This week’s must-see TV
1 Love In The Countryside
TUES, BBC TWO, 9PM NEW SERIES Presenter Sara Cox is going back to her farming roots in the hope of helping single people, living and working in the countryside, find love with urbanites seeking their perfect partner – and a dramatically different lifestyle. The BBC Radio 2 host is on a mission to find lonely rural romantics the person of their dreams. From dairy farmers to pastoral vets, farriers to pig-breeders, eight unattached hopefuls are ready not only to see if they can meet their match, but also to introduce a potential partner to the true realities of life in the country. They may live in some of Britain’s most idyllic countryside locations, but that very remoteness means they find it difficult to find someone to share all that stunning scenery with…
2 The Secret Life Of Pets 2
FROM MONDAY, SKY STORE Change is in the air for Jack Russell Max, when owner Katie gets married and brings a new arrival home. When the expanded family unit heads to the countryside, farm dog Rooster tries to teach Max how to overcome these new challenges.
3When Piers Met...
TUESDAY, ITV, 9PM NEW SERIES Controversial ex-tabloid editor and GMB presenter Piers Morgan interviews more celebrities about their careers and personal lives. In this show, he promises to ask the questions the public wants answered – and in typical Piers fashion, he’s not going to hold back! So, if you like edge-ofyour-seat viewing, then this is the programme for you…
4 Strictly Come Dancing
SATURDAY, BBC ONE, 7PM NEW SERIES Get ready to staaaaart dancing! Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman are back with the first sequin-tastic live episode. We know which hopeful celeb is paired with which professional dancer, but will they be any good when they hit that fabled dance floor?! Let the games begin…
5 Live From The Red Carpet: The Emmys 2019
SUNDAY, 11PM, E!/NOW TV All the biggest names in telly ( like The Crown actress, Vanessa Kirby, pictured above) descend on the Microsoft Theater in LA for the 71st Emmy Awards, and E! will be capturing every moment.