WHAT TO WATCH 21-27 JUNE
- Elliot Gonzalez
- 1 day ago
- 3 min read
It's time for the game to end. But what will happen to Player 456?
This week's best telly includes the arrival of Jordan Gray's new workplace sitcom Transaction, the return of The Bear and the final season of Squid Game.
Elsewhere, Sam Thompson and Marvin Humes team up for the latest episode of DNA Journey and Taron Egerton leads Apple TV+'s new crime drama Smoke.
Here are 5 TV shows you can't miss this week...
1
BRAND NEW COMEDY
TRANSACTION
Tuesday 24th June at 10pm on ITV2
Following a successful online series of shorts in 2020, Jordan Gray's workplace sitcom Transaction has found a new home on ITV2 with a brand new six-part series, in which Gray stars as Liv, a transgender egomaniac, causing havoc in the strange world of the supermarket nightshift.
Having been hired to work there by Pellocks boss Simon, played by Nick Frost, after he inadvertently offended the LGBTQ+ community with an ill-conceived marketing campaign, Liv soon realises she’s unsackable and sets about turning the store into her own personal playground, unleashing chaos on everyone and everything around her.
Starring alongside Jordan Gray and Nick Frost, Thomas Gray, Francesca Mills, Kayla Meikle and are Doon Mackichan.
Read my interview with Jordan Gray on Tuesday
6 EPISODES CONTINUES WEEKLY
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2
RETURNING DRAMA
THE BEAR
Thursday 26th June on Disney+
As The Bear returns for its highly-anticipated fourth season, the team push forward, determined not only to survive, but also to take The Bear to the next level.
With new challenges around every corner, the team must adapt, adjust and overcome. The pursuit of excellence isn’t just about getting better, it’s about deciding what’s worth holding on to.
10 EPISODES
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3
CONTINUING FACTUAL
DNA JOURNEY
Thursday 26th June at 9pm on ITV1
This week, on DNA Journey friends and former I’m A Celeb campmates Sam Thompson and Marvin Humes discover their family history using a mix of DNA and genealogy.
Sam is somewhat embarrassed by his full name - Sam de Courcy Thompson and the
family signet ring - and worries about how posh he might be. Meanwhile, Marvin learns
about how, despite being from South London, his heritage has deep roots in Jamaica.
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4
BRAND NEW DRAMA
SMOKE
Friday 27th June on Apple TV+
Inspired by true events and created and written by Dennis Lehane, Apple TV+'s newest crime drama, Smoke, follows an enigmatic arson investigator who begrudgingly teams up with a troubled police detective as their race to stop two arsonists ignites a twisted game of secrets and suspicions.
Taron Egerton stars as arson investigator Dave Gudsen, Jurnee Smollett stars as police detective Michelle Calderone with other cast members including Rafe Spall, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Hannah Emily Anderson, Anna Chlumsky, Adina Porter, Greg Kinnear and John Leguizamo.
9 EPISODES CONTINUES WEEKLY
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5
RETURNING DRAMA
SQUID GAME
Friday 27th June on Netflix
It was the global breakout hit of 2021, but every game must come and end and this week we say goodbye to Squid Game with the third and final season. Since the first season, Player 456 been fighting until the very end. Will he beat the deadly Squid Game? Or will the Front Man continue to be one step ahead?
A failed rebellion, the death of a friend, and a secret betrayal. Season three picks up in the aftermath of Season two's bloody cliffhanger, with Gi-hun, aka. Player 456, at his lowest point yet. But the Squid Game stops for no one, so Gi-hun will be forced to make some important choices in the face of overwhelming despair as he and the surviving players are thrust into deadlier games that test everyone's resolve.
With each round, their choices lead to increasingly grave consequences. Meanwhile, In-ho resumes his role as Front Man to welcome the mysterious VIPs, and his brother Jun-ho continues his search for the elusive island, unaware there's a traitor in their midst. Will Gi-hun make the right decisions, or will Front Man finally break his spirit?
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