SATURDAY
Britain’s Got Talent
ITV1, 7.30pm
The biggest talent show on TV is back for the 17th time, as judges Amanda Holden, Simon Cowell, Bruno Tonioli and Alesha Dixon return to their hot seats. We’ve been promised the contestants and audience are wilder than ever, and it’s down to hosts Ant and Dec to bring some order to the backstage chaos. Even the judges have thrown the rulebook out the window, with the Golden Buzzer being pressed a record number of times!
SUNDAY
Red Eye
ITV1, 9pm
If you’re a nervous flier, then be thankful you’re not Dr Matthew Nolan (Richard Armitage) who finds himself mixed up in an international conspiracy while on a flight to China. After attending a conference in Beijing, Nolan’s arrested on his return to Heathrow, accused of murder. Despite protesting his innocence, he’s extradited back to China, along with reluctant DC Hana Li (Jing Lusi). But when a passenger dies, she suspects foul play.
MONDAY
Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Pacific
ITV1, 9pm
In the second leg of his latest Pacific tour, Martin hits the Philippines where he explores a few of its 7000 islands. From the hustle and bustle of chaotic capital Manila, to the eerie and locally feared Siquijor Island, known as belonging to ‘the witches’, Martin gets under the skin of the people in this unique place, where a fusion of Catholic and occult beliefs thrive side-by-side. Plus, he also plants rice and rides a bamboo bicycle.
TUESDAY
The Yorkshire Vet
Channel 5, 8pm
Vet Rohin Aojula is used to all sorts of patients, but tonight he meets nobility in the ‘shapely’ form of Lord Pablo Porcini. This pot-bellied pig lives in a back garden ‘chateau’ and his owner, Libby, makes sure the vet and assistant Iris knows he’s her entire world! Meanwhile, Peter faces a difficult lambing at a friend’s farm, Julian hopes to give an anxious owner more precious time with her elderly dog, and Matt soothes a hawk with sore legs.
WEDNESDAY
Growing Up Jewish
BBC1, 10.40pm
One of the most important events in a Jewish person’s life is their Bar or Bat Mitzvah, marking the moment they move into adulthood, according to their faith. It happens when a boy turns 13 and a girl turns 12, and they learn Hebrew texts to be recited before their loved ones, often followed by a party. This one-off follows four youngsters with varying beliefs, including Eve, and their families as they prepare for this milestone.
THURSDAY
Murder, They Hope
BBC2, 9pm
Following Draper’s Tours ill-fated outings that ended in murder during three specials, Gemma (Siân Gibson) and Terry (Johnny Vegas) have now left the leisure business and turned private investigators in this spin-off series. With business slow, they’ve moved in with Gemma’s sister Monica, and they’re soon embroiled in the sinister case of a killer figurine collector who will stop at nothing to acquire a piece in the duo’s possession.
FRIDAY
Beyond Paradise
BBC1, 8pm
It’s Humphrey and Martha’s (Kris Marshall and Sally Bretton) big day, and they aren’t too thrilled by the lavish celebration that Anne’s organised. Meanwhile, the team probe the theft of a valuable statuette at the local museum, and there’s extra pressure for Kelby when he investigates two cyber criminals and their elderly victim – who’s CS Woods’ nan. There’s also a decision about Shipton Abbott station house’s fate following the review…