On TV tonight, Death in Paradise returns for its twelfth series, Amanda Holden and Alan Carr jet off to Europe to begin a new renovation project in Amanda and Alan's Italian Job, Father Brown's tenth series kicks off on Channel 5,and supernatural thriller The Rig kicks off on Prime Video. Here's what you shouldn't miss on TV Tonight.
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What's on TV tonight
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Best TV shows on TV tonight
Death in Paradise, 9 pm, BBC One
A gathering of excited astronomers arrives on Saint Marie to observe a rare planetary conjunction, including the esteemed Professor Bertrand Sworder (Christopher Villiers), who’s pretty famous as astronomers go. After the eclipse passes, his fellow stargazers are horrified to find Bertrand at the foot of a cliff, having apparently taken his own life - but when Neville finds evidence suggesting that the professor didn’t intend to die, it becomes clear that someone within his party killed him. So how did they do it without anyone seeing or hearing anything? Meanwhile, tensions arise between Marlon and Darlene following a change in their working relationship. ★★★★ SP
Amanda & Alan's Italian Job, 8.30 pm, BBC One
In an effort to revitalise small towns and villages, dilapidated houses across Italy were put on sale for just €1 – and best friends Amanda Holden and Alan Carr couldn’t resist snapping up a couple as a project. They’ve never attempted a renovation on this scale before, but they’ve got big ideas, a can-do attitude and an enthusiasm for sledgehammers – what more do you need? It may only be the first week of January, but the scene where the duo witness the state of the property’s interior for the first time is surely in the running for the top TV moments of 2023… ★★★★★ SP
Father Brown, 1.45 pm, Channel 5
Kembleford is abuzz over the unveiling of a model village at the start of this tenth series of mysteries starring Mark Williams. However, proving that the good townsfolk simply cannot have nice things, two people connected to the project die in dubious circumstances, leading the curious Cotswolds cleric to deduce that a killer is using the model village to plan their murders. Meanwhile, on the administrative front, Father Brown is looking for a secretary to replace Mrs McCarthy – but will he choose efficient Mrs Burns or eager Mrs Devine? ★★★★ SP
An atmospheric supernatural thriller starring Line of Duty’s Martin Compston, Mark Bonnar and Iain Glen. The crew of the Kinloch Bravo rig are ready for danger, but not for the terrifying, unexplained events that start to unfold after a sudden power failure. As the rig is shaken by massive tremors, all communication to the outside world is lost and a mysterious thick fog rolls in. Then one of the crew is badly injured in an accident while other disturbing occurrences quickly follow…. JE
Best box set on TV tonight
Even if you haven’t seen this drama, chances are you’ve read about it or had someone tell you how good it is – there was certainly a buzz surrounding the show which some have called the best (and possibly most stressful) on TV. Jeremy Allen White plays young chef Carmy, who applies skills honed working in New York’s hottest spot to running a Chicago sandwich shop after his brother dies and leaves it to him. If you’re not shouting ‘Behind!’ every time you squeeze between the fridge and a bemused family member, you soon will be. A second series has already been commissioned – are we a little excited to see what’s next for the staff at The Original Beef of Chicagoland? Yes, chef! ★★★★★ JP
Best film on TV tonight
Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Gillian Anderson and Timothy Spall star in this gruesome gothic horror, set in a military academy in 1830. Bale plays Gus Landor, a former detective who is called out of retirement when the heart is removed from the body of a cadet who appears to have died by suicide. Gus is helped by the mysterious future horror writer Edgar Allen Poe (Harry Melling). Gillian Anderson plays socialite Julia Marquis ,while Timothy Spall is one of the academy’s leaders, a man desperate to avoid negative publicity. ★★★★ NH
Soaps
- Hollyoaks, 6.30 pm, Channel 4
- Home and Away, 6 pm, 5Star
Live Sport
- FA Cup Football: Manchester United vs Everton, 7.30 pm (k-o 8 pm), ITV1
- PGA: Tournament of Champions, from 7.30 pm, Sky Sports Main Event
If you watch just one thing on TV tonight…
Don't miss Death in Paradise on TV tonight.
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Happy viewing!
