WHAT TO WATCH 25-31 October
- Elliot Gonzalez
- Oct 24
- 5 min read
A 1960s IT prequel... just in time for Halloween!
This week's best telly includes Sky's 1960s-set IT prequel, IT: Welcome to Derry, Apple TV's new thriller starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson, a new BBC Two series reuniting Daisy May Cooper and her brother Charlie, and also on BBC Two, Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse are back for a new series of Gone Fishing.
Elsewhere, Vicky McClure returns as Lana Washington in the third series of Trigger Point on ITV1, Sky's hit comedy Brassic comes to an explosive, decisive and emotional end, and Dame Penelope Keith takes a look back at The Good Life to celebrate the show's 50th anniversary.
Here are 7 TV shows you can't miss this week...
1
RETURNING DRAMA
TRIGGER POINT
Sunday 26th October at 9pm on ITV1
Vicky McClure returns this week as Lana Washington in the third series of ITV1's hit drama Trigger Point, and the team of bomb disposal officers, known as Expo’s, continue to dedicate themselves to keeping the capital safe from explosive devices and terrorist threats.
Across six new episodes, the experienced team investigate a bomb threat that soon reveals itself to be the start of a sinister vendetta: someone is targeting individuals and demanding revenge.
Working alongside the Police Counterterrorism Unit, the Bomb Disposal Squad race against time to find the bomber before they claim their next victim.
Returning cast includes Eric Shango, Nabil Elouahabi, Natalie Simpson and Maanuv Thiara with guest star Jason Flemyng.
6 EPISODES CONTINUES WEEKLY
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2
BRAND NEW FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT
MORTIMER & WHITEHOUSE:
GONE FISHING
Sunday 26th October at 9.30pm on BBC Two
Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse are back this week for their eighth series of Gone Fishing as Paul takes Bob to one of his favourite rivers to fly fish, the beautiful chalk stream of the River Itchen in Hampshire.
As it's Paul's birthday week, he gets to call all the shots, but the only present he really wants is to catch a wild brown trout in this idyllic location.
Later, Paul catches up with an old friend, actor and fellow angler James Murray, who is campaigning to save the precious salmon which are fast declining in our chalk streams, both on the Itchen and the neighbouring River Test.
6 EPISODES CONTINUES WEEKLY
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3
BRAND NEW FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT
DAISY MAY AND CHARLIE
COOPER'S NIGHTWATCH
Sunday 26th October at 9.30pm on BBC Two
This Country creators and stars Daisy May Cooper and her brother Charlie reunite on screen this week for Daisy May and Charlie Cooper's NightWatch, to spend the night together in notorious and reportedly haunted buildings across the UK, discovering long hidden secrets about the buildings and each other.
Since childhood, Charlie and Daisy have been fascinated by the paranormal. They think it was fuelled by the creepy movies they were allowed to watch as kids and it’s a passion they both have followed fervently ever since.
In NightWatch, they seize the opportunity to prove any existence of spooks, spirits and ghouls. To give themselves the best chance, they visit some of the UK’s most reputedly haunted locations and challenge themselves to stay overnight.
This is also a chance for the siblings to spend some much-needed time together, to reconnect and once again enjoy their shared sense of humour – whatever the circumstances.
In the first episode, Daisy decides their first stop should be the renowned former prison in Gloucester, near their hometown of Cirencester. This vast prison has long since shut its doors to new inmates but willingly opens the gates again for Daisy and Charlie who will spend the long night shut in a tiny cell together. This will truly test the siblings’ resolve and relationship. Will they make it through the night and will they still be talking by the morning?
EPISODES CONTINUES WEEKLY | ALL EPISODES AVAILABLE
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4
RETURNING DRAMA
IT: WELCOME TO DERRY
Monday 27th October at 9pm on Sky Atlantic
Set in the world of Stephen King's IT universe, IT: Welcome to Derry is based on the 1986 novel by Stephen King, and pictures a world of the small town in the 1960s, before Pennywise wreaked havoc.
Taking place before the events of the movies IT and IT: Chapter Two, Welcome to Derry leads up to the first movie, with Bill Skarsgård will be making his return as the terrifying Pennywise the Clown.
8 EPISODES CONTINUES WEEKLY
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5
BRAND NEW RETROSPECTIVE
THE GOOD LIFE: INSIDE OUT
Tuesday 28th October at 9pm on U&Gold
Back in April, The Good Life celebrated its 50th anniversarty and this week U&Gold will celebrate with a one-off two-hour retrospective special, fronted by Dame Penelope Keith, who famously brought the iconic Margo Leadbetter to life in the original series.
With her unique insider perspective, Dame Penelope will take viewers on an entertaining and heartfelt journey through the sitcom’s history, from its first spark of inspiration to its enduring appeal and its place in British comedy history.
It promises to be packed with nostalgia, revisiting filming locations and revealing props and artifacts from the show’s development process such as original scripts and production notes.
As well as Dame Penelope Keith’s reminiscences, the special will also include rarely seen archival interviews with co-stars Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, and Paul Eddington, as well as producer director John Howard Davies.
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6
BRAND NEW DRAMA
DOWN CEMETERY ROAD
Wednesday 29th October on Apple TV
Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson star in Apple TV's new thriller, Down Cemetery Road, based on Mick Herron's novel of the same name.
When a house explodes in a quiet Oxford suburb and a girl disappears in the aftermath, neighbor Sarah Trafford, played by Ruth Wilson, becomes obsessed with finding her and enlists the help of private investigator Zoë Boehm, played by Emma Thompson.
Zoë and Sarah suddenly find themselves in a complex conspiracy that reveals that people long believed dead are still among the living, while the living are fast joining the dead.
The ensemble cast also includes Adeel Akhtar, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Tom Goodman-Hill, Darren Boyd, Tom Riley, Adam Godley, Sinead Matthews, Ken Nwosu, Fehinti Balogun and Aiysha Hart.
8 EPISODES 2 EPISODES AVAILABLE AT LAUNCH
STREAM ON APPLE TV CONTINUES WEEKLY
7
FINAL EPISODE
BRASSIC
Thursday 30th October on Sky Max
After seven riotous series and 50 episodes, the final episode of Brassic arrives this week, and it's a snowbound, blood-soaked showdown at a carvery.
When Davey MacDonagh finally snaps at a remote hillside tavern, it’s not just all-you-can-eat roast on the menu. Vinnie and the gang find themselves trapped in a blizzard with a hostage crisis on their hands.
Inspired by the film The Hateful Eight, tensions rise, and secrets unravel, and for our beloved gang of Northern do’wellers, not everyone will make it out alive.
Get ready for an explosive, decisive and emotional end to one of Sky’s most iconic comedies.
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