Issue 24-Feb-2018 - What's on TV (2024)

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Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd What’s on TV is a value-packed, easy-to-use weekly magazine, full of TV information, features and listings. The Soapweek section gives you in-depth story updates and the double-page Soap Diary gives you a rundown of upcoming plots, complete with "must-see" moments flagged up. The TV Week and Real Life sections cover the best of the week's programmes, and there are seven days of clearly set out listings. ENGLAND edition

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IN THIS ISSUEHOT TV THIS WEEKnewBenidormWEDNESDAY 28 February, 9.00pm ITV ComedyWedding bells are ringing in Benidorm as a new series kicks off. Joyce (Sherrie Hewson) is at long last getting married to Monty (John Challis). With Mateo as best man and Les/ Lesley as bridesmaid, what could possibly go wrong? Everything! Look out for Spandau Ballet singer Tony Hadley, who belts out a song or two in this first episode…FULL STORY P11CasualtySATURDAY 24 February, 8.20pm BBC1 DramaRobyn gets a proposal, but not in the way she dreamed of, when Glen pops the question in the least romantic way possible! Meanwhile, Connie is on a cost-saving mission and puts a stop to all expensive drugs, forcing Ethan to risk her fury by going behind her back and cancelling all study leave to pay for them.FULL STORY…4 min

IN THIS ISSUEStrike is backnewSTRIKESunday, 9.00pm BBC1 DramaQ A severed leg finds Strike and his assistant Robin [Holliday Grainger] hunting a killer. How does it affect them?A This investigation leads detective Strike to try to get closure on some old cases. We see him opening up to Robin about his past and she is opening up to him.Q The investigation also brings up memories of Strike’s late mother…A There is a raw nerve to do with his childhood. His mother’s death was traumatic but it has been pushed to the periphery, like his feelings for Robin…Q Are he and Robin getting any closer to one another?A Well, her wedding to Matthew [Kerr Logan] is now on the horizon, but the danger of this case puts Strike and Robin in a special space because they…3 min

IN THIS ISSUEGhosts from the pastMARCELLAMonday, 9.00pm ITV DramaAfter suffering her first violent blackout in months during last week’s opening episode, Marcella seeks help and is told her problem might be due to a traumatic memory.Tracing the condition back to the heartbreaking day she lost her baby, Juliet, to cot death, the troubled detective tries to relive that terrible moment, yet is soon engulfed by another blackout.Meanwhile, when the body of a second dead boy is discovered, Marcella and her team realise the culprit is a serial child killer.‘The killings trigger Marcella’s maternal instincts,’ says Anna Friel, who plays her. ‘She’s determined to catch who did this, no matter the emotional cost.’…1 min

IN THIS ISSUEWar looms…TROY: FALL OF A CITYSaturday, 9.10pm BBC1 DramaAfter falling in love with Paris in a whirlwind romance, Helen arrives in Troy this week to be with him, having left Sparta by stowing away on a Trojan ship.But, knowing the rage it will cause her husband, King Menelaus, and in all likelihood war for Troy, will the Spartan queen be welcomed by Paris’ parents King Priam and Queen Hecuba, or sent back?‘Surprisingly Priam and Hecuba are supportive,’ says Louis Hunter, who plays Paris. ‘Because they’d rejected Paris once as a baby they feel guilty, so they want to see things work with Helen.‘They try to negotiate with Sparta. But things spiral out of control...’Words: Nick Cannon, Hannah Davies, Sean Marland Photos: BBC, ITV, National Geographic, Rex Shutterstock…1 min

IN THIS ISSUEComing soon…Hollywood actor Ewan McGregor and his ex-RAF pilot brother, Colin, take to the skies in iconic planes to celebrate the RAF’s centenary. RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregoron BBC1 also sees the brothers explore some of the RAF’s great moments, such as the Battle of Britain and the Berlin Airlift.Love Island stars Chris Hughes and Olivia Attwood have their own show, Chris and Olivia: Crackin’ On, on ITVBe. Cameras will follow the on/off pair as they move in together and attempt to make their relationship work.The life of chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall is told in documentary Jane on National Geographic. In the 1960s, Jane defied the odds by living alone with chimps in Tanzania and gaining their trust, and has dedicated her life to the endangered species.Ancient Rome…1 min

IN THIS ISSUENurses in dangerCALL THE MIDWIFESunday, 8.00pm BBC1 DramaNurse Barbara Hereward and her vicar husband, Tom, surprised everyone when they returned to Poplar last week. Yet Barbara finds herself straight back in at the deep end when she comes to the aid of a family in jeopardy.Family tragedyThere are some new faces in town – Pearl and Terry Davidson and their two children have moved from Ireland to run the local newsagents. They’re thrilled to be starting a new life, but tragedy strikes when Terry is suddenly killed in a car accident.Barbara calls round to do heavily pregnant Pearl’s prenatal checks and they form a bond. So Barbara’s alarmed when, on returning home from a night out with Nurse Phyllis Crane (Linda Bassett), they see smoke billowing out of the newsagents.Fearing Pearl and…1 min

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