Saturday 16th – Friday 22nd May 2026

by | May 15, 2026 | All, TV Week

PICKS OF THE WEEK

  • The Cage Sunday 17th Monday 18th May * Final Episodes* BBC One
  • Believe Me Sunday 17th Monday 18th May * Final Episodes* ITV
  • Euphoria Monday 18th May Sky Atlantic/HBO Max
  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Monday 18th May Sky One
  • Falling Tuesday 19th/Wednesday 20th May Channel 4
  • Half Men Tuesday 19th May BBC One
  • Race Across The World Wednesday 20th May * Final Episodes* BBC One
  • Margo’s Got Money Troubles Wednesday 20th May *Final Episode* Apple TV
  • Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed Wednesday 20th May Apple TV
  • The Pitt Friday 22nd May  HBO Max
  • Gogglebox Friday 22nd  May Channel 4
  • Hacks Friday 22nd May Sky Atlantic

Saturday

8.00pm The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 BBC One

9.00pm The Rise and Rise of Sophie Duchess of Edinburgh 5 – A profile of Prince Edward’s wife, charting her path from gauche middle-class PR girl to an established and invaluable member of the royal family, The programme features little-seen archive footage, anecdotes and insights into Sophie’s life, with interviews with royal insiders, correspondents and biographers, as well as those who know her well and were at her side through some of the most tumultuous moments in her life.

Sunday

8.00pm Death Valley BBC One – Second series of the cosy crime drama starring Timothy Spall.

Monday

8.00pm Married At First Sight USA TLC – Ten singles from Austin, Texas are ready to marry complete strangers in the ultimate quest for love. The first two couples say I do, sparks fly for one pair, but first impressions falter when one newly-wed clashes with their in-laws and another faces a shocking twist with their new family. Continues Nightly.

9.00pm Lucy Worsley Investigates The American Revolution BBC Two – The historian examines the turning points that led to America’s declaration of independence from Britain in 1776 and asks whether this explosive split could have been avoided. The eight-year war that followed claimed thousands of lives and ended in a humiliating defeat for George III, and Lucy sets out to uncover why America chose this path and how Britain’s missteps fractured an empire and shook the monarchy.

Tuesday

9.00pm Falling Channel 4 – Drama written by Jack Thorne, and starring Keeley Hawes and Paapa Essiedu. Sister Anna has been living a peaceful life as a nun in a convent for more than two decades. But a chance encounter with an intriguing priest, Father David, leaves her with an uneasy feeling and threatens to disrupt the order that has governed her whole life so far. Continues Tomorrow Night at 9.00pm

Wednesday

Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed Apple TV

Comedic thriller starring Tatiana Maslany as a newly divorced woman, who falls down a dangerous rabbit hole of blackmail, murder and youth soccer.

9.00pm Suspect: The McCans 5 – Factual drama, starring Laura Bayston, depicting the interrogation of Kate McCann about her daughter’s disappearance from the family’s holiday apartment in Portugal, 2007. The disappearance of Madeleine McCann became on of the most famous cases in modern history. Three months into the search, no real progress has been made. Portuguese Police summon Kate for a meeting, which takes an accusatory tone from the start.

10.00pm Peelers: The PSNI for Real BBC Two – Stephen Nolan joins officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland as they patrol the streets of Belfast. Response officers Anna and Perri race to the aid of a man who has had bleach squirted directly on his face and into his eyes. Across town, Tom and Nigel race to the scene of a serious crash that has a left a pedestrian badly injured. Continues Tomorrow Night at 10.00pm.

10.00pm Marilyn and the Mob Channel 4 – First in a two-documentary tracing Marilyn Monroe’s rise from a troubled childhood to Hollywood superstardom, and focusing on how the entertainment industry she idolised was deeply entwined with organised crime. As Marilyn’s star rose, she became involved with Hollywood figures tied to the underworld, including Frank Sinatra, Johnny Roselli, and Sam Giancana. Her romance with the debonair and politically connected star Peter Lawford brought her into the orbit of John F Kennedy and Robert F Kennedy, where Hollywood, crime and politics merged.

Thursday

The Boroughs Netflix

Supernatural mystery series set in a picturesque retirement community a group of unlikely heroes must band together to stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don’t have… time. The ensemble cast includes Bill Pullman, Alfre Woodard, Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Clark Peters and Jena Malone.

8.00pm The Hotel Inspector 5 – Alex Polizzi visits Breaks Fold Farm in the Yorkshire Dales, where she advises owners Richard and Louise about the best way to update their camping site. Alex tries to persuade the couple that they must move with the times and add luxury touches to their offerings to compete in a crowded market- and crucially to allow them to increase their prices and therefore their profit margin.

9.00pm Race Across The World: The Reunion BBC One – Six months after returning home from the adventure of a lifetime, all five teams reunite for the very first time. Together, they look back on their extraordinary 12,000km journey from Palermo in Sicily to the remote wilderness of Hatgal in northern Mongolia, reliving the defining moments of a race that pushed them all to their limits. From the euphoric highs to the brutal setbacks, this celebration of their journey combines unseen footage with exclusive behind-the-scenes access.

9.00pm The Elon Musk Show: The Next Chapter BBC Two – Picking up where the 2022 series left off, this film tracks Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, the seismic fallouts of his personal life and his evolution into a political figure on both side of the Atlantic. With immersive archive footage and revealing testimony from childhood friends, political insiders and former employees.

Friday

8.00pm World’s Biggest Curry House Channel 4 – All-access documentary going behind the scenes with the team at The Royal Nawaab in Greater Manchester, the largest Pakistani Indian restaurant on the planet. Open seven days and serving thousands of dinners a week, the 150 staff host as many as nine weddings and events every weekend under the management of owner Mr Mahboob, whose exacting standards shape every service, dish and detail.

Custard TV Staff

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15/05/2026

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