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

John Byrne John Byrne | 06-27 08:15

This BBC dramedy, starring Gbemisola Ikumelo and Hammed Animashaun, is worth a watch if you missed it on the Beeb last year.

Police community support officers Dom and Kay find themselves recruited by their boss to infiltrate a predominantly black gang of villains.

Working undercover, the largely clueless pair are unwittingly thrust into the murky world of deep cover infiltration as they pose as disgruntled former officers within a powerful criminal enterprise.

Things really take off when they’re told to dispose of a dead body.

Don’t Miss

Gloria Hunniford Remembers Doris Day, 8.00pm, BBC Four

A night dedicated to Doris Day (below) opens with broadcaster Gloria Hunniford reflecting on her 1995 interview with the American actress and singer, who famously starred in Calamity Jane, Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much and a string of hit romantic comedies.

That's followed at 8.15pm by Doris Day: Pebble Mill Special, where Gloria Hunniford interviews the American actress and singer at her home in Carmel, California.

Then at 8.55pm Doris Day stars in the rom-com Lover Come Back, where she plays advertising executive Carol Templeton, who’s determined to outdo her competitor Jerry Webster (Rock Hudson) at every opportunity.

Then at 10.40pm there's Doris Day: I Don't Even Like Apple Pie.

In conversation with Christopher Frayling, Doris Day looks back over her successful acting and singing career, and recalls happy memories of working with the likes of Rock Hudson (below), James Cagney, Clark Gable and James Garner.

Finally at 11.30pm in Talking Pictures, Celia Imrie narrates a look at some of cinema's best-loved partnerships, including Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Doris Day and Rock Hudson, Paul Newman and Paul Redford, and Nick Frost and Simon Pegg.

The Outlaws, 10.40pm, BBC One

This show’s getting bounced around the schedules. There’s a lot to be said for the 'series link’ option for making sure you don't miss an episode.

This week the outlaws must race against time to prove their innocence and keep the Dean behind bars. Will they finally be able to free themselves from a life of crime?

Outrageous Homes, 10.00pm, Channel 4

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (below) meets Trevor, who's 86 and has dedicated decades to creating his very own Venetian palazzo in Staines, from plunging light wells to vaulted ceilings and lavish waterways.

On the Isle of Wight, Laurence takes a trip to Poppy's kawaii home of ice-cream lights, doughnut sprinkles and cotton candy walls.

The interior design expert also meets Sonia, who's been both thrifty and nifty in her maximalist mini mansion.

New to Stream

FX’s The Bear, Disney+

The critically acclaimed (and much-hyped) series about food, family and the insanity of the grind returns for a third season.

It’s a losing battle every day in the restaurant business, and as Carmy pushes himself harder than ever and demands excellence from his crew, they do their best to match his intensity.

Their quest for culinary excellence propels them to new levels and stresses the bonds that hold the restaurant together.

My Lady Jane, Prime Video

Gird your loins for the tragic tale of Lady Jane Grey, the young Tudor noblewoman who was Queen of England for nine days and then beheaded, back in 1553.

But this series is dedicated to retelling history the way it should have happened: the damsel in distress saves herself.

This is an epic tale of true love and high adventure set in an alt-universe of action, history, fantasy, comedy and romance.

That '90s Show, Netflix

Hello Wisconsin! Leia Forman is back in her grandparents’ basement with her Point Place friends.

It’s the summer of 1996, which means the gang is a year older and a year wiser – or so you’d hope.

Now that school is out, this leaves room for more hook-ups, break-ups, and as much trouble as the friends can get into behind Red and Kitty’s backs.

Supacell, Netflix

This UK series is about a group of five ordinary people who unexpectedly develop superpowers. They have little in common except for one thing: they are all Black South Londoners.

Ultimately it’s down to one man, Michael Lasaki, to bring them all together in order to save the woman he loves.

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