60 Days with the Gypsies 

Monday 

Channel 4, 9pm 

Ex-soldier and explorer Ed Stafford will immerse himself into Romani Gypsy and Irish Travelling culture for 60 days to learn what the community is truly like from the inside.

Stafford’s journey will be captured using self-shooting techniques and a small crew, along with Jake Bowers, a Romani journalist and filmmaker.

The government is currently considering employing new police powers so the traditional Travelling way of life will become harder. 

Stafford will attempt to delve past the stereotypes and build relationships to challenge what we know about the Gypsy and Traveller lifestyle.

Starstruck 

Monday 

BBC Three, 10pm 

The ultimate romcom co-written and starring Rose Matafeo, Starstruck follows 29-year-old New Zealander Jessie, played by Matafeo, who lives in East London with her best friend and is balancing two dead end jobs. 

On New Year’s Eve, Jessie meets famous actor Tom Kapoor (Nikesh Patel) by chance and starts a complicated on and off romance with him.

The show is back for series two, picking up right where it left off with Jessie deciding to abandon her plans to return to New Zealand in favour of pursuing a relationship with Tom.

However, dating a famous actor will be anything but smooth sailing and the pair will need to overcome a few hurdles before riding off into the sunset.

This is Going to Hurt 

Tuesday 

BBC One, 9pm 

Adapted from Adam Kay’s memoir of the same name, the comedy drama sees Ben Whishaw play an on-screen version of Kay during his time as a junior doctor.

Whishaw is joined by Harriet Walter, who plays his mother Veronique, Alex Jennings, who plays his domineering boss Mr Lockhart, Rory Fleck Byrne, who plays his boyfriend Harry, Ambika Mod, who plays junior doctor Shruti, and Michele Austin, who plays Tracy a confident midwife and Kay’s professional rival.

Set on a labour ward, the series will show the highs and lows of being a junior doctor working 97-hour weeks and the constant pressures they face, all with a sharp-witted edge.

Inventing Anna 

Friday 

Netflix 

Based on the true story of Russian born Anna Sorokin who rebranded herself as Anna Delvey, a wealthy German heiress who lied and conned her way into a life of luxury mixing with New York’s elite. 

Con woman Delvey is played by Julia Garner, who portrays a woman both very vulnerable and extremely arrogant. 

The strange incident has been adapted into a limited series by Shonda Rhimes and will be told through the eyes of journalist Vivien (Anna Chlumsky), who tries to get to the bottom of the deceit. 

The pair form an intense love-hate relationship as Vivien tries to find out who the real Anna is.

Love is Blind 

Friday 

Netflix 

The hit blind dating show is back for another series as a new batch of 30 singletons are on the hunt to find love and get engaged to their perfect match. 

Hosted by celebrity couple Nick and Vanessa Lachey, the last series saw two out of the six engaged couples make it down the aisle and get married. 

The premise of the show is to test the classic proverb ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’. 

The singletons will attempt to find a connection with a stranger and will be unable to see each other unless one of them proposes. 

The couple will then experience a honeymoon, move in together and prepare for their wedding, all while trying to build a physical connection on top of their emotional one.