WHAT TO WATCH 12-18 April
- Elliot Gonzalez
- 4 days ago
- 4 min read
Who'll impress with their piano skills?
This week's best telly includes the highly anticipated return of Channel 4's hit show The Piano as well as the return of Sky's The Last of Us and the return of Doctor Who.
Elsewhere, David Oyelowo leads Apple TV+'s new comedy Government Cheese, Denise Gough leads Disney+'s new drama The Stolen Girl, Jill Halfpenny and Rupert Penry-Jones lead 5's new drama The Feud and Chenée Taylor stars in BBC Three's new comedy drama Just Act Normal.
Here are 7 TV shows you can't miss this week...
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RETURNING DRAMA
DOCTOR WHO
Saturday 12th April at 6.50pm on BBC One
Doctor Who is back this week for a brand new series and when robots from outer space kidnap nurse Belinda Chandra, played by Varada Sethu, the Doctor, played by Ncuti Gatwa, embarks on an epic intergalactic quest to get his new friend back home to Earth in The Robot Revolution.
8 EPISODES CONTINUES WEEKLY
STREAM ON BBC IPLAYER
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RETURNING TALENT SHOW
THE PIANO
Sunday 13th April at 9pm on Channel 4
Channel 4's hit talent show, The Piano, is back for a third series this week with Claudia Winkleman returning as host alongside mentors Mika and Jon Batiste, who joins this series for the first time.
Together, they'll begin their search for the UK's best amateur pianists and the new series begins at London's Liverpool Street Station, where they discover a talented dinner lady; are blown away by a girl with star power; and are surprised by a tarot card reader. Who will they choose to play at the final concert?
7 EPISODES CONTINUES WEEKLY
STREAM ON CHANNEL 4
3
BRAND NEW DRAMA
THE FEUD
Monday 14th to Wednesday 16th April at 9pm on 5
5's new six-part drama The Feud, stars Jill Halfpenny and Rupert Penry Jones as Emma and John Barnett, who along with their daughter Beth, appear to live an idyllic life on Shelbury Drive.
They’re close friends with neighbours Sonia and Alan, and despite their foibles, are also fond of older couple, Derek and Barbara. However, when Emma and John decide to add a kitchen extension to their house, these friendships prove to be not quite as harmonious as they seem.
As objections to Emma’s plans are raised, life-threatening secrets start rising to the surface. Laced with menace, The Feud reveals how Emma’s aspirational dream turns sharply into obsession, paranoia, and fear.
6 EPISODES CONTINUES MONDAY TO WEDNESDAY
STREAM ON 5
4
RETURNING DRAMA
THE LAST OF US
Monday 14th April at 9pm on Sky Atlantic
The Last of Us is back for hits highly anticipated second season, which picks up five years after the events of the first season.
Joel and Ellie's collective past catches up to them, drawing them into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind.
7 EPISODES CONTINUES WEEKLY
STREAM ON SKY AND NOW
5
BRAND NEW COMEDY
GOVERNMENT CHEESE
Wednesday 16th April on Apple TV+
David Oyelowo leads Apple TV+'s new surrealist family comedy Government Cheese. Set in 1969 San Fernando Valley, it tells the story of the Chambers, a quirky family pursuing lofty and seemingly impossible dreams, beautifully unfettered by the realities of the world.
When Hampton Chambers is released from prison, his long-awaited family reunion doesn’t go quite as he’d planned. During his absence, Hampton’s wife Astoria and sons Einstein and Harrison have formed an unconventional family unit, and Hampton’s return spins their world into chaos.
EPISODES CONTINUES WEEKLY | ALL EPISODES AVAILABLE
STREAM ON APPLE TV+
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BRAND NEW DRAMA
THE STOLEN GIRL
Wednesday 16th April on Disney+
Adapted from Alex Dahl's bestselling novel, Disney+'s new psychological thriller, A Stolen Girl, tells the story of fascinating, relatable and complex women in an unimaginable situation. And stars Denise Gough, Holliday Grainger, Ambika Mod, Jim Sturgess, Bronagh Waugh and Michael Workeye.
When her 9-year-old daughter Lucia excitedly asks to go on an overnight playdate with her new best friend Josie, Elisa agrees. After meeting Josie’s mother, Rebecca, she’s put at ease by her charming nature and their impressive house. But when she says goodnight to her daughter, she has no idea that she is about to be thrust into every parent’s worst nightmare.
The next day, when Elisa goes to pick up Lucia, she discovers that the beautiful house was a holiday rental. Lucia is missing. Rebecca and Josie have vanished. What started out as her daughter’s first sleepover has turned into an abduction.
As an urgent manhunt unfolds across Europe, Elisa and her husband Fred find themselves the object of police and public scrutiny. Elisa’s perfect family begins to unravel under the pressure, and long-buried secrets come to light.
Rebecca took Lucia for a reason. And as viewers learn more about the tangled lives of these women we will wonder if Rebecca was justified in kidnapping the little girl – and whether she might be better off staying hidden.
5 EPISODES CONTINUES WEEKLY
STREAM ON DISNEY+ ALL EPISODES AVAILABLE
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BRAND NEW COMEDY DRAMA
JUST ACT NORMAL
Wednesday 16th April at 9pm and 9.35pm on BBC Three
BBC Three's new comedy drama, Just Act Normal, follows stars Chenée Taylor, Kaydrah Walker-Wilkie and Akins Subair as three siblings hiding a terrible family secret, And follow what happens when following their mum's disappearance, Tiana, Tionne, and Tanika are forced to fight to hide the truth from the outside world, in order to stay together as a family.
As Tiana struggles to keep their regular lives afloat, Tionne displaces his grief and Tanika tries to convince her teacher to adopt them, chaos erupts when their mum’s hapless drug dealer, Dr Feelgood, moves in.
Just Ac Normal promises to be an irreverent portrait of black working-class teenage life. A coming-of-age story of sorts. The first times, the f*ck-ups, and the excruciating desire to be more grown up than you’re ready to be. It’s a celebration of black joy, of council estates, and corner shops. Of working-class living and working-class dreams. It is human and tender, with a thumping great heart.
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