TV Picks: 14–20 October 2019
By: Dan Owen
Tags: Television, Listings, UK, Tv Picks, TV

— MONDAY 14th —

★ DUBLIN MURDERS — BBC1, 9PM.

New crime drama based on the ‘Dublin Murder Squad’ novels by Tana Fench, about two detectives investigating a child’s murder in 2006, only to find an Irish community caught between old and new. Starring Sarah Greene, Killian Scott, Conleth Hill, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor & Ned Dennehy. Continues tomorrow. (1/8)

Also watch:

Claimed and Shamed — BBC2, 11am . Series 9 of the show looking at cases of insurance fraud. (1/10)

. Series 9 of the show looking at cases of insurance fraud. (1/10) Caught Red Handed — BBC1, 11.45am . Series 8 of the show looking at how police catch criminals in the act. Hosted by Dominic Littlewood. (1/20)

. Series 8 of the show looking at how police catch criminals in the act. Hosted by Dominic Littlewood. (1/20) Family Guy — ITV2, 9pm . Series 18 of the anarchic US animation. (1/20)

. Series 18 of the anarchic US animation. (1/20) Killer Colleagues — Sky Crime, 9pm . New drama about the disappearance of three hotel workers.

. New drama about the disappearance of three hotel workers. The Lesbian Guide to Straight Sex — Channel 5, 10pm. Documentary where two heterosexual couples get help from four lesbians about how to spice up their sex lives.

— TUESDAY 15th —

Nothing. Time to start thinking about decorating your home for Halloween?

— WEDNESDAY 16th —

★ IN THE LONG RUN — SKY1, 10PM.

Series 2 of the 1980s-set sitcom about a West African family. Starring Idris Elba, Madeline Appiah, Jimmy Akingbola & Bill Bailey. (1/6)

Also watch:

Live Brexit Referendum: Do We Want No Deal? — Channel 5, 9pm . Live debate asking what people’s opinion is on the big Brexit question of our time. Hosted by Jeremy Vine.

. Live debate asking what people’s opinion is on the big Brexit question of our time. Hosted by Jeremy Vine. In Defense Of — Sky Crime, 9pm. New series about lawyers defending infamous clients, beginning with the team behind the defence for the Oklahoma City bomber.

— THURSDAY 17th —

★ GIRI/HAJI — BBC2, 9PM.

New crime thriller series about a Tokyo detective who learns that a yakuza boss is being framed for murder in the UK, but the real culprit is his brother, who he thought was dead. Starring Takehiro Hira, Kelly Macdonald, Yosuke Kubozuka, Will Sharpe & Aoi Okuyama. (1/8)

Also watch:

Charlotte Church: My Family and Me — Channel 4, 9pm . Documentary where the singer spends a week alone with her parents for the first time since she was a teenager.

. Documentary where the singer spends a week alone with her parents for the first time since she was a teenager. Later with Jools Holland — BBC2, 10pm. Series 54 of the music entertainment show, with Arkansas singer Yebba, hip-hop star Sampa the Great, Mercury Prize nominee Cate Le Bon, multi-instrumentalist Georgia & soul singer PP Arnold. (1/6)

— FRIDAY 18th —

★ WOULD I LIE TO YOU? — BBC1, 9.30PM.

Series 13 of the comedy panel show where amusing anecdotes are assessed as being either true or false. Hosted by Rob Brydon with team captains David Mitchell & Lee Mack, with guests Gabby Logan, Chris McCausland, Angela Scanlon & John Simm. (1/11)

Also watch:

Still Open All Hours — BBC1, 8pm . Series 6 of the sitcom about a grumpy shopkeeper. Starring David Jason, James Baxter, Stephanie Cole, Brigit Forsyth & Kulvinder Ghir. (1/7)

. Series 6 of the sitcom about a grumpy shopkeeper. Starring David Jason, James Baxter, Stephanie Cole, Brigit Forsyth & Kulvinder Ghir. (1/7) Caravanning with Shane Richie — Channel 5, 9pm. New celebrity travelogue with the actor taking his family to Rhyl, north Wales, for a caravan park holiday. (1/4)

— SATURDAY 19th —

★ CATCHPHRASE — ITV, 6.30PM.

Series 6 of the game show hosted by Stephen Mulhern, beginning with a celebrity special with contestants Chris Kamara, Stacey Solomon & Catherine Tyldesley. (1/10)

— SUNDAY 20th —

★ HARRY & MEGHAN: AN AFRICAN JOURNEY — ITV, 9PM.

Documentary about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s recent tour of Africa with son Archie. Presented by Tom Bradby.