Stop everything, because Heartstopper is back!
This week's best telly includes the return of one of Netflix's most beloved shows, Heartstopper for its third season. Also back for third run are BBC drama Industry and BBC comedy The Cleaner.
Elsewhere, Sophie Turner takes the lead in ITV1's brand new drama Joan, whilst Top Gear favourites Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris team up for a new road trip.
Here are 5 TV shows you can't miss this week...
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BRAND NEW FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT
PADDY AND CHRIS:
ROAD TRIPPING
Sunday 29th September at 8pm on BBC One
When the BBC rested Top Gear for the foreseeable future, their statement referred to "new projects being developed" with each of the three hosts and this week, Paddy and Chris: Road Tripping is the result of that.
Paddy has just turned 50, and Chris is not far behind. Some might say they are well and truly middle aged now. So, they are on a mission to find out how to grow old gracefully, and possibly disgracefully, and discover ways to make the years ahead their best ever yet. There are blokey bants and plenty of soul-searching as they head to Europe on a road trip, starting with Sweden.
They meet some of the healthiest, happiest, ‘well-preserved’ and long-lived people alive. And they take a deep dive to discover a few brilliant and madcap midlife secrets on the planet.
3 EPISODES CONTINUES WEEKLY
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BRAND NEW DRAMA
JOAN
Sunday 29th and Monday 30th September at 9pm on ITV1
Sophie Turner takes the lead this week in ITV1's brand new drama Joan, written by Anna Symon, in which she plays London jewel thief, Joan Hannington.
Inspired by the real Joan Hannington and certain events from her life, the series opens with Joan, a fiery and uncompromising woman in her twenties who is deeply scarred and vulnerable. A devoted mother to her six-year-old daughter Kelly, she is trapped in a disastrous marriage with a violent criminal named Gary.
When Gary goes on the run, Joan seizes the opportunity to create a new life for herself and her daughter. Adopting new identities and making new acquaintances along the way, Joan becomes a masterful jewel thief, embarking on a thrilling and high-stakes journey that challenges her every limit while driven by her desire to care for her daughter and create a secure home for them both.
6 EPISODES CONTINUES SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS
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RETURNING DRAMA
INDUSTRY
Tuesday 1st October at 10.40pm on BBC One
Industry is back for its third series, and this time Pierpoint look to the future and take a big bet on ethical investing.
Yasmin, Robert and Eric find themselves front and centre in the splashy IPO of Lumi, a green tech energy company led by the British aristocrat Sir Henry Muck, played by Kit Harington, the embodiment of ‘old money’ privilege.
Since leaving Pierpoint, Harper is eager to get back into the addictive thrill of finance and finds an unlikely partner in FutureDawn portfolio manager Petra Koenig.
8 EPISODES CONTINUES WEEKLY
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RETURNING DRAMA
HEARTSTOPPER
Thursday 3rd October on Netflix
As Heartstopper returns for its third series, Charlie would like to tell Nick that he loves him and Nick also has something important to say to Charlie.
As the summer holiday ends and the months race on, the friends begin to realise that the school year will come with both its joys and its challenges.
As they learn more about each other and their relationships, plan social events and parties and start thinking about university choices, everyone must learn to lean on those they love when life doesn't go to plan.
8 EPISODES
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RETURNING COMEDY
THE CLEANER
Friday 4th October at 9.30pm on BBC One
Greg Davis is back as crime scene cleaner Wicky as The Cleaner returns to BBC One for its third series. This series, he finds himself on a job for an old childhood school friend, Justin, played by Ghosts favourite Ben Willbond, who it turns out has done rather well for himself.
Justin’s got the lot: a dream house, a supercar, an adorable child, a grand piano, and a big pool of blood in his hall where the grand piano unfortunately fell on someone. Good thing Wicky’s there to clean up.
Reunited after years, Wicky and Justin decide to call up a few other old friends and get the gang back together again. But Wicky finds it increasingly hard to keep a lid on his massive jealousy. How come Justin got to gobble up all the luck, like a luck pie? And how come everyone else seems to have ended up happier than him?
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