Watching the (amateur) detectives
MURDER mystery meets game show in this slightly bizarre format that sees ordinary people play detective.
These are people who have clearly watched too much Poirot and think they could do the work of a homicide police officer.
But £50,000 is at stake for whichever pair of sleuths is first to catch the killer.
It’s no ordinary murder – it’s a murder mystery written by none other than Ian Rankin, one of Britain’s most successful crime writers.
The four teams are all whisked off
MURDER ISLAND
Channel 4, 9.30pm
to the crime scene, The Manse, an old rundown property on an island, where the body of Charly Hendricks was discovered a few hours earlier.
They are greeted by senior investigating officer Parm Sandhu and her two deputies, Simon Harding and Graham McMillan.
“If you fail me once I cannot trust you again,” warns Parm, who says officers should be called Sir and Ma’am. It’s all very serious. of the pairs hoping to solve the ‘murder’ and win £50,000
It starts with a tour of the crime scene, with the amateurs noting the blood smeared on the walls and footprints.
But you can’t help but laugh as they’re all later hauled in for a telling off because mates Dot and Rox stood in a pool of blood and Caroline and Chrissie accidentally touched the victim’s wine glasses.
Then it goes even more amdram as the contestants begin interviewing some ‘persons of interest’.
Clues are drip-fed throughout, and the ‘victim’ Charly narrates proceedings, with the odd flashback to the final days of her life.
This genre-busting show is on for six weeks so pay attention if you want to play along.
DEMENTIA & US
BBC2, 9pm
This emotional and insightful series follows four people with dementia and their families over the course of two years.
The contributors include 77-year-old ex-professional footballer Gilly, pictured; former army soldier Chris, 45; Clover, a 91-year-old who has moved from Jamaica, and recently diagnosed Marion, 63.
Each has a different type of dementia with varying symptoms, but all want to know what will happen to them and how they will adapt.
Beginning in summer 2019, Chris is awaiting news of his daughter’s blood test result for the same inherited gene that gave him dementia.
Gilly’s wife Christine is finding it harder to cope, Clover has a kitchen accident, and Marion must redesign her house to adapt to her symptoms.
Prince William, founder of the new Earthshot Prize, and Sir David Attenborough (below) launched this landmark documentary series yesterday. The aim is to look past the problems we face on the planet and onto the solutions that promise to deliver us all a sustainable world.
The Prize is £1m to a project for each of the five ‘Earthshots’ – protect and restore nature, fix our climate, clean our air, revive our oceans, build a waste free world.
This second episode investigates the mission of Fix Our Climate and offers an inspiring look at the positive changes already taking place across the globe.
The three pioneering projects shortlisted for the prize are also revealed.
‘Victim’: Charly Hendricks
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