The unorthodox crack team of gobby cops all return at full-throttle, headed up by the brilliant blonde bonce Spartacus warrior DI Viv Deering, (Joanna Scanlan), impulsive and street-smart DC Dinah Kowalska (Elaine Cassidy) and neurotic DS Joy Freers (Alexandra Roach).
Joining the team this season is the younger, hyper aspirational new boss, Detective Superintendent Christine Lickberg (Sarah Solemani) and office manager Gavin (Conor MacNeill) – loved by the guys and hated by the girls on the team.
At their sides in the crumbling Friday Street cop-shop are: unshakeable DC Spike (Will Mellor), maverick Miller (Paul Ritter), cool PC Stuart (Tom Varey), calm PC Taz (Neet Mohan), mischievous PC Jonah (Ste Johnston) and the force of nature that is PC Tegan (Saira Choudhry), who all go above and beyond the call of duty to get the job done.
In an explosive start to the second series screening Thursday February 16, 9.30pm on ABC & ABC iview, Deering is thrust head to head against a ferocious and unpredictable matriarch, Nora Attah (Rakie Ayola) and her volatile son Manni (Zachary Momoh), one of Manchester’s most feared crime families – The Attahs. Viv is determined to broker peace but firebombs rain down thrusting the city back to the dark days of its “Gunchester” past. Viv and the Friday Street squad go all out to bring those responsible to justice and the battle for the streets of Manchester begins…
Wednesday 25 January at 7.30pm plus live on iview and ABC News 24
The 2017 Australian of the Year Awards will be broadcast on Wednesday January 25 at 7.30pm on ABC TV & ABC Radio and simulcast LIVE at 7.30pm (AEDT) on ABC iview, ABC News 24, ABC TV Facebook and YouTube (@ABCTV).
The Australian of the Year Awards celebrate the many ways ordinary people can create extraordinary change, by featuring leading citizens who are role models for us, and through their own contribution are endeavouring to create a better Australia.
Highlights of the ABC broadcast will include red carpet arrivals, inspiring stories about the exceptional group of highly-respected Australians in the running for Awards as well as exciting performances by The Choir of Hard Knocks with Urthboy, Chris Tamwoy, Dewayne Everettsmith and Kira Puru. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will officially announce our 2017 Australians of the Year.
The broadcast will be hosted by Jeremy Fernandez and Myf Warhurst.
ABC Managing Director Michelle Guthrie said, “The ABC is the source for national stories and conversations, including the Australian of the Year Awards, one of the nation’s highest honours. Australians turn to the ABC for such events and I invite them to do so again this year.”
The 32 national finalists for Young Australian of the Year, Senior Australian of the Year, Australia’s Local Hero and Australian of the Year were drawn from more than 3,000 individuals nominated by the public and have been recognised as State and Territory Award recipients.
Chairman of the National Australia Day Council, Ben Roberts-Smith VC MG, said the Australian of the Year Awards are an opportunity for us all to celebrate and recognise the achievements and contributions of outstanding Australians.
“The Awards allow us to reflect on what it means to be Australian and the many ways in which ordinary people inspire and unite us,” Mr Roberts-Smith said. “This year’s finalists are a wonderfully diverse and hardworking group of leaders, who represent Australians from all walks of life.”
Walliams & Friend, the brand new series of the British sketch-show series starring BAFTA, British Comedy Award winner and Little Britain star, David Walliams, returns to ABC and iview on Wednesday 22 February.
The new series includes six 30-minute episodes of laugh-packed spectacular and rub-tickling skits and spoofs. Walliams will be joined each episode by a fellow comedian and co-star – with the first starring Jack Whitehall.
The debut episode includes Jack and David’s worst dating show contestant and Jack doing something David has never done before – dressing as a woman. There is also the launch of Britain’s cruellest reality TV show Celebrity Slammer, in which David finds himself locked up with the Chuckle Brothers.
For those wondering what happened to the series after just one episode was shown on 21 December.
Alan Davies is back as the amateur sleuth in Jonathan Creek: Daemon’s Roost on ABC and iview, Friday 24 February at 8.30pm. In Daemon’s Roost, Jonathan is confronted with his most mysterious and macabre case yet.
Five years after leaving the windmill, Jonathan Creek and wife Polly are happily installed in the countryside. They’re ready to leave the world of crime-solving and grisly deaths behind them – but the ‘real world’ isn’t quite ready for Jonathan Creek.
Just a few miles from Creek’s country retreat lies the dark and foreboding Daemons’ Roost, once home to the sadistic sorcerer, Jacob Surtees. Legend goes that Surtees would kidnap his victims and, with impossible feats of telekinesis, launch them into the fiery pits of hell.
150 years after Surtees’ death and the manor is now occupied by another equally macabre figure: veteran film director Nathan Clore. The director is in poor health and desperate to tell his step-daughter Alison the truth about what happened to her family when she was just a child. But the building’s dark history still haunts its inhabitants. It isn’t long before eerie spirits are stalking the corridors once more. Jonathan Creek is summoned to delve into the past and solve the riddle of Daemons’ Roost. Will Creek unravel this family mystery in time – or will reality prove the deadliest illusion of all?
A three-part British crime thriller that delves into the murky depths of undercover police work and tells the story of a woman willing to risk everything to protect her family.
PC Jo Gillespie is devastated when her husband, DS Ryan Gillespie, is found dead in an abandoned warehouse in Leeds. When she learns that Ryan was working undercover at the time of his death her grief is compounded by shock. Ryan’s behaviour appears to have been erratic in the weeks before his death and Jo worries that senior officers of the Greater Yorkshire Police are intent on a cover up. Jo is determined to find out the truth about the man she was married to and how he died. As she is on compassionate leave she relies on the help of fellow officer Jack Clark to tell her what’s going on in the incident room. Tension mounts when recordings of intimate conversations between her and Jack show up in her home. The family is thrown into further turmoil, but the recordings reveal a vital piece of information that leads Jo to an isolated rural cottage and unexpected danger.
Sunday 12 February
7:40pm Grand Designs: Living In The Country
8:35pm Midsomer Murders
10:00pm Highly Strung Premiere Director Scott Hicks continues his exploration of music-themed films with a new documentary. It is a story of passion, obsession & possession. A journey into a world of rarefied instruments & musicians who seek them out.
Monday 13 February
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
10:40pm Lateline
11:10pm The Business
Tuesday 14 February
8:00pm Outback ER
8:30 pm Ice Wars
9:30pm Human Universe With Brian Cox Rpt
10:30pm Lateline
Wednesday 15 February
8:00pm Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Annabel Crabb
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:00pm Stop Laughing… this is serious
10:00pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg
10:30pm Lateline
Thursday 16 February
8:00pm Dream Gardens
8:30pm Newton’s Law
9:25pm No Offense Season 2New Series
10:20pm Lateline
Friday 17 February
8:00pm QI
8:30pm Vera Rpt Final
10:00pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
10:30pm Lateline
Saturday 18 February
7:30pm Death In Paradise
8:30pm Call The Midwife
9:35pm New Tricks Rpt
10:35pm Newton’s Law Rpt
Sunday 19 February
7:40pm Grand Designs: Living In The Country
8:35pm Midsomer Murders
10:00pm Winter At Westbeth Premiere
Monday 20 February
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
10:40pm Lateline
11:10pm The Business
Tuesday 21 February
8:00pm Outback ER
8:30 pm Ice Wars
9:30pm Human Universe With Brian Cox Rpt
10:30pm Lateline
Wednesday 22 February
8:00pm Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Lee Lin Chin
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:00pm Walliams and Friend Series Premiere
9:30pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg
10:10pm Catastrophe Rpt
10:40pm Lateline
Thursday 23 February
8:00pm Dream Gardens
8:30pm Newton’s Law
9:25pm No Offense
10:20pm Lateline
Friday 24 February
8:00pm QI
8:30pm Jonathan Creek: Daemons’ Roost Premiere Special
10:00pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
10:30pm Lateline
Saturday 25 February
7:30pm Death In Paradise
8:30pm Call The Midwife
9:35pm New Tricks Rpt
10:35pm Newton’s Law Rpt
In our 28th year on ABC TV, Gardening Australia is back!
And just like a well-managed apple tree, we are more productive every year! Costa is heading the team, and no, he hasn’t shaved his beard off!
The show will again bring gardeners all over Australia practical advice, inspiring gardens, handy hints, floral eye candy and the country’s best gardening characters and innovators.
As well as our seasoned perennials, we welcome some new segments and fresh faces, including guest presenter Indira Naidoo who will be exploring unique city gardens. We will also meet some Gardening Australia viewers who need our help and advice to transform their backyards, and we will show you what to do with your excess produce.
And, in response to your overwhelming requests for a longer show, you can look forward to some hour long specials – the first of which is on Good Friday.
So whether you live in the city or country, are young or old, experienced or beginner, active or armchair - we welcome all gardeners!
Join presenter Yassmin Abdel-Magied as Australia Wide returns for 2017, bringing you stories from the people and places that make up the Australian experience.
In our first episode, Yassmin embraces the Lunar New Year, goes bike riding with Mormons in the Northern Territory, explores the innovative way that one Tasmanian is trying to tackle the terrible suicide statistics, and meets an extreme adventurer about to go on his toughest trip yet.
This Saturday, 4 February, Australia Wide will air at 11:30am on ABC News 24 and at 4:00pm on ABC. From 12 February, the program will air on Sundays at 3:30pm on ABC and 11:30am on ABC News 24. All episodes of Australia Wide will be available on ABC iview.
Sunday 26 February
7:40pm Grand Designs: Essex
8:35pm Midsomer Murders Final
10:00pm Tim’s Vermeer Premiere
11:25pm The Tunnel
Monday 27 February
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
10:40pm Lateline
11:10pm The Business
Tuesday 28 February
8:00pm Outback ER
8:30 pm Ice Wars Final
9:30pm Human Universe With Brian Cox Rpt Final
10:30pm Lateline
Wednesday 1 March
8:00pm Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery:Colin Hay
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:00pm Walliams and Friend: Harry Enfield
9:30pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg
10:10pm Catastrophe Rpt
10:40pm Lateline
Thursday 2 March
8:00pm Dream Gardens
8:30pm Newton’s Law
9:25pm No Offense
10:20pm Lateline
Friday 3 March
8:00pm QI
8:30pm TBA
09:30 Black Work Series Premiere
10:10pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
10:40pm Lateline
Saturday 4 March
6:30pm Gardening Australia New Series
7:00pm ABC News
7:30pm Death In Paradise
8:30pm Call The Midwife
9:30pm New Tricks Rpt
10:30pm Newton’s Law Rpt
It will be not shown tonight due to ABC’s delayed broadcast of the W-League semi final between Canberra and Melbourne City (kick off 8pm AEDT). Hopefully it will be aired at another night.
Award-winning actress Brenda Blethyn OBE returns as Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope in series six of the crime drama inspired by the characters and best-selling novels of Ann Cleves, and set in contemporary Northumberland and Newcastle.
Brenda is reunited with co-stars Kenny Doughty as DS Aiden Healy, Cush Jumbo as DC Bethany Whelan, Jon Morrison as DC Kenny Lockhart, Kingsley Ben-Adir as Dr Marcus the pathologist, Lisa Hammond as Helen Milton and Riley Jones as DC Mark Edwards, the youngster of the team.
In the first episode, Dark Road, Vera investigates the mysterious death of Anne-Marie Richards, whose body is discovered by a young girl on the wild and desolate Northumberland moors. Anne-Marie had recently returned from Scotland to attempt a reconciliation with her two daughters.
A 999 call on the night of the murder and the disturbed state of her cottage suggest she may have been abducted by someone she knew. The fractious relationship between the victim and her family arouses Vera’s suspicions. Who has been posting abusive comments about Anne-Marie online and what was her connection to the Newcastle businessman who has been spending time on the coast?
Ultimately, this case will have a long-term effect on Vera and all of her team.
According to today’s Herald Sun, the ABC has replaced Ten as the broadcast partner for this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival. That means the ABC will show the opening night gala (to be held March 22 and hosted by Wil Anderson), as well as the All Star Supershow and the Great Debate, on top of its existing coverage of Comedy Up Late and Stand & Deliver. That’s a huge coup.
In this 2-part special, Professor Brian Cox tackles the biggest story of them all - how did the Universe come into being? Do the laws of physics for our universe inexorably lead to the existence of us?
Sunday 5 March
7:40pm Grand Designs: Bolton
8:35pm Vera New Series
10:00pm Strike A PosePremiere
11:30pm The Tunnel
Monday 6 March
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
10:40pm Lateline
11:10pm The Business
Tuesday 7 March
8:00pm Brian Cox: Life Of A Universe Premiere
8:30 pm TBA
10:30pm Lateline
Wednesday 8 March
8:00pm Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Susan Carland International Women’s Day
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:00pm Walliams and Friend: Sheridan Smith
9:30pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg
10:10pm Catastrophe Rpt
10:40pm Lateline
Thursday 9 March
8:00pm Dream Gardens
8:30pm Newton’s Law
9:25pm No Offense
10:20pm Lateline
Friday 10 March
8:00pm QI
8:30pm TBA
09:30 Black Work
10:05pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
10:35pm Lateline
Saturday 11 March
7:30pm Death In Paradise
8:30pm Call The Midwife
9:30pm New Tricks Rpt
10:30pm Newton’s Law Rpt
Except WA:
5:30pm ABC News: WA Votes
6:00pm WA Votes: Election Night Live
8:30pm WA Votes: Election Results Live
10:30pm Death In Paradise
11:30pm Call The Midwife
Compass, ABC’s weekly ethics and religion program, returns 6pm March 4 in a new Saturday timeslot when Geraldine Doogue passes the baton to new Compass presenter Kumi Taguchi in an interview about her life and work, revealing why Kumi is the perfect person for the job. In addition to this new role, Kumi continues as news anchor on ABC News 24.
But Geraldine is not stepping back completely and will continue to host specials throughout the year including Modern Prophets, an interview series with a refreshing perspective on key events in the religious and secular calendar and a powerful special exploring the potential outcomes of the Royal Commission.
Geraldine Doogue, said; “I am genuinely thrilled to welcome Kumi Taguchi to the Compass presenting chair, which I’ve happily filled for just on 20 years and has never been more important, given the world’s turbulence. But there are times to renew and re-direct energies and I think this is one of them, personally and for the program. I’ll produce some specials throughout the year because I’m passionate about ABC viewers knowing the big issues of belief and faith and hope to be satisfying that appetite among Australians for years to come.”
Kumi Taguchi, said: “The search for meaning is what drives me: figuring out why I am here, why we are here, what we can do during this short time on our planet. A huge part of this is telling the stories of others, looking at the journeys they’ve taken and learning from their experience and wisdom. Being able to ask and explore life’s important questions makes working at Compass a dream come true.”
Other highlights of the upcoming Compass season include: Jane Caro’s return with The Staffroom a series that gets inside the heads of our teachers, and Natasha Mitchell presents Ethically Challenged where two families attempt to redefine the way they live.
In this 500th anniversary year of the formation of the Lutheran Church, Martin Luther - An Idea That Changed the World is a compelling documentary that brings alive the powerful personalities and exciting drama of the Reformation. Love Marriage in Kabul follows the extraordinary quest of Afghan-Australian Mahboba Rawi, as she negotiates and challenges old traditions to make a marriage for love happen.
In other highlights, Speed Date a Muslim sees a fiery host invite people to ask Muslim women the hard questions, Love in a Hurry explores the tricky business of having relationships with a life limiting illness, and in Power to the People Kumi introduces an immersive look at social issues that defined Australian society over the last forty years.
David Tennant and Olivia Colman reprise their roles as DI Alec Hardy and DS Ellie Miller, this time investigating a serious sexual assault in the Dorset community.
Jodie Whittaker and Andrew Buchan return to play Beth and Mark Latimer. They are joined by National Television Award winner Julie Hesmondhalgh, BAFTA winners Lenny Henry and Georgina Campbell along with Sarah Parish, Charlie Higson and Mark Bazeley.
Arthur Darvill also returns as local Vicar Paul Coates, Carolyn Pickles as newspaper editor Maggie Radcliffe and Adam Wilson as Ellie’s son Tom.
Creator Chris Chibnall has once again written all eight episodes of the drama which was filmed on location in the now familiar Broadchurch locations of Bridport, West Bay and Clevedon.
Still reeling from the violent death of his partner Ripley, John Luther (Idris Elba) has left the police force and retired to remote clifftop. After enduring so much tragedy, he has little left to live for. So when Luther finds out the one person he still loves might be dead, he has one aim – find whoever’s responsible and make them pay.
Sunday 12 March
7:40pm Grand Designs: Pembrokeshire
8:35pm Vera
10:00pm Winter At WestbethPremiere Meet the elderly residents of the Westbeth housing community in New York City’s west side. Westbeth has been home to avid artists since its opening in 1969 and its residents continue to perform their passions.
11:20pm The Tunnel
Monday 13 March
8:00pm Australian Story
8:30pm Four Corners
9:15pm Media Watch
9:35pm Q&A
10:40pm Lateline
11:15pm The Business
Tuesday 14 March
8:00pm Brian Cox: Life Of A Universe
8:30 pm Bullied Premiere
09:30pm Foreign Correspondent Return
10:00pm Creatives Premiere
10:30pm Lateline
Wednesday 15 March
8:00pm Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Derryn Hinch
8:30pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering
9:00pm Walliams and Friend: Meera Syal
9:30pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg
10:15pm Catastrophe Rpt
10:40pm Lateline
Thursday 16 March
8:00pm Dream Gardens
8:30pm Newton’s Law
9:25pm No Offense
10:20pm Lateline
Friday 17 March
8:00pm QI
8:30pm Broadchurch New Series
9:20pm Black Work Final
10:10pm The Weekly With Charlie Pickering Rpt
10:40pm Lateline
Saturday 18 March
7:30pm Death In Paradise
8:30pm Call The Midwife
9:30pm New Tricks Rpt
10:30pm Newton’s Law Rpt
11:30pm Adam Hills: The Last Leg Rpt
