Top TV Picks
Granite Harbour
Friday, BBC One
Thriller. Lance Corporal Davis Lindo dreams of being a detective at New Scotland Yard.
Instead, he finds himself being sent to train as a detective constable in Scotland.
When an Aberdeen oil magnate dies in mysterious circumstances, Lindo is thrown in at the deep end and forced to navigate a city and force completely alien to him. Starring Romario Simpson and Hannah Donaldson.
My Dead Body
Monday, Channel 4
The story of Toni Crews, a woman with terminal cancer who donated her body to medical science and gave consent for it to be placed on public display to continue her work raising awareness after her death.
Narrated by Toni’s own words, the film follows Professor Claire Smith, head of anatomy at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, and her team, as they dissect Toni’s body and chart the course of the disease from the initial diagnosis to her death four years later.
How to Crack the Class Ceiling Tuesday, BBC Two
Amol Rajan investigates how young people from working class backgrounds can secure jobs in Britain’s elite professions.
Amol meets people who have found their own ways to hack the class system, from a school etiquette class to a university soft skills workshop – and follows the progress of young people trying to get into professions including the civil service and law.
Gino’s Cooking Up Love
Wednesday, ITV
Gino D’Acampo hosts a new dating show with a culinary twist, as he opens his cooking school to six singles looking for love, whilst also learning how to cook authentic, Italian cuisine in Italy. Will they find a connection through a shared passion for food, and how will the arrival of three new students stir things up?