This week's top TV: 13 - 19 February

This week's top TV: 13 - 19 February

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By Aliyah Allen, Kate Holman,
Monday, 13th February 2017

This week Lena Dunham returns for a new series of Girls, Trevor McDonald meets the women on the fringes of the mafia and new Sunday night drama SS-GB looks at what might have happened if Germany had won the Battle of Britain.

Monday: Girls

Sky Atlantic, 10pm


Lena Dunham in Girls. (Credit: 2017 Home Box Office, Inc.)

The final series of Girls makes its way to Sky Atlantic.

Six months after Hannah's (Lena Dunham) success at the Moss Story Slam, she's been sent on an assignment to a female surf camp in the Hamptons, where she makes a new friend.

Meanwhile, Marnie is trying to break old habits following her divorce.


Tuesday: Andrew Marr: My Brain and Me

BBC Two, 9pm


Andrew Marr. (Credit: BBC/Icon Films/Darran Rees)

Filmmaker Liz Allen follows Andrew Marr in a one-off documentary about the highs and lows of the results of the stroke he suffered in 2013, and also looks at how our brains makes us who we are.

The documentary offers insight into the struggles every stroke victim faces once the immediate medical crisis is over.


Wednesday: No Offence

Channel 4, 9pm


Donna Calvert (Claudia Ashead) and Joy (Alexandra Roach) mull things over. (Credit: Channel 4/Ryan Mcnamara)

The final episode of Paul Abbott's explosive cop series takes a serious turn when things rapidly start getting out of hand. 

Donna Calvert (Claudia Ashead) is missing and this causes tension amongst the force, but Deering (Joanna Scanlan) is as determined as ever to bring down the Attah family once and for all.


Thursday: Mafia Women with Trevor McDonald

ITV, 9pm


Trevor McDonald in ITV's new two-part serie. (Credit: ITV)

Trevor McDonald meets the wives, girlfriends and daughters of members of the mafia, many who have never shared their stories.

Over six weeks, McDonald uncovers a fresh perspective on what it means to live amongst the money, violence, glamour and treachery of the mob.


Friday: The Graham Norton Show

BBC One, 10.35pm

Norton is joined on the sofa by a host of British talent, including Tom Hiddleston  who talks about his upcoming film Kong: Skull Island, and Ruth Wilson (The Affair) who discusses her role in Hedda Gabler at the National Theatre. Ricky Gervais, Daniel Radcliffe and Joshua McGuire will also be there, along with Tinie Tempah, who will provide the musical entertainment.


Saturday: The Lake District - A Wild Year

BBC Two, 8pm


Frozen tarn in the Lake District (Credit: BBC/Peter Short)

The documentary offers a new perspective to England’s largest national park, documenting a year in the life of the Lake District.

Using time-lapse photography and cutting-edge camera work, the programme shows the dramatic changes the weather and the ways in which animals, wildlife and people adapt to the British in the passing months.


Sunday: SS-GB

BBC One, 9pm


Sam Riley as Detective Douglas Archer in SS-GB (Credit: BBC/Laurie Sparham)

The new dystopian drama series starring Sam Riley and Kate Bosworth is set in a world where Germany has won the Battle of Britain in the Second World War and the Nazis occupied Great Britain.

The thriller, based on the alternative history novel by Len Deighton, follows two detectives who investigate the murder of a nuclear scientist under the surveillance of SS officers.

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This week Lena Dunham returns for a new series of Girls, Trevor McDonald meets the women on the fringes of the mafia and new Sunday night drama SS-GB looks at what might have happened if Germany had won the Battle of Britain.