Suranne Jones and Lesley Sharp return as Rachel Bailey and Janet Scott in this drama series exploring the personal and professional lives of two Manchester detectives. This time around Janet and Rachel investigate the sinister world of the Darknet, a place that offers complete anonymity to its users.
A ruthless game is being played – one man challenges another to murder, leaving a chalk mark at the scene as proof. The images are loaded to a website and the baton is passed to the next killer. As more chalk marks are left, identifying more victims, will Janet and Rachel be able to stop these vicious killers before it’s too late?
When the body of teenager Will Hudson is found in a park, Rachel (Jones) knows that his death could have been prevented. With information about the ‘Taking Out the Trash’ website in the public domain, monitoring potential targets has been severely compromised. As Jenna (Nisa Cole) is placed under police protection, Syndicate 9 is no closer to pinning anything on Steve Dench (Richard Riddell) or Kenny Medford (Antony Flanagan).
Neither could have killed Hudson, but this does not rule them out of the other murders. Rachel believes that the person who nominates the victim is the one with the connection, but until those links can be made, she is forced to release Kenny on bail.
When Rachel receives an email containing video footage of Hudson’s murder, it becomes clear that the rules of the game have changed and her own safety is in question. The discovery that Kenny is AWOL from the Royal Artillery has catastrophic consequences that leave her boss Dodson (Pippa Haywood) questioning Rachel’s actions. As a police officer, Janet (Sharp) is powerless to protect her daughter Taisie (Harriet Waters), but she knows that she needs to stop the madness.
Sunday 10 July
7:40pm Big Ted’s Excellent Adventure: 50 Years Of Play School Special
8:40pm Barracuda Series Premiere
9:35pm Billy Connolly’s Big Send Off
10:25pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Rpt
Monday 11 July
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:20pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
Tuesday 12 July
8:00pm Catalyst
8:30pm How To Stay Young
9:30pm Foreign Correspondent
10:00pm The Book Club
Wednesday 13 July
8:00pm QI: Literature
8:30pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
9:00pm Catherine Tate’s Nan Series Premiere
9:30pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg
Thursday 14 July
8:00pm QI: Levity Rpt
8:30pm New Blood Series Premiere
9:30pm Barracuda Rpt
Friday 15 July
8:00pm Tony Robinson’s Time Walks: Barossa Valley
8:30pm New Tricks: The Wolf Of Wallbrook Rpt
9:30pm Silent Witness Final
Saturday 16 July
7:30pm The Coroner
8:15pm Indian Summers
9:05pm The Doctor Blake Mysteries Rpt
10:05pm Rake Rpt
Sunday 17 July
7:40pm Grand Designs New Zealand Series Premiere
8:30pm Barracuda
9:30pm Stop Laughing… this is serious: Faark, Faark
10:30pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Rpt
Monday 18 July
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:20pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
Tuesday 19 July
8:00pm Catalyst
8:30pm Martin Clunes: Man And Beast
9:20pm Foreign Correspondent
9:50pm The Book Club
Wednesday 20 July
8:00pm QI: Menagerie
8:30pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
9:00pm Catherine Tate’s Nan
9:35pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg
Thursday 21 July
8:00pm QI: Lenses Rpt
8:30pm New Blood
9:30pm Barracuda Rpt
Friday 22 July
8:00pm Tony Robinson’s Time Walks: Wellington
8:30pm New Tricks
9:30pm Scott & Bailey Series Premiere
Saturday 23 July
7:30pm The Coroner
8:15pm Indian Summers
9:05pm The Doctor Blake Mysteries Rpt
10:05pm Arthur And George
Food intolerant Kate McCartney and her intolerable smug foodie co-host Kate McLennan return – this time to ABC TV – with series 2 of The Katering Show.
In series two, McCartney and McLennan take a Sassy Swipe™ at the over-hyped food trend of Ramen; they take the term “Yummy Mummy” way too literally; they sample a tablet that counteracts lactose intolerance in an episode dubiously cleverly titled It Gets Feta; they subject themselves and a special guest to the latest weight loss torture regimes of Paleo, Raw Food and The 5:2 Diet; and they dedicate an episode to their culinary hero and spirit bosom, Maggie Beer, where they peddle their own noxious version of verjuice.
But The Kates are aiming to give back too; to use their position as attractive celebrity chefs and trained actors to change the world. First, they’ll use their no talent to address the important issue of marriage equality. McLennan will then check her white privilege by generously inviting The Daily Show’s Ronny Chieng into the kitchen in an episode that highlights both McLennan’s sunny bigotry and her lack of star power.
And finally The Kates will solve climate change - and the cracks in their relationship - by cooking with kitchen scraps from the series in their celebratory End of Days farewell.
Of course, the entire flirty little series is peppered with references to The Kates’ crumbling personal situations; including, but not limited to, McCartney’s rat piss soaked rental property and McLennan’s endless bouts of ‘in-knicker’ infections.
I heard that they had overseas interest and one problem was the first series had episodes of varying lengths. That’s probably why they did a proper series this time, having overseas sales in mind
Professor Brian Cox combines some of the most spectacular sights on Earth with our deepest understanding of the universe, to reveal how our planet’s beauty is created by just a handful of forces.
Sunday 24 July
7:40pm Grand Designs New Zealand
8:30pm Barracuda
9:30pm Stop Laughing… this is serious: Look At Moi Rpt
10:30pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Rpt
Monday 25 July
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:20pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
Tuesday 26 July
8:00pm Catalyst
8:40pm Martin Clunes: Man And Beast Final
9:30pm Foreign Correspondent
10:00pm The Book Club
Wednesday 27 July
8:00pm QI: Medieval And Macabre
8:30pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL
9:00pm Catherine Tate’s Nan
9:35pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg
Thursday 28 July
8:00pm The Checkout Series Return
8:30pm New Blood
9:30pm Barracuda Rpt
Friday 29 July
8:00pm Tony Robinson’s Time Walks: Townsville
8:30pm New Tricks
9:30pm Scott & Bailey
Saturday 30 July
7:30pm The Coroner
8:20pm Indian Summers
9:30pm Poldark
10:30PM Arthur And George
The award-winning series starring Kenneth Branagh returns for three final thrilling stories, filmed in South Africa, Sweden and Denmark.
Based on the novels by Henning Mankell, these stories follow Kurt Wallander, a flawed but brilliant detective – a man who takes each murder case he works on personally and will stop at nothing in his search for the truth.
Sunday 31 July
7:40pm Grand Designs New Zealand
8:30pm Barracuda
9:30pm Stop Laughing… this is serious: Hello Possums Rpt
10:30pm Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL Rpt
Monday 1 August
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:20pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
Tuesday 2 August
8:00pm Catalyst
8:40pm Forces Of Nature With Brian Cox Series Premiere
9:30pm Foreign Correspondent
10:00pm The Book Club
Wednesday 3 August
8:00pm QI: Mash
8:30pm Gruen Series Return
9:05pm The Katering Show Series Premiere
9:20pm You Can’t Ask That Series Premiere
9:35pm Soul Mates II Series Return
10:10pm Would I Lie To You?
Thursday 4 August
8:00pm The Checkout
8:30pm New Blood
9:30pm Barracuda Rpt
Friday 5 August
8:00pm Tony Robinson’s Time Walks: Parramatta
8:30pm New Tricks
9:30pm Scott & Bailey
Saturday 6 August
7:30pm The Coroner
8:20pm Inspector George Gently
9:50pm Poldark
Sunday 7 August
7:40pm Grand Designs New Zealand
8:30pm Wallander Final Series Premiere
10:00pm Redesign My Brain With Todd Sampson: Make Me Smarter
Monday 8 August
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:20pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
Tuesday 9 August
8:00pm Catalyst
8:40pm Forces Of Nature With Brian Cox
9:30pm Foreign Correspondent
10:00pm The Book Club
Wednesday 10 August
8:00pm QI: Liblabble
8:30pm Gruen
9:10pm The Katering Show
9:20pm You Can’t Ask That
9:35pm Soul Mates II
10:10pm Would I Lie To You?
Thursday 11 August
8:00pm The Checkout
8:30pm New Blood
9:30pm Jonathan Creek Rpt
Friday 12 August
8:00pm Tony Robinson’s Time Walks: Geelong
8:30pm New Tricks
9:30pm Exile
Saturday 13 August
7:30pm The Coroner
8:20pm Inspector George Gently
9:50pm Poldark
Sunday 14 August
7:40pm Grand Designs New Zealand
8:30pm Wallander
10:00pm Redesign My Brain With Todd Sampson
Monday 15 August
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:20pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
Tuesday 16 August
8:00pm Catalyst
8:40pm Forces Of Nature With Brian Cox
9:30pm Foreign Correspondent
10:00pm Keith Haring Uncovered In 1984 American artist Keith Haring visited Australia and created a mural in Collingwood, Melbourne. This is the story of the mural which is now one of only 31 known murals by Haring that are still in existence worldwide.
Wednesday 17 August
8:00pm QI: Lethal
8:30pm Gruen
9:10pm The Katering Show
9:20pm You Can’t Ask That
9:35pm Soul Mates II
10:10pm Would I Lie To You?
Thursday 18 August
8:00pm The Checkout
8:30pm New Blood
9:30pm Jonathan Creek Rpt
Friday 19 August
8:00pm Tony Robinson’s Time Walks: Alice Springs
8:30pm New Tricks
9:30pm Exile
Saturday 20 August
7:30pm The Coroner
8:20pm Inspector George Gently
9:50pm Poldark
10:50pm Cilla
In Series 2 of Meet the Mavericks, we meet filmmakers, theatre makers, musicians, performance artists, writers, actors and all round troublemakers.
Each episode brings two creative talents together for an inspiring conversation about how they see the world, what drives them, what enrages them, and how they channel that passion into their work.
The free-to-air premiere of Season 5 of Vera commences when DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the death of a young woman in a suspicious fire that rips through a coastal holiday park.
Starring Ashley Jensen and Matthew Horne and based on the much-loved books by M.C Beaton, our favorite Cotswold dwelling amateur sleuth returns for a new series of entertaining murder mystery adventures.
High-flying PR whizz Agatha Raisin (Ashley Jensen) is taking her foot off the gas. Having spent years toiling away, making a success of herself in London, the forty-something singleton has hit the refresh button and moved on to pastures new. Specifically the tiny village of Carsely in the Cotswolds, which ticks all the boxes: peaceful, stress-free and easy. Like all the best laid plans, it turns out to be anything but when murders occur in the village, its amateur sleuth Agatha who solves the crimes, often in a very unorthodox way.
One bloke’s mission to break the silence. In Australia, men are traditionally seen as strong, stoic and tough as nails. They’re the alpha males of the world. They laugh in the face of fear. They excel at everything. And when life gets them down, they drink a cup of concrete and harden the fuck up. Or so the saying goes. But hardening up doesn’t seem to be working out too well for our blokes. Research shows Aussie men are lonelier and more disconnected than ever. Common mental health problems like depression and anxiety go untreated. And suicide is the leading cause of death for men aged 15-44 years. So why are men killing themselves? And why isn’t anyone talking about it?
###Howard on Menzies: Building Modern Australia
Today, in a climate where Prime Ministers struggle to survive 18 months rather than 18 years, it’s hard to imagine one leader could survive at the top long enough to personally oversee the transformation of the country. Howard contends we will likely never see such leadership again. This is history told from the inside, from one master of the political game about another.
###Ice Wars
Australia has a problem with Crystal Methamphetamine. Street name: Ice. The program makers of this four-part series had unprecedented access to Police Anti-Ice operations in metropolitan as well as rural and remote communities. The programs reveal the scope of the challenges facing law enforcement, health workers, users and the community as they try to mitigate, if not eradicate, the effects of Ice use in Australia.
###New Jane Caro Compass Series (Title TBC)
Following the success of the series For Better For Worse social commentator Jane Caro is back in October with a new four part COMPASS documentary exploring family relationships. Jane is a mother of girls who openly admits to knowing nothing about boys, so when she learnt that her eldest daughter was expecting a son…yes…a boy…she was taken aback. Even her husband was a bit bewildered!
This got her thinking. What is different about mother/son and father/daughter relationships? How does parenting a child of the opposite sex change the way you see the world? While Jane awaits the birth of the first boy-child to be born into the Caro family in a generation; she explores these ideas with a group of fathers and daughters, mothers and sons, who invite her into their homes to share the journey of their relationships.
###Silvia’s Italian Table
Join Italian food writer, Silvia Colloca, as she invites Australia’s most interesting personalities into her kitchen to show them how to cook while sharing stories the Italian way – surrounded by good food and great friends.
###Back Roads Series 2
Award-winning ABC journalist, Heather Ewart returns with a second series of Back Roads, the program that transports audiences to some of the nation’s most remote and inspiring communities and highlights rural Australia’s trademark grit, generosity, humour and innovation.
##Entertainment
Already commenced:
Gruen, The Checkout, You Can’t Ask That
##Arts
###Streets of Your Town
Streets of Your Town is a two-part series focusing on the aesthetics of our suburbs. Tim Ross – comedian, broadcaster and Architecture enthusiast – is tour guide for this very personal journey exploring how and why our suburbs look the way they do. From the Modernist boom in the ‘50’s, ‘60’s and ‘70’s to the McMansions that came to dominate our suburban landscape from the ‘80’s, our design decisions say a lot about the times we live in.
Travelling the country and gaining unprecedented access to some of our most iconic homes and meeting their owners, peeling back their history and revelling in their beauty, Tim poses the question: from Modernism to McMansionism, how did we get here?
###Meet the Mavericks Series 2
In Series 2 of Meet the Mavericks, we meet filmmakers, theatre makers, musicians, performance artists, writers, actors and all round troublemakers. Each episode brings two creative talents together for an inspiring conversation about how they see the world, what drives them, what enrages them, and how they channel that passion into their work.
Whether from the same field or completely different areas of art and culture, these mavericks quiz each other and compare notes about their creative lives, giving the audience a deeper insight into the minds of the people who challenge and shape our cultural landscape.
##Exclusive to
###Short Cuts To Glory: Matt Okine Vs Food
Short Cuts To Glory: Matt Okine Vs Food is a ‘how to’ guide for anyone who can’t cook. Hosted by comedian and triple j breakfast co-host, Matt Okine, each 5-10 minute interstitial provides an easy to follow, step-by-step guide for simple but crowd-pleasing recipes.
In each episode Matt visits one of Australia’s finest cooks or chefs who will teach him one dish at a time while also sharing plenty of their insider tips and tricks of the trade.
###When TV Was Awesome
When TV Was Awesome is a series of short vignettes especially selected from the rich resource that is the ABC archive. Pulled out, dusted off and creatively revoiced, some of our best archival gems get the comedy-mash-up make-over they deserve! Irreverent, funny, satirical, sharable, clickable and above all, When TV Was Awesome is an enjoyable reimagining of our television history.
##Younger Viewers
###Little Lunch specials: Halloween and Christmas
The hugely successful Australian children’s series, Little Lunch, will return with 2 x 30’ Halloween and Christmas specials.
Little Lunch is a series of funny and touching adventures during snack time in the school playground, based on the popular books, written by Danny Katz and illustrated by Mitch Vane.
###Kazoops
Vibrant original animation series Kazoops is aimed at 3-5 year old viewers and follows the adventures of Monty, an inquisitive six- year-old with a vivid imagination, and Jimmy Jones, his loyal best friend. In each episode Monty confronts a preconception about the world in which he lives, usually imposed by grownups, and sets out to challenge it by embarking on a wild imaginary adventure with Jimmy Jones that offers them a fresh perspective.
