(Sarah
Parish as Bancroft)
ITV Choice highlights for week May 7 to 13,
2018.
Shetland; Tuesday, May 8, at 20h00. ITV Choice (DStv 123)
Ignoring Secret Service warnings, Perez and
Tosh track down Mathias Soderland. Back on Shetland, a beach memorial service
is held for Sally McColl.
Murdoch
Mysteries: Wednesday, May 9, at 20h00 and 21h00. ITV
Choice (DStv 123)
Back-to-back episodes of this new season
featuring Detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) and his wife, coroner
Julia Ogden (Hélène Joy). As Murdoch investigates a murder with connections to
vaudeville entertainers Harry and Al Jolson, Watts unravels a mystery about his
own family. In the second story Murdoch and Brackenreid send Crabtree
undercover at a chess tournament to unravel the murder of a Russian master.
A
Right Royal Quiz: Thursday, May 10, at 20h00. ITV
Choice (DStv 123)
This is Britain's first ever panel show
about the Royal Family and a celebratory and affectionate look at the Royals
and the country’s obsession with them. Competing over a series of funny and
entertaining rounds testing their knowledge of Royal facts and regal moments,
the teams are helped along the way by Royal expert Jennie Bond. The contestants
also meet some super fans in the studio and are surprised with some royal-themed
guests.
A
Very Royal Wedding: Friday, May 11, at 20h00. ITV
Choice (DStv 123)
A
Very Royal Wedding celebrates the 70th anniversary
of The Queen and Prince Philip’s marriage in November 1947. Presenter Alexander
Armstrong discovers how a battered post-war Britain pulled off the wedding of
the century against the odds. This feature-length documentary includes
contributions from Joan Collins and Sheila Hancock, sharing their memories of
the wedding, as well as revealing insights from those who were part of the big
day, such as page boy Prince Michael of Kent. This was “the people’s wedding”
and Alexander meets the ordinary people, who made this such a special occasion,
including one of the seamstresses responsible for the spectacular wedding dress
and three of the choir boys who performed at Westminster Abbey. Alexander will
also recreate The Queen’s exquisite three carat diamond engagement ring, her
beautiful wedding bouquet and her show-stopping wedding cake.
Bancroft: Monday, May 14, at 20h00. ITV Choice (DStv 123)
This fast-paced contemporary thriller
explores what happens when heinous crimes, long buried in the past, come back
to haunt us. Trusted, adored and respected by her colleagues, Elizabeth
Bancroft has given her life to the police force and promotion looks assured.
However, Bancroft is not all she seems – on the surface she’s a model DCI, but
beneath this veneer dark secrets lurk. DS Katherine Stevens, meanwhile, is an
ambitious, fast-tracked recruit, whose only indiscretion is an affair with a
married police officer she finds hard to resist. When Katherine is assigned to
investigate ‘cold’ cases, she unwittingly disturbs ghosts of the past,
unearthing secrets that couldn’t be more catastrophic to the lives of her
colleagues.
Invitation
to A Royal Wedding: Thursday, May 17, at 20h00. ITV
Choice (DStv 123)
Royal weddings used to be private, family
occasions that took place completely outside of the public eye. But ever since
Queen Victoria, the Royal Family has increasingly opened its doors to the
public to share in these special days. The royal weddings from then on have
marked crucial moments for Britain when the world’s perceptions of the monarchy
and of the country are formed. The programme will reveal the stories behind the
meticulous planning of some of the biggest events of the last century. Told by
the people who have been at the heart of preparing for these momentous
occasions, these stories invite us behind the scenes and give us insights into
what we can look forward to from Prince Harry and Meghan’s big day.
Harry
and Meghan: A Very Modern Romance: Friday, May 18,
at 20h00. ITV Choice (DStv 123)
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are to
marry. With the same interests, they seem ideally suited. They have both
confronted difficult upbringings and triumphed. Now they triumph together. This
one-hour special explores the social background that makes this adventurous
marriage seem thoroughly in keeping with the modern British Royal Family. It
explores the remarkable lives of actress Meghan Markle, a powerful woman’s
rights campaigner, and Prince Harry, who has broken out of the royal straightjacket
without losing his royal dignity.
Live
coverage of the Royal Wedding: Saturday, May 19,
from 10h25. ITV Choice (DStv 123)
Julie Etchingham and Phillip Schofield will
present ITV Choice’s live, comprehensive coverage of the Royal Wedding of Prince
Harry and Meghan Markle from a specially constructed studio in Windsor.
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