WHAT TO WATCH 17-23 May
- Elliot Gonzalez
- 2 days ago
- 5 min read
Will it be a UK victory at Eurovision this year?
This week's best telly includes the return of Clarkson's Farm and it's time for the Eurovision Song Contest as Graham Norton returns to provide his inimitable commentary on this year's contest.
Elsewhere new dramasThe Bombing of Pan Am 103, Code of Silence and Little Disasters launch on BBC One, ITV1 and Paramount+.
Here are 5 TV shows you can't miss this week...
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LIVE GRAND FINAL
THE EUROVISION
SONG CONTEST 2025
Saturday 17th May at 8pm on BBC One
In its 69th year, Eurovision is heading home, as the world’s greatest singing competition returns to Switzerland, hosts of the very first contest back in 1956 as 37 competing countries head to the beautiful city of Basel to see who can follow in Nemo’s footsteps and be crowned the new Eurovision Song Contest 2025 champion.
Graham Norton is back to offer his inimitable commentary as the nation comes together to cheer on Remember Monday at this year's song contest, who are hoping their entry, What The Hell Just Happened? will be enough to take the UK to victory.
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BRAND NEW DRAMA
THE BOMBING OF PAN AM 103
Sunday 18th and Monday 19th May at 9pm on BBC One
BBC One's new drama, The Bombing of Pan Am 103, is based on the true story of the bombing of a passenger flight over the small Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988 and the quest to bring the perpetrators to justice.
On 21 December 1988, flight Pan Am 103 was en route from Heathrow to JFK when a bomb exploded in its hold over Lockerbie, killing 270 people, including 43 British citizens and 190 Americans. It was the worst ever terror attack on British soil and the first major act of terrorism against US citizens.
The six-part series follows the untold story of the Scots-US investigation into the attack and the devastating effect it had on the small town and the families who lost loved ones.
From the initial exhaustive search for evidence on the ground in Scotland, via the US and Malta to the trial at Camp Zeist in 2000, the series leads up to the upcoming new trial in the US.
The Bombing of Pan Am 103 also highlights the human impact on the investigators, the families and the Lockerbie community as it sought to rebuild and connect with bereaved families around the world.
6 EPISODES CONTINUES WEEKLY
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BRAND NEW DRAMA
CODE OF SILENCE
Sunday 18th and Monday 19th May at 9pm on ITV1
ITV1's gripping new crime thriller, Code of Silence, stars Rose Ayling-Ellis in a groundbreaking lead role which offers a fresh and distinctive perspective on the intersection of crime and communication, delivering a gripping and emotional narrative that brings important representation for the Deaf community, together with the support of a diverse cast and crew from the deaf, disabled, and neurodiverse communities.
At the heart of the series is Alison Brooks, a smart and determined Deaf woman. Having spent years working in a police canteen and secretly observing conversations, her life takes an unexpected turn when her exceptional lip-reading skills catch the attention of DS Ashleigh Francis, played by Charlotte Ritchie, and DI James Marsh, played by Andrew Buchan.
Recruited for a covert operation, Alison is tasked with surveilling a dangerous gang as they plot a high-stakes heist, thrusting her into a world of crime, deception, and risk like never before.
As she deciphers their secret exchanges, Alison becomes an invaluable asset to the case, but the deeper she gets, the more perilous her role becomes. When she crosses paths with Liam Barlow, played by Kieron Moore, the gang’s newest recruit, an unexpected and dangerous bond forms between them, one that threatens to expose her true identity while pulling her further into the criminal world.
Juggling the pressures of undercover work, family struggles, and the fallout of a long-term relationship, Alison must navigate a world of deception and danger, testing her resilience and ultimately reshaping her life forever.
Other cast members include Nathan Armarkwei Laryea, Joe Absolom, Beth Goddard, Andrew Scarborough, Fifi Garfield, presenter Rolf Choutan, who is making his acting debut and a cameo appearance by comedian John Bishop.
6 EPISODES CONTINUES WEEKLY
STREAM ON ITVX
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BRAND NEW DRAMA
LITTLE DISASTERS
Thursday 22nd May on Paramount+
New Paramount+ psychological thriller Little Disasters has been adapted from Sarah Vaughn's bestselling novel, and explores female friendship and motherhood starring Diane Kruger, Jo Joyner, Shelley Conn and Emily Taaffe.
Little Disasters centres on a decade-long friendship between Jess, Liz, Mel and Charlotte, four expectant mothers thrown together in an antenatal class with little in common apart from their due dates but have been there for one another throughout motherhood.
Described as a complex psychological thriller with a mystery at its heart, Little Disasters explores female friendship and motherhood. At the heart of the mystery, Jess, played by Diane Kruger, the seemingly perfect stay-at-home mother whose world begins to fracture when she brings her baby daughter to the hospital with a head injury she can’t explain.
Her close friend and on-duty A&E doctor Liz, played by Jo Joyner, must make the excruciating decision of whether to call social services. With one phone call, Liz sets in motion a chain of events that ripples, fractures and nearly destroys not only their families but their entire friendship group.
8 EPISODES CONTINUES WEEKLY
STREAM ON PARAMOUNT+
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RETURNING FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT
CLARKSON'S FARM
Friday 23rd May on Prime Video
Clarkson's Farm is back for its fourth series this week, as Jeremy and his team navigate new challenges, ambitious projects, and hilarious moments at Diddly Squat Farm.
After rounding off series three with the Diddly Squat gang toasting a tumultuous year, we return a few months later to find life on the farm has changed. Kaleb is on a nationwide tour, Lisa is working on a new product line, and Jeremy is left to run the farm alone. In Kaleb’s absence, Jeremy must keep Diddly on track and comes up with an idea.
Thwarted in his attempts to open a Farm to Fork restaurant, Jeremy plans to reignite that vision and get back in the council’s good books by drawing crowds away from the farm shop. All he needs to do is buy a pub.
However, the road to becoming a pub landlord isn’t straightforward either. Jeremy faces obstacles including derelict buildings, red tape and a picnic site with a colourful past. Cheerful Charlie lends a hand, but even he isn’t prepared for the challenges that arise once Jeremy finds his perfect pub.
Back at Diddly Squat, the Lamborghini tractor is showing its age, and there’s a menagerie of livestock to manage - from a big new bull, a very little pig, to high-tech goats. Mother nature conspires to make this one of the toughest years ever for British farmers. But when the whole gang pulls together, anything is possible.
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