From The Celebrity Traitors, to Netflix\u2019s Victoria Beckham documentary, to Suranne Jones and Jodie Whittaker in ITV1 drama Frauds, and cosy crime drama Murder Before Evensong,<\/strong> here\u2019s what to look forward to, and catch up on, this week.<\/p>\n Frauds<\/strong> What follows is a highly entertaining buddy-movie-cum-crime-caper, as Bert sets about convincing Sam to return to their bad old ways and go all in with her on one last career-defining swindle in Madrid. To do that, though, they\u2019re going to need to get the rest of the old team together and meticulously plan the heist. If that all sounds like familiar territory, it is, in parts. But it\u2019s great fun, too.<\/p>\n Rob Brydon\u2019s Honky Tonk Road Trip<\/strong> 24 Hours in Police Custody<\/strong> King & Conqueror<\/strong> Later… with Jools Holland<\/strong> Saturday Night Live<\/strong> Joe Wicks with his new protein bar, Killer – Channel 4<\/p>\n Joe Wicks: Licensed to Kill<\/strong> The stunt is intended to pressure the government into changing the way ultra-processed food<\/a> is made and marketed in the UK. This colourful documentary follows Wicks as he begins to have doubts about the idea of putting his name on such a toxic product. His partner in crime, Dr Chris van Tulleken<\/a>, thinks it is the only way to grab attention. Wicks\u2019s wife, Rosie, is aghast at the prospect of selling Killer in shops.<\/p>\n How the stunt plays out is uncertain. The final section of the documentary has not been made available to previewers because Wicks\u2019s launch of Killer had not yet been filmed. Here\u2019s hoping no one actually eats it.<\/p>\n Richard Hammond\u2019s Workshop<\/strong> Family Guy Halloween Special<\/strong> Blue Lights<\/strong> Conquistadors: The Rise and Fall<\/strong> Social Media Monsters<\/strong> Amanda Redman and Matthew Lewis star in Richard Coles\u2019s cosy crime drama – Robert Viglasky\/AcornTV<\/p>\n Murder Before Evensong<\/strong> Matthew Lewis plays the long-suffering rector, who has to cope not only with an unfathomable number of guilty secrets his parishioners have been keeping and which come tumbling out after the first death, but also an array of formidable women in his life \u2013 not least his widowed mother Audrey (Amanda Redman) and bossy parishioner Stella Harper (Tamzin Outhwaite). Amit Shah is DS Neil Vanloo, the detective assigned to the case, while Adam James is Bernard De Floures, the local squire. While the drama is played straight, Nick Hicks-Beach\u2019s scripts reflect Coles\u2019s wry humour, much in evidence in the source material, and the cast are clearly having fun.<\/p>\n b’<\/p>\n ‘<\/p>\n Ozzy: No Escape From Now<\/strong> Murder: Buried Alive \u2013 True Crime Presents<\/strong> Never Mind the Buzzcocks<\/strong> Worlds Apart<\/strong> Film Club<\/strong> The first edition of Celebrity Traitors UK begins – BBC<\/p>\n The Celebrity Traitors \/ The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked<\/strong> The potential Traitors and Faithfuls run the gamut from comedy (Alan Carr, Lucy Beaumont) to sport (Tom Daley, Joe Marler), from music (Charlotte Church, Paloma Faith) to acting (Celia Imrie, Mark Bonnar), from presenters (Clare Balding, Jonathan Ross) to public intellectuals both official (David Olusoga) and honorary (Stephen Fry). Throw in seven more celebrities of wildly varying provenance \u2013 plus Claudia Winkleman, presiding as ever \u2013 and you have 20 good reasons to stay in on Wednesdays and Thursdays for the next few weeks. Ed Gamble will once again be picking up the pieces on BBC Two with Uncloaked.<\/p>\n Lost Station Girls<\/strong> Is It Cake? Halloween<\/strong> Nero the Assassin<\/strong> Uefa Women\u2019s Champions League<\/strong> Killing Hitler<\/strong> Victoria Beckham opens up about her career and relationships – Netflix<\/p>\n Victoria Beckham<\/strong> Even if the suspicion lingers that what we\u2019re seeing might not always be totally and utterly objective (as with Beckham, the Beckham\u2019s Studio 99 production company is behind the series), it is the access that the name Victoria Beckham brings that really matters. Some of the world\u2019s most famous and influential people are within her social circle. As such, director Nadia Hallgren gets face time with such fashion luminaries as Donatella Versace, designer Tom Ford and Vogue supremo Anna Wintour, as well as the multitude of stage, screen and music stars that the Beckhams count as friends, such as Eva Longoria, and, of course, old Goldenballs himself and the couple\u2019s four sons.<\/p>\n b’<\/p>\n ‘<\/p>\n Boots<\/strong> Live International Football<\/strong> The Taste Test Restaurant<\/strong> Great Estates from Above<\/strong> Dreaming Whilst Black<\/strong> Nōksu owner Bobby Kwak in Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars – Apple<\/p>\n Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars<\/strong> Michelin guide inspectors are like secret agents. They travel the world using different identities, forbidden from telling anyone what their job is. The inspectors themselves (their faces obscured) explain that this is so that they can judge a restaurant like any other customer. For restaurant owners, it means that every diner is a potential assassin.<\/p>\n In today\u2019s opening two-parter, presenter Jesse Burgess travels to New York, the world\u2019s most competitive restaurant scene. Nōksu, a fine dining Korean restaurant located in a subway station, is losing $20,000 a month. For owner Bobby Kwak, a Michelin star is the difference between boom and bust. Whereas at The Musket Room, which already holds a star, chef Mary Attea is in danger of spreading her attention too thin. Losing the star would be disastrous. Hence why her team lives in fear of the dreaded solo diner\u2026<\/p>\n b’<\/p>\n ‘<\/p>\nWhat\u2019s on TV tonight?<\/h2>\n
ITV1, 9pm; all episodes will be available on ITVX
One of the big new autumn dramas gets underway, complete with exotic locations and an appealing cast of well-known faces. Suranne Jones<\/a> and Jodie Whittaker<\/a> play old friends Bert and Sam, who we gradually discover were also partners in crime about a decade previously, when they worked as big-time con artists. We first meet them as Bert (Jones) is being released on compassionate grounds (she\u2019s supposedly got terminal cancer) from doing a 10-year stretch in a Spanish high-security prison. There to meet her, and take care of her in her final days, is Sam (Whittaker), who\u2019s apparently gone straight in the intervening years and living in reduced circumstances, although it\u2019s obvious from the outset that they are both keeping big secrets from each other.<\/p>\n
BBC Two, 9pm; all episodes will be available on iPlayer
Country music is having \u201ca moment\u201d. What better excuse for Rob Brydon to jump into an oversized pickup and head out on the road in Kentucky and Tennessee in search of the roots of country music? The first stop is a no-brainer, Nashville, where he tries on outfits, does some line-dancing and meets country stars such as Luke Combs, Marty Stuart and, er… Gary Barlow.<\/p>\n
Channel 4, 9pm
First in a two-part special following one of Bedfordshire Police\u2019s biggest murder enquiries. After a brutal killing, detectives have a suspect in custody. But they\u2019re shocked by revelations that what occurred was far more disturbing than they realised. Concludes tomorrow.<\/p>\n
BBC One, 9.05pm; all episodes are already available on iPlayer
It\u2019s all been too stiff and unconvincing, not helped by the casual attitude to history<\/a>. All that\u2019s left to see in this concluding part is whether Harold (James Norton) gets one in the eye when his army does battle with William\u2019s (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) invading Normans.<\/p>\n
BBC Two\/iPlayer, 10pm\u00a0
Rocker Robert Plant performs with his new band. Also on hand are London singer-songwriter Olivia Dean (who performs with Holland), plus French actor-singer Jehnny Beth, James Yorkston & Nina Persson, and spoken word artist Joshua Idehen.<\/p>\n
Sky Comedy\/NOW, 9pm
It\u2019s not Saturday and it\u2019s not live, but, ahead of Sky\u2019s plans to launch Saturday Night Live UK (a British version of NBC\u2019s iconic satirical sketch show) early next year, here\u2019s the latest, and 51st, season of the show that\u2019s been entertaining American audiences since 1975<\/a>. Tonight, the guest host is Puerto Rican popstar Bad Bunny<\/a>, who\u2019s just been announced as the half-time performer at next year\u2019s Super Bowl. GO<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nMonday 6 October<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Channel 4, 8pm
Health fanatic Joe Wicks has developed an unhealthy new protein bar called Killer. True to its name, the ultra-processed chocolate orange snack is packed so full of additives that it increases the risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer. The thing is, says Wicks, not only is this protein bar perfectly legal, but it is no different to most ultra-processed food on the market. The only difference is its packaging. Unlike other protein bars, which present themselves as healthy snacks, Killer is honest about its harmful ingredients.<\/p>\n
Discovery+
Top Gear alumni Richard Hammond has turned to social media to drum up business for his classic car restoration business. Hence why today\u2019s return features stunts involving a Land Rover parade, a stab at panto and Hammond riding a camel. Elsewhere, work continues on Debbie McGee\u2019s water-damaged Mercedes.<\/p>\n
Disney+
Not content with ripping off The Simpsons\u2019 characters and general milieu, Family Guy has recently begun to ape its Halloween specials. Today\u2019s episode follows Brian and Stewie as they set about trying to write a hit Halloween song; while Peter gets into trouble trick-or-treating.<\/p>\n
BBC One, 9pm; all episodes are already available on iPlayer
Most crime dramas would struggle to muster a scene half as gripping as the one in tonight\u2019s Blue Lights involving a traumatic car crash. And that isn\u2019t even the best sequence in the episode. That would be its nerve-shredding climax, in which our plucky band of peelers are caught in a terrorist trap.<\/p>\n
PBS America, 9pm
The Spanish Empire\u2019s colonisation of the Americas was notorious for its breadth and brutality. This absorbing six-part documentary charts the conquistadors\u2019 rise and fall, beginning tonight with Christopher Columbus\u2019s discovery of the New World, followed by the destruction of the Aztec and Inca empires.<\/p>\n
Channel 4, 10pm; all episodes will be available to stream
This disturbing 10-part documentary explores the role of social media in serious crime. Tonight\u2019s opening episode tells the story of 15-year-old Holly Newton, whose social media accounts were hacked by ex-boyfriend Logan MacPhail before he killed her. The challenge for the police is to prove the murder was premeditated. SK<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nTuesday 7 October<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Channel 5, 9pm
What a treat as the nights draw in to settle down to this cosy crime drama based on the first novel in the Canon Clement Mysteries by the Reverend Richard Coles<\/a> (who has a blink and you\u2019ll miss it cameo in the first episode). It\u2019s set in the late 1980s and, over six episodes, we see how Canon Daniel Clement, the dachshund-owning rector of the fictional Champton, turns sleuth as he investigates a murder spree in the sleepy English village, which is picture-postcard pretty but home to a serial killer.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
Paramount+
Tania Alexander\u2019s affectionate documentary was completed in the months before Ozzy Osbourne died<\/a> in July, a fortnight after performing a farewell gig in his beloved Birmingham<\/a>. The Black Sabbath frontman reflects on his life and career and living with Parkinson\u2019s, while his family and bandmates also contribute.<\/p>\n
ITV1\/ITVX, 9pm\u00a0
Part of the Evidence of Evil series, this film examines the shocking case of the 1992 kidnapping of estate agent Stephanie Slater and the painstaking investigation to find her attacker, Michael Sams.<\/p>\n
Sky Max\/NOW, 9pm
The music quiz returns with a Madchester versus Britpop special. Joining Britpop captain Noel Fielding are actress Patsy Kensit and Supergrass drummer Danny Goffey; in the Madchester corner are Inspiral Carpets\u2019 keyboardist Clint Boon and Jamali Maddix, handing over captaining duties to Happy Mondays\u2019 Bez, the personification of the Madchester era.<\/p>\n
Channel 4, 9.15pm
This enjoyable new series has strong Race Across the World<\/a> vibes but its USP is that six young Britons are each paired with a pensioner for a treasure hunt in Japan. The hitherto strangers have to find complementary skills to land the \u00a350,000 prize, or go home early.<\/p>\n
BBC Three, 10pm & 10.30pm; all episodes will be available on iPlayer
A double episode to introduce this comedy drama \u2013<\/strong> funny and touching by turns \u2013<\/strong> written by Ralph Davis and Aimee Lou Wood (The White Lotus). The fragile Evie (Wood) has a weekly film club in her mum\u2019s (Suranne Jones) garage where she spends time with her best friend and fellow movie buff, Noa (Nabhaan Rizwan). It\u2019s her safe space, but then Noa delivers some upsetting news. VL<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nWednesday 8 October<\/span><\/h2>\n
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BBC One, 9pm & BBC Two, 10.15pm
Of all the reality shows still standing, perhaps only I\u2019m a Celebrity\u2026 could attract the calibre of line-up gathered together in the Scottish Highlands. This, of course, is the first iteration of The Traitors to feature the famous. Are they any better at lying and deception than the average person? Will their actions be quite so ruthless if the prize pot is going to chosen charities rather than into their pockets? Who will look best in the cloak? And whose murder will bring the greatest gaiety to the nation?<\/p>\n
Disney+
This routine true-crime six-parter dramatises the 20-year investigation into the disappearance of a young woman and the murder of three others in Perpignan, France, in the late 1990s, with all the red herrings, odd-couple pairings and clich\u00e9d dialogue common to the genre.<\/p>\n
Netflix
Those familiar with the American obsession with Halloween won\u2019t be surprised that the always-watchable showcase for baking illusions has not just a special but a whole series devoted to it: nine bakers are bidding to impress celebrity judges with their tricks and treats.<\/p>\n
Netflix
This punchy new eight-parter from the team behind Kabul Kitchen tells the tale of Nero (Pio Marma\u00ef), an orphan and street hustler-turned-assassin in 16th-century France who is forced to reconsider his cynical, not to say homicidal, way of life when he learns that he has a daughter \u2013 who, Leon style, is considering the same line of work. If the narrative sometimes resembles window dressing for the many bloody fights, Dardenne brothers<\/a> regular Olivier Gourmet adds heft as Nero\u2019s priest.<\/p>\n
Disney+, 5.45pm & 8pm
The second night of Disney\u2019s first foray into live women\u2019s football features more of the tournament\u2019s big guns starting their campaigns, as Real Madrid face Roma and Chelsea travel to FC Twente in the early kick-offs, while Manchester United host minnows V\u00e5lerenga later on.<\/p>\n
National Geographic, 8pm
While Operation Valkyrie is the best known, it is believed there were over 40 plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler. This comprehensive three-part series details the different attempts and motives behind them, beginning with the resistance fighters and disenchanted army officers who acted alone. GT<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nThursday 9 October<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Netflix
Back in 2023, Netflix\u2019s Beckham<\/a>, the four-part docuseries chronicling footballer David Beckham football career and his life in the public eye with his wife Victoria, was a huge critical success \u2013 even winning an Emmy for Outstanding Documentary. Two years on, it\u2019s time for the spotlight to shift onto Victoria, whose own stellar journey from Spice Girls pop icon to fashion mogul is just as interesting, taking us from the hugely exposing realms of global pop superstardom to the rarefied \u2013 and skin-scrapingly bitchy \u2013 world of catwalks and haute couture.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
Netflix
A refreshingly unsentimental comedy about a closeted young man\u2019s experience of a US Marine Corps bootcamp in the 1990s, when being gay in the US military was illegal. Miles Heizer is terrific as 18-year-old Cameron, who signs up to escape boredom only to find life in the forces is rather different than he imagined.<\/p>\n
ITV1\/ITVX, 7pm & BBC Two\/BBC Scotland\/iPlayer, 7.30pm
Two internationals tonight as, on ITV1, Wales take on England in a friendly at Wembley, while BBC Two has coverage as Greece take on Scotland at Hampden Park, in a World Cup Qualifier. Both kick-off at 7.45pm.<\/p>\n
Channel 5, 7pm
What are the best and worst products on supermarket shelves? Tom Read Wilson opens the TV restaurant where diners get to try before they buy. First up, ready-made Italian food, with everything from carbonara to tiramisu, via arancini and garlic bread, on the tasting menu.<\/p>\n
More4, 9pm
This new series features drones that provide breathtaking views of Britain\u2019s grandest big houses and parkland, while at ground level, we learn histories, meet the current owners and the staff who keep them running day to day. Today we visit Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire as a major restoration project gets underway.<\/p>\n
BBC Three, 10.10pm; all episodes will be available on iPlayer
Adjani Salmon\u2019s acclaimed comedy about an aspiring British Jamaican filmmaker trying to make his way in the privileged-access world of the British film and television industry returns for a much-anticipated second series. In the first of tonight\u2019s opening triple bill, Kwabena (Salmon) discovers that being a \u201chot\u201d property is no guarantee of integrity. GO<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nFriday 10 October<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Apple TV+
A Michelin star can raise a restaurant\u2019s reputation to the stratosphere, transforming its fortunes. Missing out on a star, however, or even worse, losing an established star, can lead a restaurant to ruin. This stylish eight-part documentary, executive produced by Gordon Ramsay, explores what it takes for a chef to win (and lose) the food world\u2019s highest honour.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n