What not to miss in the week ahead
FACT- BASED DRAMA Honour
Keeley Hawes stars as DCI Caroline Goode in the retelling of the awful case of Banaz Mahmod, a young Londoner who was murdered in 2006 by members of her own family after leaving an abusive marriage for another man.
The two- part drama reveals how the 20- year- old had been to the police five times to report threats to her life from members of her own family before she went missing. Appalled that her own colleagues had missed multiple chances to save a young woman’s life, Caroline vowed that she would not rest until she finally got justice for Banaz.
Monday and Tuesday, STV, 9pm
REALITY
Little Mix: The Search
Little Mix, who found fame on X Factor in 2011, head up a show to put a band together from the hopefuls who audition. The winning group will then join them on their next tour. In the first episode, Jade, Leigh- Anne, Jesy and Perrie create a boy band, while tomorrow it’s a mixed group. Hosted by Chris Ramsey.
Today and tomorrow, BBC1, 7pm, 6: 45pm
CRIME
The Shipman Files: A Very British Crime Story
Film- maker Chris Wilson re- examines the case of GP Harold Shipman, who in 2000 was found guilty of the murder of 15 people, with the total number of his victims thought to run in to the hundreds.
Meeting the people most intimately connected to the case, personally and professionally, he will explore how attitudes to the elderly enabled a respected doctor to get away with his crimes for years.
Monday to Wednesday, BBC1, 9pm
DOCUMENTARY Mountain Vets
The vets from a practice in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, are an agreeable bunch to spend some time with as they travel about the area tending to animals large and small.
In the first episode, there’s an urgent call- out from a local pedigree sheep breeder, whose prize ewe is having difficulty in labour, prompting vet Cahir to perform an emergency C- section, while Nuala, the longest serving vet in the practice, tends to a calf with a dangerously infected hoof. Friday, BBC2, 8pm
CRIME
Police Suspect No 1
This new series for Channel 5 follows the work of police as they attempt to identify those responsible for criminal acts, beginning with an armed robbery in Norfolk. Monday, Channel 5, 9pm
DRAMA Life
A spin- off from hit series Doctor Foster, this six parter from Mike Bartlett follows the residents of a house in Manchester that has been divided into four flats.
Victoria Hamilton, who played Anna in Doctor Foster, has renamed herself Belle and is trying to rebuild her life after the end of her marriage following events in the aforementioned drama. But her efforts are thrown into disarray by the hospitalisation of sister Ruth ( Susannah Fielding), and the subsequent arrival of wayward niece Maya ( Erin Kellyman). Also starring Alison Steadman, Peter Davison, Adrian Lester and Rachael Stirling. Tuesday, BBC1, 9pm
DOCUMENTARY Freddie Flintoff: Living With Bulimia
The former cricketer turned presenter opens up about his problems with bulimia, the eating disorder he has been living with for more than 20 years. In this documentary, he seeks professional help and investigates the issue by meeting young men with eating disorders from across the UK. ■ Monday, BBC1, 9pm