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What's on TV|30-Jul-2022Farewell…Best known for …James had several iconic movie roles to his name but was best known for playing Sonny Corleone in The Godfather in 1972, for which he was nominated for an Oscar. He also played Paul Sheldon in 1991 movie Misery, about a writer who was held prisoner by his ‘No.1 fan’ Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates).Other achievements…He also had TV roles in sitcom Back in the Game and dramas Magic City and Las Vegas. His other big movies include Elf, Dick Tracy, Mickey Blue Eyes and Funny Lady.Family life….James died on 6 July, aged 82. He’s survived by his daughter Tara and sons Scott, Alexander, James and Jacob.…1 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022Coming soon…★ Amanda Holden and Alan Carr pair up to renovate a crumbling property in Sicily for new BBC1 series The Italian Job. The eight-parter follows the real-life pals as they do every job going, from plumbing to plastering, to turn the wreck into a holiday home.★ Alexander Armstrong heads off on another journey of a lifetime in South Korea With Alexander Armstrong on Channel 5. He experiences a K-pop makeover, visits a ‘poo cafe’ and is served chicken by a robot waiter.★ Rocky legend Sylvester Stallone plays New York Mob boss Dwight ‘The General’ Manfredi in Tulsa King on Paramount+. Newly released from prison, Dwight tries to establish a criminal empire in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with unlikely results.★ In Tom Kerridge’s Sunday Lunch on Food Network, the TV chef puts a…1 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022You liked…Now try…OBI-WAN KENOBIon Disney+If you enjoyed…Ewan McGregor returned to his role as Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi in this highly anticipated Star Wars spin-off series. After years in hiding on the remote planet of Tatooine, Obi-Wan accepts a mission to rescue the young Princess Leia – leading him to an inevitable meeting with evil Darth Vader.ANDORon Disney+You’ll want to check out…Diego Luna is back as Cassian Andor in this upcoming Star Wars prequel series. An all-action character in the hit movie Rogue One, Andor’s story is packed full of galactic espionage, as he takes on the Empire in covert operations for the Rebel Alliance. Stellan Skarsgård, Fiona Shaw and Poldark’s Kyle Soller also star.WORDS: HANNAH DAVIES, REBECCA MAHONEY, VICTORIA WILSON. PHOTOS: ©2022 LUCASFILM LTD/DISNEY+, HBO, SKY…1 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022NEWTO WATCHHonor SocietyAvailable: Saturday 30 July Genre: One-off comedy dramaAngourie Rice plays Honor, an ambitious high-school student determined to get into Harvard, so she decides to ‘take down’ her top three rivals for a university place.La BreaAvailable: Monday 1 August Genre: Sci-fi Season: 1 Eps: 10When a giant sinkhole opens in Los Angeles, residents are pulled deep into it and to a strange primeval land. Natalie Zea and Eoin Macken star as exes Eve and Gavin, whose family is torn apart by the disaster. Episode 1 also airs on Monday at 10pm on Channel 5.All or Nothing: ArsenalAvailable: Thursday 4 August Genre: Documentary Season: 1 Eps: 8 (new episodes weekly)Follow young Arsenal and England football stars such as Emile Smith Rowe (pictured) and Bukayo Saka on and off the pitch in…1 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022Shock twist!WednesdayMUST-SEE EPISODE!When Faith Dingle was told her cancer had returned and was terminal, she decided she wanted to live out her days as happily as she could. Chemotherapy hadn’t worked and had made her feel terrible and she wasn’t up for trying any alternatives.This week, as Faith lives by her motto to have fun with her loved ones, she concocts an audacious plan that leaves her children Cain and Chas utterly stunned.‘We want to tell the story as truthfully, honestly and as caringly with all the humour and humanity that goes along with a situation like this,’ says Sally Dexter, who plays Faith. ‘It’s not all doom and gloom – we’re humans and we laugh at all sorts of peculiar things.‘Also, when you’re dealing with an illness like this, you…1 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022What’s coming up in the soaps?CORONATION STREETA perfect storm brews for Gary Windass now that lodger Kelly has had a glimpse of his dark side. As Gary fights to hide his secret that he killed Kelly’s dad, Rick, the pressure mounts. With so many plates to spin, it’s going to be impossible to keep up the act.Toyah has a murder charge and trial to face, and while Spider’s around to help, Toyah’s activist ex is set to make more trouble…Audrey is convinced Gail and co have their eyes on her assets while her son Stephen is a hero. As Stephen gets her financial affairs in order, is he on the level?Elsewhere, as George’s sister Glenda settles in and befriends Sean and Mary, the mouthy singer finds she’s not everyone’s cup of tea.EMMERDALEEmmerdale celebrates its 50th…2 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022Royal knitsDARCEY BUSSELL’S ROYAL ROAD TRIPTuesday, 9pm, More4 FactualOur Queen has thousands of ‘superfans’ across Britain who’ve crafted away in honour of Her Majesty, much of it for this year’s Platinum Jubilee.As Darcey Bussell’s Royal Road Trip continues in Norfolk, the former ballerina and ex-Strictly judge meets one lady who has taken her dedication to a whole new level. After visiting the Queen’s country retreat of Sandringham, Dame Darcey meets 93-year-old Margaret Seaman, who’s made something extraordinary – a knitted replica of the entire Sandringham Estate.Dame Darcey is amazed as she surveys the masterpiece, every detail of which has been lovingly created by hand…‘I’m always touched by the number of British people that collect and make things to show their love for the Queen and Margaret really is the queen of…1 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022Hidden treasures!NEWCASH IN THE ATTICMon-Fri, 6pm, Channel 5 FactualQ It’s a decade since Cash In the Attic was last on TV. How does it feel bringing it back?A Fantastic! With my archaeology background and my passion for history, I’ve always loved the story of ‘stuff’. The history you find in antiques fascinates me, so I was delighted when I was asked to host with Chris [former footballer and TV presenter Chris Kamara]. He’s got this great, bouncy personality and boundless enthusiasm.Q Are there any changes to the format?A There are a couple of tweaks but the premise is the same. Chris and I guide people through the process of finding things in their homes that they can sell at auction to raise money, and we’re joined by all the experts and…2 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022Danger looms!LAST IN SERIES!MURDER IN PROVENCESunday, 8pm, ITV DramaThe deaths of two seemingly unconnected women bring turmoil in the finale of Murder in Provence.Investigating judge Antoine (Roger Allam), his criminal-psychologist girlfriend Marine (Nancy Carroll) and Deputy Police Commissioner Hélène are called in when a young office worker is found dead. They uncover rumours of a stalker as well as a secret boyfriend.But the case becomes more complex when an elderly woman with dementia goes missing, before being found dead, and the trio find themselves in danger.‘Antoine, Marine and Hélène fit together like different puzzle pieces, but Hélène is the brains of the outfit!’ says Keala Settle, who plays her. ‘She’s trying to gather evidence to stay ahead of the game.’…1 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022The final countdownLAST IN SERIES!THE UNDECLARED WARThursday, 9pm, C4 DramaThe safety of the entire country is at stake in the final episode of The Undeclared War this week, as Saara and her colleagues at GCHQ discover the truth behind the data leak.Head of operations Danny Patrick (Simon Pegg) is once again having to answer to the Government about GCHQ’s failure to anticipate the attacks that have left the nation vulnerable, but his pleas that retaliating would do more harm than good are ignored by the Cabinet.‘Danny’s an expert in his field – he’s worked at GCHQ for a long time and is very knowledgeable,’ says Simon.‘I wanted to make sure that came across. That’s been quite challenging, but I’ve really enjoyed it!’As Saara (Hannah Khalique-Brown) reaches out to an old friend for…1 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022Mini crosswordWIN £100!ACROSS1 Taylor Swift album from 2012 (3)3 Cartoon character from the 1930s, Betty ----(4)6 US crime series, True ---------(9)7 Comedian, Stephen K ----(4)8 ----Baldwin, actor who played Jack Donaghy in 30 Rock (4)11 BBC children’s programme originally presented by John Craven (9)13 Jake ----, ex-Strictly star who played Max Branning in EastEnders (4)14 Nickname of James Redmond’s Casualty character John Denham (3)DOWN1 The Theory of Everything star, Eddie --------(8)2 Beth -----, Gossip singer (5)3 Sir Peter Jackson TV miniseries about The Beatles, Get ----(4)4 Luke Skywalker’s mentor in the Star Wars films, ---Wan Kenobi (3)5 Jennifer Metcalfe’s Hollyoaks role, --------McQueen (8)9 -----Carmichael, played Lady Edith in Downton Abbey (5)10 Troy star, ----Pitt (4)12 Face/Off director, John ---(3)Editorial Complaints We work hard to achieve the highest standards of editorial content,…1 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022Ben DEAD!TuesdayMUST-SEE EPISODE!When Ben was raped Lewis, on a night out gone horribly wrong, his life changed for ever.Traumatised, he’s been unable to tell his estranged husband Callum about the attack, let alone go to the police. Instead, he’s turned to drugs to numb the pain.Ben has since retreated into a really dark place and neither his mum Kathy nor friend Jay – who know his painful secret – have been able to reach him.OverdoseThis week, Ben’s reliance on drugs becomes his undoing as an overdose puts his life on the line…The shocking event takes place after Ben has a run-in with Lexi about missing her dance exam. When he tries to explain, his young daughter tearfully comments that she misses her ‘old dad’, causing Ben to snap.Filled with self-loathing for…1 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022Dark pastEXPOSED!FridayMUST-SEE EPISODE!When Stu pitched up at his long-lost daughter Bridget’s place, it was clear she wanted nothing to do with him.As the dad was being shooed off the property, he was heard assuring his angry offspring that he’d ‘never hurt anyone’.This week, Stu’s plea begins to make sense when his ex-wife, Lucy, storms into Speed Daal and drops a bombshell that changes everything for restaurant boss Yasmeen, whose ex, Geoff, abused her.At this point, Yasmeen has no idea her special friend and employee Stu has even laid eyes on Bridget. He’s told her the address she’d unearthed was a dead end.Having pushed the upsetting encounter to the back of his mind, Stu’s cracked on with his project to encourage local business owners to sell leftover food to those in need.…1 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022Deadly threat!A revenge plan backfires this week, putting Leyla in mortal danger.It all starts with Matty, who’s gunning for Suzy now that he knows she played a part in his sister Holly’s overdose death.At Take A Vow, Leyla’s struggling to keep the business afloat – thanks to her co*ke habit – and is forced to accept a dodgy offer when dealer Callum pays her to store drugs in the office.As Callum leaves, Suzy confronts him, wanting to know if Leyla’s still using. Matty, meanwhile, watches on agog, convinced he’s witnessing a deal in progress.Later, angry Matty swipes the drugs and, after planting them in Suzy’s car, waits for his moment to tip off the police…But Matty’s plan has not only thrown Suzy under the bus, it’s about to affect Leyla, too…In…1 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022Britain’s best beaches!NEWSUSAN CALMAN’S GRAND WEEK BY THE SEAMonday-Friday, 8pm, Channel 5 FactualSusan Calman is back to embrace fish and chips, sand castles, icy dips in the waves and everything that’s great about the British seaside!In this second series, shown across the week, comedian Susan will introduce us to the best of Skegness, the Isle of Wight, Weymouth, Tenby and Scarborough.And along the way, she’s joined by lots of famous faces such as Strictly stars Debbie McGee and Ore Oduba, Michaela Strachan, Anthea Turner and Dame Arlene Phillips.‘I loved spending time with them all and they all have personal connections to the destinations we went to,’ says Susan. ‘I loved hearing their stories and feeling the nostalgia and the warmth they have for the places.’HighlightsFirst up, Susan heads to ‘bracing’ Skegness, where…1 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022Battling demonsNEWVICKY PATTISON: ALCOHOL, DAD AND METuesday, 10pm, C4 FactualTV star Vicky Pattison can clearly recall the time she realised something wasn’t right with her father John.‘I was about eight and Dad was staggering home after an evening of drinking at my aunt’s house. He was using me to prop him up,’ says Vicky, who starred in Geordie Shore and won I’m a Celebrity in 2015. ‘My childhood was littered with times where I thought, “This is wrong.” I felt I was looking after him more than he was looking after me.’In this documentary, Vicky opens up about her father’s alcohol problem and the impact it’s had on her, including her own relationship with booze and her fears of addiction.Vicky and John, who split from Vicky’s mum after 30 years of…1 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022For the love of cheese!BEN FOGLE’S NEW LIVES IN THE COUNTRYTuesday, 9pm, Channel 5 FactualFew people would consider buying a farm and starting a cheese business as they reach retirement age, but that’s exactly what John Bailey, 68, and his wife, Heather, 66, have done!They have no farming or cheesemaking experience, yet with the help of their grown-up children, the couple are realising their dream of making sheep’s cheese!‘I love cheese,’ says John. ‘We were travelling through France a few years ago and visited the caves at Roquefort and we were quite taken with those. We were looking at keeping a few sheep anyway, so we combined the two!’After selling their house and veterinary business in bustling Ripley, the couple bought a 240-acre farm in the beautiful Derbyshire Dales. Now they need to spend…1 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022HAVE YOUR SAYWrite to:Have Your Say, What’s On TV, 121-141 Westbourne Terrace, London W2 6JREmail us:wotv.postbag@futurenet.com Please remember to include your full postal address in your emailWe pay:£10 for every letter or rant printed and £25 for the Star Letter!Stable friendsIt was wonderful to see the joy Her Majesty’s equine friends have brought her during the Channel 5 series The Queen’s Horses: Inside the Royal Stables. She looked so happy in the archive footage we saw of her at racing events and formal parades. It was also fascinating to hear she’s embraced modern technology and watches foals being born on her iPad!C Buswell, AberdeenshireRant of the week…Where’s the baby?I absolutely love Emmerdale but I’m really getting tired of hearing, ‘Where is Eve?’ Considering Chas and Paddy lost baby Grace, which was really…3 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022What’s Hot! What’s Not!Thrilling start!The opening episode of BBC1’s new drama The Control Room, starring Iain De Caestecker (right) as an emergency call handler, did well on 17 July, with 3.2m tuning in. It beat ITV’s Murder in Provence, with Roger Allam, which attracted 2.9m.Hit and missBBC1’s music game show The Hit List, hosted by Rochelle and Marvin Humes, returned on 16 July, and pulled in 1.5m viewers, below the 4.1m average for the 7.15-8pm slot. It also narrowly lost out to Alan Carr’s Epic Gameshow on ITV, which drew 1.6m.…1 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022Fair play!SANDITONFriday, 9pm, ITV DramaAhead of the Midsummer Fair this week, the locals are full of excitement, especially since Tom Parker (Kris Marshall) has promised an elephant!But Tom’s left in a sticky situation when he gets outbid on the elephant with just days to go, and finds himself scrambling for a last-minute replacement. Will the fair be left without a centrepiece?‘Sanditon still isn’t quite the success that Tom wants it to be. He wants royalty there, he wants the great and the good,’ says Kris.‘At the end of season one, Tom was saved from debtors’ prison by his brother Sidney, so he’s a lot more guarded and careful now. But for how long? He’s still Tom!’…1 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022Vamping it up!NEWIRMA VEPTuesday, 9pm, Sky Atlantic Comedy drama (box set, Sky Box Sets/NOW)Disillusioned A-lister Mira Harberg is bored of starring in blockbusters and heads to Paris for a daring new role in this eight-part comedy drama, based on director Olivier Assayas’ 1997 cult film of the same name.But as she prepares to play cat-suited Irma Vep (an anagram of vampire), director René Vidal (Vincent Macaigne) is on the verge of a breakdown while Mira’s ex Laurie (Adria Arjona), is messing with her head.‘This feels different than the usual behind-the-scenes story,’ says Alicia Vikander, who plays Mira. ‘It’s very real and unglamorous; that’s what makes it fun!’…1 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022Look who’s back…MEL BBig Zuu’s Big Eats, Monday, 10pm, DaveFACT FILEScary Spice Mel found fame in the 1990s with the pop band Spice Girls (pictured). They sold 100 million records worldwide.Singing judge She went on to be a judge on The X Factor and became a regular on Celebrity Juice.Reality star Mel was Seahorse on The Masked Singer 2021 and was a contestant on The Circle.Big Zuu heads to Mel’s home town of Leeds in this week’s episode, and meets her at Leeds Arena. When Mel performed there and met Princes William and Harry as young lads, she cooked them a killer peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich. So when Zuu hears this, he decides to create something fit for music royalty like Mel. Yorkshire pudding and chip scraps are two of her favourite flavours, so…2 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022Saved from the caveNEWThirteen LivesAvailable: Friday 5 August Genre: One-off dramaBuckle up for director Ron Howard’s action-packed drama Thirteen Lives, which launches on Prime Video on Friday 5 August. It tells the remarkable true story of how 12 boys and their football coach were rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand after being trapped for 18 days in 2018.Joel Edgerton and Tom Bateman star as two of the heroic team who dived through dangerously narrow passages and deadly currents to save all 13 lives against impossible odds.‘I thought I already knew a lot about this story,’ says Joel, who plays rescuer and medic Richard ‘Harry’ Harris. ‘But then I discovered the full details when I became involved in the film, and I marvel at the real-life rescuers and everything they did.’The drama begins…3 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022What a week for…Suki shunnedEASTENDERSShe is pushed out of the family by her kids but as Kheerat spearheads the strategy, Ranveer isn’t impressed.Stu’s secret outCORONATION STREETHis angry ex-wife Lucy turns up and exposes a dark secret the cook hoped would remain buried.Faith’s ideaEMMERDALEThe terminally-ill Dingle leaves her children Chas and Cain shell-shocked when she unveils a drastic plan…Romeo’s showHOLLYOAKSHe and Prince plan an outdoor broadcast of their radio show and decide they need a celebrity guest…Cash’s pleaHOME AND AWAYWhen Rose asks her sergeant to reverse her decision to transfer her to the Bay, he begs her to rethink.• DOCTORS is on a summer break and returns to TV in September. NEIGHBOURS is no longer on air.…1 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022Saved by his sister!After an overcooked dinner lands George in a pickle, his sister comes to the rescue! What’s brought cruise-ship singer Glenda to Weatherfield?When he chips his tooth on Sean’s rock-hard roast, the undertaker has Mr Pugh’s funeral to attend to before he can see a dentist.But a handful of painkillers renders George a mess, forcing Todd to shove his boss into a hearse to sleep it off!WhirlwindArriving on the scene, Glenda promptly spots her comatose brother and takes charge.Afterwards, as Todd, Sean and Glenda congratulate themselves on a job well done, George wanders in and is stunned to spot his sister!‘You can tell there’s a lot of love there,’ says Jodie Prenger, who plays Glenda. ‘She instantly hits it off with Sean. That’s the first friendship that’s formed. You can tell…1 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022Soap gossip!★ Love looms for lonely Dan…Emmerdale actor Liam Fox, who plays Dan Spencer, has revealed the single dad is going to date a local. ‘There may be a dalliance with a certain person within the village,’ teases Liam. ‘We’re working on that [story] at the minute – you’ll have to guess who that will be.’ Whose money is on Harriet?★ Tom’s purrfect role!Tom Ellis, who found fame playing EastEnders’ doctor Oliver Cousins, is lending his voice to God Cat in the animated Netflix show Exploding Kittens. Based on the popular card game, the comedy series sees both God and the devil sent to Earth in the bodies of chunky house cats!★ Julie in TV romcomA three-parter that is due to air next year on new streaming service ITVX will star…1 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022Protecting history!NEWCLEANING BRITAIN’S GREATEST TREASURESSunday, 8pm, More4 FactualBritain’s streets and buildings are packed with history. What we may not realise is that there’s a secret army of cleaners fighting to keep our national treasures in tip-top condition.In this new series, we follow the work of the nation’s dedicated conservation cleaners who look after everything from stately homes and historic churches to museums and industrial-revolution factories.First, we meet the team in charge of preserving writer and illustrator Beatrix Potter’s former home, Hill Top in the Lake District. And they’re just about to spend a day cleaning the items inside a miniature doll’s house, many of which were immortalised in The Tale of Two Bad Mice (left).‘It’s amazing to work in a house that features in these stories,’ says Amelia Harvey, collections and…1 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022Line of duty?NEWWAR AND JUSTICE: THE CASE OF MARINE ASunday, 9pm, C4 FactualIn 2013, Royal Marine Alexander Blackman became the first British serviceman to be found guilty of a battlefield murder overseas since World War Two.The documentary War and Justice: The Case of Marine A recounts his story, from the shooting of a Taliban fighter in Afghanistan to his court martial, imprisonment, legal battle and release.ShootingBlackman was on patrol in September 2011 when he came across a wounded Taliban fighter. In helmet-cam footage, he was filmed shooting the person before saying: ‘I just broke the Geneva Convention.’Blackman and two comrades faced a court martial after he returned home. He was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life.‘The judge said guilty for me, and not guilty for the other guys,’ he recalls.…1 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022FUN!£500 CrosswordSolve the clues then rearrange the letters in the shaded squares to spell out the name of an English actor and comedian (6,4). To enter, see below right. The winner gets £500. Usual rules apply (see below).ACROSS1 Every ------You Take, 1983 The Police hit (6)5 Through the -------, panel show (7)7 Mollie ----, member of The Saturdays (4)8 ----Weathers, actor in 1988’s Predator (4)9 Star of 1963 horror film The Birds, Tippi ------(6)10 Batman foe once played by Danny DeVito (7)13 2005 horror with Emily Deschanel, ---------(9)16 Mark Knopfler’s band, ----Straits (4)18 See picture clue: English comedian, ----Gorman (4)19 Home planet of the Doctor in Doctor Who (9)21 Emerald -------, Camilla in The Crown (7)23 Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, Jason ------(6)27 1994 film about Jamaican Olympic…4 min
What's on TV|30-Jul-2022YOUR STARSARIES(21 March-20 April)If you receive a blessing or a kind act from someone, look around you and try to pay it forward on to another person.STARLINE: 0905 817 0426*TAURUS(21 April-21 May)Nervous about starting something while Mercury is teamed with Virgo? Go for it – success comes from taking the risk!STARLINE: 0905 817 0427*GEMINI(22 May-21 June)The Full Moon in Aquarius carries you away with the bigger picture. Small things can bring the most happiness.STARLINE: 0905 817 0428*CANCER(22 June-22 July)A new exercise class will be instrumental in improving your physical health. Plan ahead to avoid missing a big birthday!STARLINE: 0905 817 0429*LEO(23 July-22 August)While Neptune is in retrograde, motivate yourself and stay one step ahead of your colleagues. Some good news is on its way.STARLINE: 0905 817 0430*VIRGO(23 August-22 September)Make three wishes…2 min
