WHAT TO WATCH 7-13 November
Cunk is BACK!
This week's best telly includes the return of Philomena Cunk on BBC Two, new psychological thriller Hunting Alice Bell on Channel 4 and the return of Rivals for the second part of its second series.
Elsewhere, Jamie Dornan stars opposite Anthony Mackie in Apple TV's new heist drama 12 12 12 and Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash are back in a third series of Stacey & Joe on BBC One.
Here are 5 TV shows you can't miss this week...
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RETURNING
STACEY & JOE
Tuesday 10th November at 8pm on BBC One
Stream on BBC iPlayer
Stacey & Joe returns this week to BBC One for its third series, and with summer fast approaching, Joe has big plans for his lake, with Stacey keeping everything on track. But between press interest, two birthdays and Joe’s new emu obsession, life is busy.
Joe wants to have the lake transformed into a fishery and glamping site in time for the holidays, but first, there’s a lot to get done. And with organisation not exactly being Joe’s forte, he enlists Stacey to keep his ambitious plans on track, making her project manager.
As Joe gets to work on the lake, Stacey and her executive assistant Emma head to the tulip fields, where an unexpected encounter with a paparazzi reminds Stacey that life in the spotlight comes with its downsides.
Back at Pickle Cottage, the family are growing up fast. Zach is preparing for his first interview, while Stacey juggles life with Teddy and their ever-growing collection of animals. Meanwhile, Joe heads out for lunch with Casie and Kiffy, who get the lowdown on the lake and Stacey and Joe working together.
There are celebrations too as the family come together for both Rex and Jemma’s birthdays. And Joe’s animal obsession takes an unexpected turn when he spots an emu at a fishery and instantly falls in love. But Stacey isn’t giving in that easily. She sets him a challenge: if he can make friends with their notoriously difficult cockerel, she’ll consider letting an emu join the menagerie.
As the family’s busy week draws to a close, Stacey has something important to tell Joe…
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RETURNING DRAMA
RIVALS
Wednesday 11th November on Disney+
Rivals returns this week to Disney+ for the second part of its second series, and as we return to the scandal and excess of 1987, the stakes have never been higher!
As the residents of Rutshire reunite for more revelry, rivalry and romance, the stakes ramp-up they must face tragedy, heartbreak, backstabbing, and betrayal head-on.
Picking up after the heartbreaking mid-series finale, Tony Baddingham and Declan O'Hara's battle for the Cotswolds crown reaches fever pitch, while Rupert Campbell-Black is forced to confront his own personal demons.
Against a backdrop of hedonistic parties, Bonfire Night chaos, the Hampshire Hunt Ball and a turbulent Christmas, affairs unravel, alliances fracture and rivalries intensify. Caught in the middle of the frenzied franchise war, Taggie O'Hara must find the courage to follow her heart, while those around her face the consequences of ambition, power and secrets that can no longer remain hidden.
But as series two draws to a close, who will get their happy ending? We already know that a third series is coming...
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BRAND NEW DRAMA
HUNTING ALICE BELL
Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th November at 9pm on Channel 4
Stream on Channel 4
Launching this week on Channel 4 is Hunting Alice Bell, a new six-part psychological thriller built around a whodunnit with shades of family drama and social satire created by David Baddiel with Peter Bradshaw.
Hunting Alice Bell tells a story about misogyny, justice, the psychosis of the mob, and how rumours spread as well as the devastating effects they cause. All within a story stuffed with cliffhangers, hunting the answer to one big question: who is Alice Bell?
When Fran, played by Alex Roach, is accused of being Alice Bell, a serial killer’s lover and Britain’s most hated woman now hiding under a new identity, her family’s happy life implodes in a wave of mob hate. But then Fran discovers that she’s not alone. There are others.
Fran and the other accused women band together to fight back against the mobs and internet trolls. But as they battle to prove their innocence, a proclamation from the serial killer himself, Dr. Jason Nash, casts doubt over the women.
What if one of the group is lying and is the real Alice Bell?
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BRAND NEW COMEDY
CUNK ON CINEMA
Thursday 12th November at 9pm on BBC Two
Stream on BBC iPlayer
Philomena Cunk returns this week to BBC Two with Cunk on Cinema, which this time sees the pioneering documentary-maker in her most glamorous series to date.
Philomena Cunk, played by Diane Morgan, will be asking experts all of the hard-hitting questions about the history of cinema, from the invention of the camera to the New Wave filmmakers of the 60s, right up to the advent of CGI and what the future of AI holds.
Cunk will attempt to demystify it all while sitting in lumpy seats with stale popcorn, asking herself: Where did cinema come from? And why? What does it want? And why can’t it tell us?
Cunk on Cinema will also see a starry list of contributors from across the industry, including Transformers director Michael Bay, actor Benedict Cumberbatch, Project Hail Mary's composer Daniel Pemberton and more.
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BRAND NEW DRAMA
12 12 12
Friday 13th November on Apple TV
Launching this week on Apple TV is 12 12 12, a gripping new heist drama starring Jamie Dornan and Anthony Mackie in which each episode unfolds across three timelines of a heist. The 12 months of planning, the 12 hours of the heist and the 12 days following it.
12 12 12 follows a disgraced FBI agent, played by Anthony Mackie, and an American career criminal, played by Jamie Dornan, as they play a zero-sum game of cat and mouse across Europe.
At the center of it all is the daring, epic raid on a bank vault deep beneath the streets of Zurich.
12 12 12 also stars Jack Kesy, Agathe Rousselle, Sallie Harmsen, José Garcia and Kali Reis.
