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DRAMA The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco
This is a spin-off show from the ITV hit The Bletchley Circle, which sees two of the original codebreakers Millie (Rachael Stirling) and Jean (Julie Graham) travel to 1956 America and join forces with two US codebreakers to tackle a string of murder cases.
Originally commissioned for new US streaming service Britbox (a collaboration between the BBC and ITV), the plot sees Jean and Millie on the trail of the person responsible for killing a Bletchley girl during the war. The clues lead to San Francisco, where they enlist the help of former US codebreaker Iris (Crystal Balint) and her engineer friend Hailey (Chanelle Peloso).
Wednesday, STV, 9pm
DOCUMENTARY
Elephants On The Move
How do you move a herd of elephants from Twycross Zoo to Blackpool Zoo 150 miles away? With difficulty, as this documentary charting the massive logistical exercise shows.
Mike Dilger follows Minbu, Tara, Noorjahan and Esha, a family of four female Asian elephants, as they embark on their journey to relocate to Blackpool as part of a European breeding programme.
Monday, BBC1, 7:30pm
CONSUMER
Eat, Shop, Save
Advice series Eat, Shop, Save returns to STV for a new series with presenter Ranvir Singh joined by chef and nutritionist Dale Pinnock, savvy shopper Kate Hardcastle and fitness consultant Tom Pitfield.
The team will once again offer families around the UK advice on how to change their lifestyle to help get them fitter, eat better and save money on their shopping.
In the first episode Ranvir and the team are in County Durham with the Bassett family, helping them ditch their serious takeaway addiction and collect cash for their life changing saving goal.
Thursday, STV, 7:30pm
GARDENING
Love Your Garden
Alan Titchmarsh is joined by Katie Rushworth, Frances Tophill and David Domoney to transform the backyards of various deserving folk.
In the first of eight episodes, Alan heads to Fareham near Southampton to surprise 90-year-old Betty Hicks, a life-long volunteer and fundraiser. Betty’s garden is a green-free concrete box – with so many levels and trip hazards – that it’s off limits, so the team set about transforming it into a safe, and sensory haven. Inspired by Betty’s love of vivid colour – which her failing sight can still appreciate – the team create an elegant formal garden that’s brimming with bright shades and clever design touches.
Tuesday, STV, 8pm
DOCUMENTARY
Gangland
Channel 5’s obsession with crime shows little sign of abating, as this returning documentary proves.
Gangland explores the harsh realities of life in some of London’s toughest neighbourhoods, where young people are pressed into an underground subculture of street gangs, murder and drug deals, that sees them exposed to gun and knife crimes on a daily basis. The first episode follows a couple whose son was stabbed to death in 2017 for refusing the overtures of a local gang to join their “firm”.
Tuesday, Channel 5, 10pm
SPORT Golf: The Open Championship Highlights
Eilidh Barbour presents highlights of the last two rounds of the 147th Open Championship from Carnoustie, where each of the last three championships held there has been decided by a play-off, including Paul Lawrie’s victory in 1999. ■
Today and tomorrow, BBC2, 8pm