What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Wednesday

November 13, 2024
What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Wednesday

Bad Sisters is back for a second run (and another dead body), there's The Real Fatal Attraction, Secrets of the Spy Whale, Shetland and Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley . . .

Pick of the Day

Bad Sisters, Apple TV +

Sharon Horgan ,Eva Birthistle, Sarah Greene, Eve Hewson and Anne-Marie Duff all return for the second season this comedy/drama.

It's two years after the death of Grace's abusive husband JP, and the close-knit Garvey sisters have moved on.

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At the end of season one, viewers found the Garvey sisters reveling in Grace’s newfound freedom from her oppressive past.

Season two picks up a couple of years later, showcasing how each sister has pursued her own happiness - including Eva’s shift from alcohol to fitness and Bibi’s success as an online poker player.

But the sisters’ peace is shattered when the dismembered body of JP’s father surfaces, and a close acquaintance goes missing.

New or Returning Shows

Secrets of the Spy Whale, 9.00pm, BBC Two

This really should’ve come with the subtitle 'You’ll believe a whale can spy’.

This programme explores the mystery of the beluga whale that approached a Norwegian fishing boat seeking help in 2019.

The mammal was found to be wearing a harness fitted with a camera mount and the words 'Equipment St Petersburg' were discovered on the buckle.

This caused speculation to break out about the whale's involvement in some kind of sinister undercover activity.

The Real Fatal Attraction, 9.00pm, UTV

Dramatised documentary telling the true story of Anisah Ahmed's multi-layered revenge campaign to destroy the life and reputation of her ex-lover, young barrister Iqbal Mohammed, after discovering he was married during their relationship.

After his wife leaves, he gets suspended from work and is detained in a prison cell accused of rape.

Iqbal considers taking his own life but decides to instead stage a fightback, drawing on his legal skills to help clear his name.

But Anisah's plan isn't over.

This is a sequel to the Danish crime dramas Darkness: Those Who Kill, and Blinded: Those Who Kill. Starring Natalie Madueño and Simon Sears.

When a middle-aged couple are found brutally murdered outside their home, criminal profiler Louise Bergstein and Chief Detective Frederik Havgaard take on the case.

He is convinced he knows who the killer is, but Louise's evidence points to a different person.

Don’t Miss

Shetland, 9.00p0m, BBC One

As season 9 continues, the hunt for Ian Bett begins, and as Calder and Tosh survey the gruesome crime scene, a picture of victim Anton Bergen starts to emerge.

It’s prompting them to question whether or not they're dealing with the revenge of a jealous ex-husband.

They try to fill in the pieces by speaking to Bergen's employers Karin and Stefan Jakobson - a wealthy Swedish couple who arrived in Shetland six months ago.

They discover that Bergen was a nurse to their chronically ill daughter Astrid.

Meanwhile, Cora makes a shocking discovery during the post-mortem.

New to Stream

Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley, Netflix

June 1968 marked what was perhaps the most significant crossroads of Elvis Presley's career.

His meteoric rise to superstardom in the mid-50's preceded his two-year stint in the US Army. When he returned in 1960, the decade brought with it a sea change to politics, pop culture and music.

Elvis was sidelined, making dire Hollywood films. By 1968, he hadn't performed in front of an audience in seven years and was a largely forgotten figure on the music landscape.

So Elvis insisted on a return to his roots with a live show celebrating the greatest hits of his past and paving the way to an ambitious future.

Emilia Pérez, Netflix

Through liberating song and dance and bold visuals, director Jacques Audiard’s odyssey follows the journey of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness.

The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death so she can live authentically as her true self.

The double Cannes-winning film also stars Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, and Edgar Ramírez.

Sprint, Netflix

Following athletes from all over the world, this series delves deep into the psyches of those elite competitors who train to be the fastest person on the planet.

It takes a behind-the-scenes look at the high stakes and mental toughness of the sprinters who devote their entire lives to crossing the finish line in record time, where their professional futures are decided in just fractions of a second.

Season 2 will explore the top sprinters on the road and throughout the 2024 Paris Olympics featuring Sha'Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles among many others.

Hot Frosty, Netflix

Lacey Chabert and Schitt’s Creek’s Dustin Milligan star in this seasonal romantic comedy.

Two years after losing her husband, Kathy magically brings a handsome snowman to life.

Through his naïveté, the snowman helps Kathy to laugh, feel and love again, as the two fall for each other just in time for Christmas - and before he melts.

Ending Today

Women Locked Up: Inside the Dóchas, 9.00pm, Virgin Media One

The final part of this documentary series about Ireland’s biggest female prison is subtitled Life After Dóchas.

A lifer graduates from the Open University while in prison and cameras observe inmates leave with high hopes for the outside. But some return via 'the revolving door'.

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