The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
CRIME IN THE CAPITAL
Rebus – Saturday, BBC1, 9.25pm
The gritty drama following the young Edinburgh detective sergeant John Rebus (played by Richard Rankin) continues. Under pressure to close their investigation quickly, John and colleague Siobhan Clarke (Lucie Shorthouse) track down a witness to the street attack on Jimmy McJagger. Meanwhile, as the previously hard-up Michael shares his newfound wealth, his actions lead to bloody consequences for his brother John, who faces a fatal confrontation. Rhona weighs a life-changing offer for her daughter Sammy, and John is perturbed when his inquiries lead him uncomfortably close to home, and he has to confess to having contact with criminal Cafferty.
Red Eye – Sunday, ITV1, 9pm
The gripping Sunday night drama finally reaches its conclusion – so here’s hoping that all of the plotline’s loose ends will be tied up neatly. We are treated to a flashback that returns us to the very beginning of the story and that fateful night in Beijing, giving viewers a new perspective on what happened at the conference centre and the nightclub before the crash took place. Meanwhile, with both MI5 and CIA agents closing in, Hana and Delaney spot a familiar face. Soon things begin slotting into place, but the pair are now facing a race against time to bring those responsible for the murders to justice.
Britain’s Got Talent – Monday, ITV1, 8pm
The talent show auditions are over, which means that now it’s time for the live programmes to get under way. Judges Bruno Tonioli, Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon dished out a record number of golden buzzers during the early stages, which means the standard for this first semi-final should be high. However, now that members of the public can also have their say on the proceedings, will we be handed any big surprises as we discover who has made it through to the final – and got themselves one step closer to securing that coveted spot on the Royal Variety Show bill? As ever, Ant and Dec are lurking in the theatre wings to host and try to put the competitors at ease.
Cheap Flights: What They Really Mean For You – Tuesday, BBC1, 8pm
With the holiday season already upon us, this programme asks – what effect will the government’s net-zero targets have on the price of flights? Presenter and journalist Michelle Ackerley finds out if it’s possible for holidaymakers to make an environmentally-responsible decision on a budget. Meanwhile, Justin Rowlatt, the BBC’s climate editor, takes a look at whether the United Kingdom is actually on track to meet its “Jet Zero” targets by 2050. And finally, science reporter Fran Scott considers if new technology could possibly be the answer and finds out how the next generation of jet engines in the pipeline could be made more efficient.
Saturday, ITV1, 10.15pm, premiere
Bodyguard Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) is in the throes of an existential crisis now that he has been stripped of his triple-A rating. So he decides to take a sabbatical from the protection business during a recuperative break in sun-kissed Capri. International con artist Sonia Kincaid (Salma Hayek) then gatecrashes the Mediterranean paradise and compels Michael to help her rescue hitman husband Darius (Samuel L Jackson) from the clutches of the Eastern European mafia. The daring mission propels Michael, Sonia and Darius into the orbits of Interpol agent Bobby O’Neill (Frank Grillo) and Greek tycoon Aristotle Papadopolous (Antonio Banderas). The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard is an action-packed sequel, which relies on Reynolds’ natural charisma and exuberance to paper over the cracks in the script.
Tenet – Sunday, BBC2, 10pm, premiere
An American operative known as the Protagonist (John David Washington) accepts a new assignment with cryptic instructions to perform a secret hand gesture (interlaced fingers) in conjunction with a palindromic code word – Tenet. A Mobius strip of evidence leads the Protagonist and mission partner Neil (Robert Pattinson) down the rabbit hole of bullying Russian billionaire Andrei Sator (Sir Kenneth Branagh) and his wife (Elizabeth Debicki). Christopher Nolan’s Tenet is an intricately assembled puzzle box inlaid with outlandish action set-pieces and eye-popping special effects, which visualise time flowing simultaneously in opposite directions. It’s a rush of blood to the head that will inspire as many headaches as whoops of delirium.
Spider-Man: No Way Home – Monday, BBC1, 7.45pm, premiere
Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is exposed as Spider-Man and he attempts (unsuccessfully) to ride out the media storm. When the people he loves start to be penalised for associating with him, Peter entreats master of mystic arts Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) to cast a spell with ancient runes to make the world forget his secret identity. The incantation is botched and fissures in the multiverse allow five of Spider-Man’s most fearsome adversaries – Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe), Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina), Electro (Jamie Foxx), Lizard (Rhys Ifans) and Sandman (Thomas Haden Church) – to converge on his refraction of New York City. Spider-Man: No Way Home is a thrillingly wild ride that puts the movie characters – and in turn us – through the emotional wringer to underline the great responsibility that comes with great power.