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

John Byrne John Byrne | 07-23 08:15

Pick of the Day

Elaine Cassidy is among the cast in this British Victorian period drama created by Helen Edmundson.

Developed by Carnival Films for US streamer MGM+, the series is a sequel to Julian Fellowes' limited ITV series Belgravia, set three decades later in 1871.

The story goes that Lord Frederick Trenchard marries the young and striking Clara Dunn - but the intrigues of Belgravia, and secrets from Frederick's past, threaten the couple's newfound happiness.

The Body Detectives, 9.00pm, Channel 4

Following the work of an organisation dedicated to revisiting forgotten cases, giving a name and a story to each unidentified person and giving the families the solace they seek.

Ex-detective Dave Grimstead and his team investigate the disappearance of George Johnstone - who vanished off the Norfolk coast in 1984 while on a family holiday.

George selflessly entered the sea to help a family in distress, but tragically was never seen again. Now, George's family seek Dave's help to try and find his final resting place.

It's a journey that takes the team in unexpected directions, as they enlist the help of a pathologist, a forensic oceanographer and an expert in facial reconstruction.

Battle in the Box, 9.00pm, U&Dave

Here’s yet another show hosted by Jimmy Carr.

At some point he’s bound to go on the set of a show and think he’s on a different one and screw up the introduction.

Here, he hosts as Katherine Ryan joins forces with actor and comedian Tom Rosenthal to take on comics and best friends Fatiha El-Ghorri and Josh Jones in the game show.

Fugitive: The Mystery of the Crypto Queen, 10.00pm, Channel 4

Investigating the $4.5billion cryptocurrency scam OneCoin, created by Bulgarian-born German woman Ruja Ignatova.

The documentary makets meet the investors based in the UK, US and Uganda who plunged their life savings into it, believing that it would become tradeable and that they would make millions.

Women on Death Row, 11.05pm, Channel 4

Shawna Forde was sentenced to death after the murders of Raul Flores and his daughter Brisenia in 2009.

Here, she and those close to the case reflect on the crime.

Don’t Miss

Roy Clarke Remembers Keeping Up Appearances, 8.00pm, BBC Four

The acclaimed comedy writer looks back on one of his many hits - the series that introduced the world to the extraordinary Hyacinth Bucket, memorably played by Patricia Routledge.

Followed at 8.15pm by the first ever episode of the suburban sitcom, starring Routledge as social-climbing snob Hyacinth Bouquet, alongside Clive Swift as her long-suffering husband Richard.

As the series begins, daddy has an accident while chasing a milkwoman on his bicycle, and ends up heavily sedated in hospital.

Storyville: Attica – America's Bloodiest Prison Uprising, 10.15pm, BBC Four

Here’s a detailed account of the bloody uprising at a New York State prison in 1971.

Over 1,000 inmates took control of Attica Correctional Facility, seizing 39 hostages in the process.

Their demands related mainly to the inhumane conditions they were forced to endure, but a huge police assault and a hail of gunfire killed 29 convicts and 10 innocents, an action that has left many survivors, both guards and inmates, seeking compensation.

Midsomer Murders, 8.00pm, UTV

The long-running crime drama, starring Neil Dudgeon and Nick Hendrix, continues.

An organic bakery in the newly restored Larkton's Mill causes resentment in Lower Blissingham, with many of the old village businesses struggling, traffic having increased and rumours that owners Tom and Chrissie Larkton are planning to expand.

The complaints are not taken too seriously until several people are dosed with a dangerous hallucinogenic, with Barnaby and Winter called in to investigate, and the situation escalates when a farmer is murdered.

Ending Today

Michael Palin in Nigeria, 9.00pm, Virgin Media One

In the last leg of his journey, Michael heads to the city of Benin, where he learns about the 1897 Raid on Benin, viewing a commemorative statue and visiting Igun Street to see bronze statues being made.

Onboard a boat on the River Ethiope, he meets Nigerian filmmaker Chuko Esiri. They discuss Nigeria's wildlife and the inspiration that Chuko gets from this location.

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