Keith Sharp

Picks out the best on the box for the week ahead.

There is obviously only one place for a true rugby fan to be on the morning of Saturday, September 19, and that is in front of the telly as the 2015 Rugby World Cup tournament kicks off at Twickenham Stadium in London. The Opening Ceremony begins at 6am, with the first match between the hosts England and Fiji, at 6.45am. The All Blacks’ first match, against Argentina, is at 3.20am on Monday. Six weeks, 20 teams and 48 games later, and we should know if Richie McCaw’s men really can make their mark as the best team in Rugby World Cup history.

Sky Sport 1 and Prime,

Saturday, 6am

If you’ve been hanging out for the second season of Peter Capaldi’s incarnation as Time Lord, Doctor Who, then hang no longer. The good Doctor is back this week in a new series of intergalactic adventures, beginning with a story in which the skies of Earth have been frozen by a mysterious alien force and the doc’s companion, Clara, is in need of his help. One problem: the Doctor has gone into hiding. Could it be the fact that the Daleks are back, or that another villain has returned from the dead?

Prime, Sunday, 7.30pm

Being tall, dark and handsome has landed Josh Duhamel yet another action role – this time in a new US crime comedy-drama titled Battle Creek. Josh gets to play the smart and well-groomed FBI agent Milt Chamberlain, who washes up in the Creek to partner a jaded local cop, who is struggling with budget cuts and a lack of proper policing equipment. It looks like the battle is going to be as much between the