Scientists see strangers down the wedding aisle in the return of Married at First Sight UK, Rachel Parris picks up the Late Night Mash mantle and the rings of power are forged in the long-awaited Lord of the Rings series.
Married at First Sight UK
Monday
E4, 9.00pm
The return of the bold experiment that sees scientists play Cupid by using their expertise to help hopeful singles find their perfect match.
Mel Schilling, Paul C Brunson and Charlene Douglas will see another 16 strangers down the aisle. But, beforehand, they will get to celebrate their final night of freedom at the ultimate stag and hen dos where we’re told a surprise is in store.
The Suspect
Monday
ITV, 9.00pm
Poldark heartthrob Aidan Turner plays a suspicious psychologist in a new five-part thriller.
Joe O’Loughlin (Turner) has just been sent west by a life-changing medical diagnosis when he is asked by DS Riya Devi (Anjli Mohindra) for his professional opinion on an unusual murder investigation. A young woman has been killed under strange circumstances, and O’Loughlin seems a bit too eager to help.
Days That Shook the BBC with David Dimbleby
Tuesday
BBC Two, 9.00pm
The BBC’s former presenter of current affairs, David Dimbleby, takes a look back at the controversies that affected the broadcaster during his time on air, including its role in key moments of political and cultural change.
In the first episode, Dimbleby examines the way the BBC has dealt with power and preserved its independence over the last half century, through conflicts with Margaret Thatcher, Harold Wilson and even the monarchy. He also hears from current and former BBC staff, including broadcaster Emily Maitlis, whose recent MacTaggart Lecture raised important questions about the media’s impartiality in an age of populism.
Late Night Mash
Thursday
Dave, 10.00pm
Following Nish Kumar’s departure, Rachel Parris takes on the Mash mantle for another series of topical banter. The rest of the team remains in tact, with Susan Treharne and Tom Logan (Ellie Taylor and Steve N Allen) back reading the satirical headlines and correspondents Nathan Muir and Prof. Henry Brubaker (Jason Forbes and Greig Johnson) fronting the sketches and reports, but there is also the addition of a special guest each week to shake things up.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Friday
Amazon Prime
Between House of the Dragon and this new Lord of the Rings series, we’ve got ourselves a battle of megabudget fantasy franchises.
The Rings of Power rewinds the history of Middle-Earth thousands of years (to be exact) to tell the story of its ‘Second Age’, the forging of the rings and the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron.
"We thought the war, at last, was ended," says the elven Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) in the trailer, but it is clear that evil is re-emerging. When her brother dies in battle, she takes up the sword to finish his mission.
