What not to miss in the week ahead
DRAMA
Trust Me
The medical drama returns with a new cast following the departure of Jodie Whittaker. This four-part series follows the story of Corporal Jamie Mccain (Alfred Enoch), who is recovering from a spinal injury which has left him paralysed.
He faces a new enemy when patients on the ward start dying unexpectedly around him. Jamie believes the deaths are suspicious, but unable to move, his investigation is dangerous and difficult. With everyone in the department hiding a secret, catching a culprit seems like an impossible task.
Also starring John Hannah as clinical lead Archie Watson, one of Jamie’s (more sinister) doctors.
Tuesday, BBC1, 9pm
DRAMA
Chimerica
Alessandro Nivola stars as Lee Berger, an American photojournalist who finds himself trying to salvage his reputation when he is accused of faking his career-defining photograph taken in Tiananmen Square 30 years earlier. Desperate to reclaim his credibility, and remember the photographer he used to be, Lee sets out on a journey to find the protester of his picture – dubbed Tank Man – who he is convinced is alive and well and living in New York. The four-part thriller, which is based on Lucy Kirkwood’s acclaimed play and set in the run up to the 2016 US elections, also stars Sophie Okonedo and Homeland’s F Murray Abraham.
Wednesday, Channel 4, 9pm
SPORT
Live Golf: The Masters
One of the highlights of the BBC’S sporting calendar returns as BBC2 clears the schedules tonight and tomorrow evening to cover the first major of the season, The Masters from Augusta. Eilidh Barbour is on presenting duty while commentary comes from Andrew Cotter, Peter Alliss, Paul Azinger and Ken Brown. Today, BBC2, 7:30pm; tomorrow, 6:30pm
COMEDY
Ghosts
Alison (Charlotte Ritchie) and Mike (Kiell Smith-bynoe), a cashstrapped young couple struggling to buy their first home, think their prayers are answered when a distant relative bequeaths them a sprawling country estate. The only problem is the old house is haunted by the ghosts of its former inhabitants, who are horrified that the new owners plan to turn the peaceful pile into a bustling hotel. Comedy co-starring Lolly Adefope, Mathew Baynton and Martha Howe-douglas.
Monday, BBC1, 9:30pm
COMEDY DRAMA
Back To Life
This six-part series follows the efforts of Miri Matteson, played by co-writer Daisy Haggard, to reintegrate into her home town after serving 18 years in prison. Trying to nudge her way back into society, Miri is the ultimate adult beginner – a funny, endearing, awkward woman, determined to move on from her violent past.
But life post-prison is not proving easy. Her Tamagotchi has gone the same way as her idols George Michael, Bowie and Prince, her parents Caroline and Oscar (played by Geraldine James and Richard Durden) are presenting a happy and united front, but the cracks are beginning to show, and Miri’s attempt to reconnect with her teenage sweetheart Dom (James Michie) opens up a whole new can of worms.
Monday, BBC1, 10:35pm
ENTERTAINMENT
In For A Penny
Originally a feature segment of Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, In For A Penny is now launched as a standalone show, with Stephen Mulhern travelling the country challenging the public to play games to try to win prizes, including a tank of petrol and a trolley of groceries. ■
Today, STV, 7:30pm