Darby and Joan - Season 2
Sunday 16 March 7.30pm
The search for answers about Jack’s past leads him and Joan into the path of two warring brothers whose fight over the family farm escalates when one of the brothers is injured in a suspicious fall.
Jack and Joan head out on the road in a quest to clear Jack’s name, but as they search for the truth about his past, mysteries await around every bend for them to solve in this sunny Australian crime series. Starring Bryan Brown and Great Scacchi.
The search for answers about Jack’s past leads him and Joan into the path of two warring brothers whose fight over the family farm escalates when one of the brothers is injured in a suspicious fall.
Production credit: Acorn TV
Unforgotten - Season 6
Sunday 16 March 8.20pm
When a spine is dredged out of Whitney Marsh, a new case begins for Jess and Sunny’s team at Bishop Street CID. Four potential suspects, Juliet, Melinda, Asif, and Marty, each have secrets to hide.
Returning for its sixth series, Unforgotten once again examines the lives of a disparate group of people linked to a cold case. We follow DCI Jess James, DI Sunny Khan, and their team as they uncover the truth behind a dismembered body found in Whitney Marsh.
The series charts the lives of four suspects, each of whom has a history with the victim.
Juliet Cooper, lecturer at a prestigious university, is trying to handle her troubled teenage daughter while fending off a serious complaint at work.
Melinda Ricci has left London behind, returning to Ireland to become a correspondent for a populist news channel, while caring for her recently paralysed fiancée.
Asif Syed has been working as an interpreter since escaping Afghanistan, attempting to help other refugees who weren’t as fortunate.
And Marty Baines, isolated and vulnerable due to his autism, is drawn in by the most hateful aspects of online culture, even as he tries to care for his homebound mother.
Production credit: BBC Studios
Boat Story
Sunday 16 March 9.05pm
When two strangers discover a haul of illegal drugs on a washed-up boat, luck soon turns to misfortune as they become the targets of a vengeful mob boss, his hitman and the police.
On the windswept industrial Yorkshire coastline, a boat stands washed-up ashore. Two strangers stumble upon it: Janet, a factory worker hard up on her luck, and Samuel, a gambler hiding his habit and his colossal debt from his family.
As the unlikely pair investigate the boat, buried within the stacked crates of frozen mackerel, they discover dozens of tightly wrapped parcels of cocaine alongside two dead bodies.
Even though they’ve only just met, Samuel makes Janet a proposition. Sure, they could call the police… or they could… not? Samuel thinks he knows a guy who could help them shift it. They stand to gain an obscene amount of money. Think of how their lives could change.
Janet’s hesitant but they make the choice to take the haul. Unfortunately for Janet and Samuel, the owner is a sharp suited French mobster who has no mercy for thieves. Little do they know the perilous journey they’ve begun, one that will irrevocably alter the course of their lives.
Production credit: Two Brothers Pictures and All3 Media
Sue Perkins’ Big Adventure: Paris to Istanbul Episode 6 - Final
Thursday 20 March 8.30pm
In the final episode of Sue Perkins’ Adventure, she reaches the last stop of the Orient Express: Istanbul. Crossing the iconic Bosporus Strait, she discovers a love for Turkish Delight and has her future unveiled by a world-class fortune teller.
Extending her travels to the rocky desert of Cappadocia, Sue explores the world’s largest underground caves before reflecting on her journey from the breathtaking heights of a hot air balloon.
Under the Vines - Season 3 Episode 4
Friday 21 March 8.30pm
In this romantic dramedy set in New Zealand, Daisy (Rebecca Gibney) and Louis (Charles Edwards) scheme to oust an interloper who has laid claim to their vineyard. Daisy is also trying to plan her wedding, but is she marrying the right man?
Daisy and Louis are forced to spend the night together when their truck breaks down in the middle of nowhere. Meanwhile, Nic and Vic cope with the birth of their twins.
Death in Paradise - Season 13 Episode 5
Saturday 22 March 7.30pm
After an island-wide blackout causes havoc in Honoré, the team trace the source to a local substation… and discover an electrocuted dead body. On first appearances, it seems like a tragic accident, but when Neville and the team investigate the computer repair shop where the victim worked, they discover a hidden world of data mining and crypto currency.
It turns out the victim was stealing electricity in order to mine thousands and thousands in crypto. With so much money at stake, it soon becomes clear that this was no accidental death after all. The only problem is that all three suspects were together at the time of the victim’s electrocution.
So if it was murder, how did they do it?