FIVE THINGS FOR YOUR WEEK...

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Apple TV+, streaming now

Based on the novel of the same name by Walter Mosley, this new limited series from Apple stars Samuel L Jackson in the title role and boasts a strong supporting cast (including Dominique Fishback, Walton Goggins and Marsha Stephanie Blake). Ptolemy Grey is a lonely nonagenarian whose failing, dementia-addled memory leaves him feeling detached and confused. However the arrival of orphaned teen carer Robyn (Fishback) coincides with a new treatment that temporarily restores some clarity for the old man – leading to more questions than answers, as a decades-old mystery re-emerges. Before long the pair are embroiled in a personal investigation into the death of Grey’s nephew long in the past.

TRAVEL The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan, BBC2, 9pm, Sunday

Now that travel is possible again, the comedian is back for a new series, ready to visit destinations that were rarely top of many British tourists’ must-see lists, even before the pandemic. He begins with Sierra Leone, a place Romesh admits he has always associated with its dark history, which takes in civil war, child soldiers, blood diamonds and Ebola. Local musician Gwyn Jay Allen is planning to show him a different side of the country, one that takes in spectacular national parks, extraordinary wildlife and incredible beaches. While Romesh feels safe, he also sees the reminders of Sierra Leone’s brutal past and its continuing legacy, including a slave fort, a diamond mine and the athletes that make up the Flying Stars amputee football club. finds herself assigned to Wildemarsh, the picturesque village where she grew up. Her boss warns her that she will be expected to solve her cases by the book, and that doesn’t mean involving her three aunts, the crime writers Beth (Sarah Woodward), Cat (Julie Graham) and Jane (Siobhan Redmond).

Steps of Freedom: The Story of Irish Dance, BBC4, 8pm, Sunday

Think Irish dance and most people – those outside of Ireland, at least – will think of

Riverdance. A shame, as the form is infinitely more varied and rich in culture than Michael Flatley and co’s narrow interpretation of it. However Riverdance boosted its popularity and visibility overseas immeasurably.

FAMILY FUN Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, ITV & STV, 7pm, Saturday

There’s a very distinctive voice in the Star Guest Announcer booth tonight – actor Richard E Grant, left, is taking on the duties. If that wasn’t impressive enough, crooner Michael Bublé is back for a Big Band End of the Show Show. Plus, Jordan North is out and about to deliver a Gift on a Shift and Stephen Mulhern pops

by for Ant vs Dec.

Richard E. Grant.