Seven Days

guide to the week’s TV

SATURDAY

Strictly Come Dancing

6.30PM, BBC1

One celebrity has gone, and the remaining 14 take to the floor with their pro partners for this year’s Movie Week, with routines inspired by cinema classics. In tomorrow’s results show, the ‘Empress of Soul’ Gladys Knight sings the theme to the Bond film Licence To Kill.

Casualty

8.35PM, BBC1

Jacob is forced to confront his past when his mother Omo, who suffers from schizophrenia, is admitted to the emergency department. Meanwhile, Ruby tries to get an emotional Iain to seek help after he smashes an ambulance window as his frustration boils out of control.

Killing Eve

9.25PM, BBC1

Bill’s murder in Berlin showed Eve just how high the stakes are in her cat-and-mouse game with the killer Villanelle – who has just been sent to England to eliminate a British intelligence officer. Now, who could that be?

Troubles: The Life After

9.30PM, BBC2

This devastating film features interviews with some of the families affected by the Troubles in Northern Ireland – between 1969 and 2001, 3,532 people were killed and 47,541 injured. This is a powerful and very personal reminder of the terrible cost the conflict took on so many innocent lives.

SUNDAY

Countryfile

5.45PM, BBC1

In a worrying special edition, Ellie Harrison takes an unflinching look at the state of our wildlife – from seabirds to lobsters and ants to water voles – to assess the pressures it’s under and the challenges it faces. And it’s fair to say that things aren’t looking good...

Doctor Who

6.45PM, BBC1 See TV feature, page 24.

Philippines: Island Treasures

7.15PM, BBC2

In a colourful documentary, nature fanatic Mike Dilger and BBC World News broadcaster Rico Hizon go in search of the rich culture and rare wildlife in one of the world’s greatest biodiversity hotspots.

The Cry

9PM, BBC1

So, what’s happened to baby Noah? Part two of this engrossing drama, and the boy’s parents, Alistair and Joanna (Ewen Leslie and Jenna Coleman), are desperate to find their missing son – and all fingers are pointing at Alistair’s ex-wife Alexandra (Asher Keddie).

Last Chance Lawyer New York City

9PM, BBC2

This four-part series follows the exploits of the colourful and outspoken New York lawyer Howard Greenberg, a man who practices criminal law like you’ve never seen it before.

Vanity Fair

9PM, ITV Will Becky find her happy ever after as this vibrant adaptation of Thackeray’s novel reaches its conclusion? One thing’s for sure, the future’s looking rosy for its star, Olivia Cooke.

WW2 Wrecks: Draining The Ocean

9PM, CH5

In an impressive documentary, the latest sonar and CGI technology is used to tell the stories of some of the huge number of vessels that are lying on the ocean floor after being sunk during the Second World War.

MONDAY Great British Menu

7PM, BBC2

It’s finals week as Oliver Peyton, Andi Oliver and Matthew Fort select which chefs will have the honour of cooking at Friday’s banquet to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the NHS.

Monkman & Seagull’s Genius Guide To Britain

8PM, BBC2

Brainy best friends Eric Monkman and Bobby Seagull are in Scotland as they conclude their whistlestop tour of the UK – but, after the surprise success of this series, expect them to be back on our screens again before too long.

Food Unwrapped

8.30PM, CH4

In the first of a new series, Jimmy Doherty finds out if eating too many poppy seeds could make him fail a drugs test and Kate Quilton learns the consequences of tipping your waste cooking oil down the drain. And it’s not nice.

Fashion’s Dirty Secrets

9PM, BBC1

Buying the latest fashions on the high street is cheaper than ever – but what is the real price of our insatiable appetite for cheap clothing? Stacey Dooley takes a break from Strictly to discover the shocking damage the clothing industry is doing to our environment.

Strangers

9PM, ITV

In episode five of the Hong Kong-set thriller, poor Jonah (John Simm) is accused of a murder he didn’t commit – and the only man who can clear his name is his wife’s other husband, David Chen (Anthony Wong).

TUESDAY

Love Your Home And Garden

8PM, ITV

ITV’s answer to DIY SOS returns for three new episodes as Alan Titchmarsh and his team are back to improve the lives of three deserving families. First, they meet 15-yearold Josh, who suffers from multiple disabilities.

The Great British Bake Off

8PM, CH4

For the very first time on Bake Off, it’s Vegan Week. So, how will the remaining contestants cope with a savoury pastry Signature with no butter involved and a Technical challenge that involves a very unusual ingredient?

The Yorkshire Vet

8PM, CH5

Julian meets a much-loved Labrador named Murphy, who has a tumour that’s getting bigger. Another vet has declined to remove it – can Julian give Murphy more time with his loving owner, Jessica? Meanwhile, Peter tries to save a badly injured racehorse.

Ben Fogle: New Lives In The Wild

9.15PM, CH5

In the mountains of Thailand, Ben meets 40year-old French Canadian Julien, who has been a Buddhist monk for half his life. At Julien’s home in a remote monastery, Ben learns that his host doesn’t always follow the rules.

A Dangerous Dynasty: House Of Assad

9PM, BBC2

How did an unassuming London eye doctor go on to become one of the most reviled leaders in the world? That man is Bashar al-Assad and this three-part documentary is the definitive account of the family that has ruled Syria for nearly 50 years.

Imagine

10.45PM, BBC1

A new series opens with a cracking film that follows the artist David Hockney as he sets about creating a towering stained glass window at Westminster Abbey to mark the 65th anniversary of the Queen’s coronation.

WEDNESDAY

Trust Me, I’m A Doctor

7.30PM, BBC2

This week, Michael Mosley tries Tai Chi, Dr Giles Yeo asks what we can do about heartburn and Dr Zoe Williams questions how safe the medicines are that we buy online.

The Apprentice

9PM, BBC1

It’s episode two and the teams – who for the first time in 14 series don’t have names – have been challenged to design a new children’s comic book. But will it be Benji the space boy or MC GoGo who saves the day in the boardroom?

Am I A Murderer?

9PM, ITV

This bizarre documentary tells the strange story of Janet Holt who, in 2011, confessed to the murder of farmer Fred Handford. Fred disappeared in 1976 and his body has never been found but police can find no evidence that Janet is the killer. So, is she telling the truth?

Grand Designs

9PM, CH4

Steph Wilson has spent 20 years dreaming of living on her grandfather’s Herefordshire farm, which was sold when she was 16. Now that day has arrived, as Steph has raised the cash to buy it back – and she has big plans for this 27-acre site, as Kevin McCloud discovers.

THURSDAY

Eat Well For Less?

8PM, BBC1

The McKinstry family spend a fortune on their local butcher’s ready meals. So can Gregg Wallace and Chris Bavin persuade them to save money with cheaper home-cooked meals?

Canada: A Year In The Wild

8PM, CH5

Autumn has given way to winter, and for all the creatures who haven’t gone into hibernation, the biggest concern is finding food. Watch out for beavers swimming below the frozen surface of a pond to retrieve the food they stored there.

Press

9PM, BBC1

It’s the final part of Mike Bartlett’s enjoyable newspaper drama, and while it hasn’t made the headlines as much as say, Bodyguard, it’s surely done enough to earn a second series. And that’s thanks mainly to Ben Chaplin’s slick performance as The Post’s editor, Duncan Allen.

Body Clock: What Makes Us Tick?

9PM, BBC2

The evolutionary biologist Ella Al-Shamahi wants to understand our internal body clocks, which govern our daily rhythms.

And so she shuts former Commando Aldo Kane inside an abandoned nuclear bunker with no way of telling the time… for ten days straight. Well, it is all in the name of science.

FRIDAY

Have I Got News For You

9PM, BBC1

Ian Hislop and Paul Merton are joined by guest host Richard Ayoade and panellists Nicky Morgan MP and comedian Jon Richardson.

Gardeners’ World

9PM, BBC2

While Monty Don’s in his cottage garden finding out more about the mysterious world of earth worms, Flo Headlam visits a project where gardening has been prescribed by a doctor to help improve mental health.

Walking Britain’s Lost Railways

9PM, CH5

Heading out from Penrith Station, Rob Bell struggles to find the disused line he plans to follow. Once he’s on track, he takes in Keswick, Cockermouth and Lake Buttermere in this week’s offbeat tour of the Lake District.

Would I Lie To You?

9.30PM, BBC1

Back for a new series comes the funniest panel show on television. Joining host Rob Brydon and team captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack in the opening episode are Lucy Porter, Debbie McGee, Dion Dublin and Bob Mortimer.

The Graham Norton Show

10.35PM, BBC1

Graham’s sofa is groaning with heavyweight talent this week as he is joined by Hollywood great Whoopi Goldberg, Fifty Shades star Jamie Dornan and jazz singer Harry Connick Jr.