The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Programmes
The Trump Show: Downfall
The final instalment of this gripping account of the extraordinary closing months of the Trump presidency, taking in the riots on Capitol Hill. Sun 24 Jan, BBC2 21:00 (60mins).
All The Sins
Finnish crime drama from Walter Presents: in the wake of a double murder, a young investigator is sent back to his conservative hometown, where a strict local religion holds sway. Sun 24 Jan, C4 23:00 (60mins; full series available on All4).
Secret Safari: Into the Wild
Actor Andrew Scott narrates this series following the rangers of Ol Pejeta conservancy in Kenya, home to 13,000 wild animals. In episode one, an injured rhino has just given birth – but what will become of her calf? Tue 26 Jan, C4 20:00 (60mins).
Celebrity Best Home Cook
Claudia Winkleman and Mary Berry preside over a kitchen where ten celebrities – including Gareth Thomas, Rachel Johnson and Ed Balls – battle it out to be crowned best home cook. Tue 26 and Wed 27 Jan, BBC1 21:00 (60mins each).
China and the Pandemic: 54 Days
Documentary investigating what Chinese officials and scientists really knew in the lead-up to the Wuhan lockdown of January 2020. Tue 26 Jan, BBC2 21:00 (75mins).
DeLorean: Back from the Future
Profile of the charismatic entrepreneur John DeLorean and his doomed attempt to build a futuristic luxury sports car in 1980s Belfast. It contains archive footage and interviews with DeLorean’s family. Wed 27 Jan, BBC2 21:00 (100mins). Films
The White Crow
(2018) Taut drama based on the true story of Rudolf Nureyev’s 1961 defection to the West during a Kirov Ballet tour of Paris and London. Sat 23 Jan, BBC2 21:30 (120mins).
Raging Bull
(1980) Robert De Niro and director Martin Scorsese are both at their best in this searing biographical drama about tortured champion middleweight boxer Jake LaMotta. Sat 23 Jan, ITV1 22:55 (140mins).
Lance
(2020) Revealing documentary about the controversial cyclist. It charts his rise to global sporting icon, his battle with testicular cancer, and his spectacular fall from grace. Sun 24 Jan, BBC2 22:00 (95mins). New to subscription services Tandav
Controversial nine-part drama about a privileged Indian political dynasty – “a grand Hindi version of House of Cards” (FT) – and the dark intrigue and machinations at the heart of the world’s largest democracy. On
Amazon Prime.