What's On TV Tonight? Our Pick Of The Best Shows: Monday 11th September

By David Hollingsworth
( What's on TV )
published

Liar Jo

Here the TV Times team of expert reviewers highlight three of the best shows on telly tonight for Monday 11th September including ITV's big new drama Liar

Here the TV Times team of expert reviewers highlight three of the best shows on telly tonight for Monday 11th September including ITV's big new drama Liar

Liar, 9.00pm, ITV

Liar Jo and Ioan

Is the truth always black and white? How can two people have different recollections of a single event? That’s the idea behind this emotional thriller. After a date with shocking consequences, Laura (Joanne Froggatt) and Andrew (Ioan Gruffudd) have deeply contrasting memories of what happened and chilling accusations are made… The drama is penned by Jack and Harry Williams, writers of addictive thriller The Missing, and you can expect to get just as hooked on Liar, as your perceptions of who’s telling the truth will shift about every 30 seconds. Laura and Andrew each have secrets – and they’re not the only ones… Rating: ****

Rellik, 9.00pm, BBC1

Rellik

(Image credit: BBC/New Pictures/Joss Barratt)

There’ll be no time to put the kettle on while watching tonight’s second gripping thriller from the pens of the busy Williams brothers (see also Liar) – you’ll need your wits about you to keep up with the twisty premise! The action centres on a serial killer who burns his victims, but the clever USP is that the action moves backwards in time from when the prime suspect is shot, to explore the complex route the case has taken. We’ll also learn how investigating officer DCI Gabriel Markham (Game of Thrones’ Richard Dormer) was burned by the killer, while the origins of his affair with his colleague DI Elaine Shepard (Jodi Balfour) are also set to be revealed… Rating: ****

Upstart Crow, 8.30pm, BBC2

Upstart Crow

(Image credit: BBC/Colin Hutton)

As Ben Elton’s Elizabethan sitcom returns, Will Shakespeare (David Mitchell) is possibly more self-important than ever, and is determined to get a coat of arms so that gentlemen won’t look down on his humble beginnings. Cue a plot that includes befriending African prince Otello and trying to bribe the odious Robert Greene (a wonderful Mark Heap). David Mitchell’s pompous Bard continues to be a delight, and the knowing nods to the present day (doubting a black actor will get to play the lead, predicting the popularity of reality TV) still get the biggest laughs. Rating: ****

David Hollingsworth
David Hollingsworth
Editor

David is the What To Watch Editor and has over 20 years of experience in television journalism. He is currently writing about the latest television and film news for What To Watch.


Before working for What To Watch, David spent many years working for TV Times magazine, interviewing some of television's most famous stars including Hollywood actor Kiefer Sutherland, singer Lionel Richie and wildlife legend Sir David Attenborough. 


David started out as a writer for TV Times before becoming the title's deputy features editor and then features editor. During his time on TV Times, David also helped run the annual TV Times Awards. David is a huge Death in Paradise fan, although he's still failed to solve a case before the show's detective! He also loves James Bond and controversially thinks that Timothy Dalton was an excellent 007.


Other than watching and writing about telly, David loves playing cricket, going to the cinema, trying to improve his tennis and chasing about after his kids!