The Heartstopper students tackle their GCSEs, celebrities fight for the MasterChef title and 11 ordinary people battle the Canadian wilderness entirely Alone.
Wolf
Monday
BBC One, 9.00pm
From the makers of Sherlock comes a crime thriller adapted from Mo Hayder’s acclaimed Jack Caffrey series.
In Wolf, Caffrey, played by Ukweli Roach (Annika), is an isolated 30-something-year-old detective obsessed with finding out the truth about the 1990s murder of his 10-year-old brother. He suspects his neighbour of the crime and the lone wolf finds himself righting the wrongs of others as he follows the scent of blood.
A parallel storyline sees the wealthy Anchor-Ferrers family being tortured inside their own home by a pair of psychopaths with a penchant for the theatrical. Expect brutal torment with an element of opera and a dose of slapstick.
Celebrity MasterChef
Tuesday
BBC One, 9.00pm
Celebrity MasterChef returns to put 20 famous faces through their paces, as they cook, sauté and bake their way through six weeks of challenges.
This year’s batch of celebrities includes Love Island stars Luca Bish and Dani Dyer, Inbetweeners star James Buckley and Drag Race royalty Cheryl Hole.
Alongside the classic Under the Cloche challenge this batch of celebrities has a brand-new challenge waiting for them – the Celebrity Food Truck Challenge.
Wonders of the Moon with Dara Ó Briain
Tuesday
Channel 5, 9.00pm
Wonders of The Moon with @DaraOBriain
Explore the moon, an ancient source of myths, legends and wonder, as Dara leads this compelling new series. Produced by BBC Studios Science Unit for @Channel5_TV.
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— BBC Studios (@bbcstudios) July 27, 2023
Alongside his career as a stand-up comedian and host of Mock the Week, Dara Ó Briain is an amateur astronomer and astro-photographer.
Ó Briain’s lifelong fascination with the moon will be put to good use in this new documentary. The comedian will myth-bust some common associations with the full moon, namely werewolves and madness, as well as examining its impact on Earth.
In the first episode of the two-part docuseries, Ó Briain will meet with a fisherman to find out how the moons gravitational pull affects their work and visit the world’s first lunar calendar created by stone age farmers.
Heartstopper (series two)
Thursday
Netflix
Praised for its inclusivity, Heartstopper depicts the experience of LGBTQIA+ teenagers, all dealing with the task of growing up.
In this series of Heartstopper, highschoolers Nick (Kit Connor) and Charlie (Joe Locke) have decided to take their relationship semi-public, with Nick struggling to come out to his friends. Elle (Yasmin Finney) and Tao (William Gao) can’t decide whether to risk their friendship by finding out if it could be something more, and all the students start preparing for their GSCEs.
Alone
Sunday
Channel 4
This hit reality survival show has amassed a cult following in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the US and is now ready to take on the UK, as 11 ordinary people will battle the Canadian wilderness, entirely alone.
Without a camera crew or producers nearby, the contestants will self-film their journey, with the last one standing winning £100,000.
The wannabe adventurers are aged 19-58 and come from all over the UK and have one thing in common: a passion for outdoor adventure and survival. Each will be dropped at individual locations with the omnipresent risk of bears, wolves, loneliness and starvation, and no one there to help them.
