7 shows not to miss this week

1 Bancroft

9pm, Mon-thurs, ITV Sarah Parish plays DCI Elizabeth Bancroft, whose life is turned upside-down when her colleague, DS Katherine Stevens, (Faye Marsay) is assigned to some cold cases and inadvertently uncovers ghosts from Bancroft’s past in this pacy, four-part thriller.

2 Blue Planet II

8pm, Sunday, BBC1 David Attenborough investigates the impact humans are having on life in the oceans in this final episode. Many creatures are struggling to survive, including albatrosses, who are unwittingly giving their chicks plastic instead of fish.

3 Ferne Mccann: First Time Mum

9pm, Tuesday, ITVBE TOWIE star Ferne Mccann found love and fell pregnant but then split from her partner. This documentary shows her excitement about having a baby and meets her supportive family and friends.

4 The Orville

9pm, Thursday, Fox Inspired by Star Trek, this one-off sci-fi comedy drama is set 400 years in the future aboard the USS Orville. Seth Macfarlane plays Captain Ed Mercer, who’s shocked to discover his ex-wife Kelly (Adrianne Palicki) is First Officer.

5 The Snow Queen

5pm, Friday, Cbeebies This Cbeebies production of classic fairy tale The Snow Queen, filmed at Leicester’s Curve Theaxtre, has plenty of comic moments, great songs and features Cbeebies stars including Rebecca Keatley, Cat Sandion and Dr Ranj Singh.

6 The Tunnel: Vengeance

9pm, Thursday, Sky Atlantic Anglo-french cop duo Karl (Stephen Dillane) and Elise (Clémence Poésy) reunite and this time they find a boat adrift in the Channel. Could Karl’s instincts that this involves child-trafficking be right?

7 Tommy Cooper Forever

9pm, Thursday, ITV3 The late Tommy Cooper is celebrated in a two-part documentary charting his rise to comedy stardom. It features unseen footage and interviews with fans, including Jennifer Saunders and Les Dennis.