New to subscription TV The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Programmes
Queen Elizabeth: Politics, Power and
Prime Ministers Documentary that considers the unique relationship between the Queen and each of the 14 prime ministers who have formed governments in her name during her 69-year reign. Sun 11 Apr, C4 21:00 (60mins).
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the
World Three-part series following the young Swedish climate campaigner. In part one, Thunberg visits key locations en route to a climate conference in Chile. When it is moved to Madrid, she decides to sail back across the Atlantic. Mon 12 Apr, BBC1 21:00 (60mins).
Too Close New psychological drama starring Emily Watson as a forensic psychiatrist charged with evaluating a manipulative young mother, played by Denise Gough. Mon 12, Tue 13 and Wed 14 Apr, ITV1 21:00 (60mins each).
The Truth About Police Stop & Search
Former footballer Jermaine Jenas presents this examination of “stop and search”, featuring footage supplied by some 40 black men who recorded their interactions with police. Mon 12 Apr, C4 22:00 (60mins).
Bent Coppers: Crossing the Line of Duty
Three-part documentary exploring police corruption. It opens in 1969 with the exposure of a network of crooked detectives in the Met, which led to the formation of its anti-corruption unit, the inspiration for Line of Duty’s AC12. Wed 14 Apr, BBC2 21:00 (60mins).
Films
My Cousin Rachel (2017) A respectable, if perhaps overly restrained, adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s novel about a young man who is drawn in by the woman he suspects of killing his guardian. With Sam Claflin and Rachel Weisz. Sun 11 Apr, C4 22:55 (125mins).
Chef (2014) Feel-good, foodie road movie. After being fired from his job at a high-end restaurant, renowned chef Carl (Jon Favreau) fixes up a food truck and sets off across America with his estranged son. Thur 15 Apr, C4 01:50 (115mins).
Topkapi (1964) Classic crime caper about an international jewel thief who recruits her ex-lover to steal a priceless dagger from an Istanbul museum. With Melina Mercouri and Peter Ustinov, who won an Oscar for his role. Thur 15 Apr, BBC4 21:00 (115mins).
Concrete Cowboy In this “predictable” but engaging family drama, an errant teenager is sent to live with his father (Idris Elba) in North Philadelphia, where he discovers the city’s community of black cowboys, and a love of riding (Washington Post). On Netflix.