mins).
Eye in the Sky (2015) Tense drama exploring the ethical dilemmas created by modern drone warfare, starring Helen Mirren and Alan Rickman. Tue 21 Apr, Film4 21:00 (120mins).
New to subscription TV
Gangs of London New drama about the power struggles within a London crime family. When Finn Wallace is assassinated, it’s up to his son Sean to find out who was behind the killing, sending ripples through the international crime world. From 23 April, on Sky Atlantic.
After Life Season two of Ricky Gervais’s hugely popular black comedy, in which he plays a grieving widower who decides to say and do whatever he wants following his wife’s death from cancer. From 24 April, on Netflix.