(Julie
Hesmondhalgh & Dawn French star in “The Trouble with Maggie Cole”.
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ITV Choice)
The MultiChoice Group recently announced
that ITV Choice will no longer be carried on the DStv platform in Africa from June
4, 2020. However, ITV Choice has worked hard to ensure that all new series
starting in May have been scheduled so that all episodes can be enjoyed before
the channel comes off air.
Among the upcoming series are the
following:
Long
Lost Family: What Happened Next - Series 4
Monday May 11, 2020, at 20h00
Long
Lost Family has reunited hundreds of people with
their missing relatives. But meeting is just the beginning; how easy is it to
let a stranger into your family? In this series, viewers find out 'what
happened next'; revisiting some of Long
Lost Family's most compelling stories and exploring challenging, unexpected
and emotional developments as new relatives are discovered, new reunions take
place and new relationships are tested. Continues weekly until June 1.
Rich
House, Poor House - Series 5
Saturday May 16, 2020, at 19h00 and 20h00
Two families from opposite ends of the
financial spectrum swap homes, social status and budgets for seven days as they
discover how the other half lives. Watch two back-to-back episodes every
Saturday from May 16 to 30 at 19h00.
The
Trouble with Maggie Cole - Episodes 3 & 4
Thursday May 14, 2020, at 20h00 and 21h00
This brand new comedy-drama centres on
Maggie Cole (Dawn French), the self-appointed oracle of a close-knit community.
When a radio journalist interviews her about local life, she gives him far more
detail and embellishment about her community and their personal lives than he
was counting on. Following the broadcast, Maggie gets into trouble as the
fallout disrupts the lives of some of her friends and neighbours, while also
facing some dark secrets that her own family has been harbouring. Watch
episodes 2 & 3 back-to-back on Thursday May 14 at 20h00, concluding on
Thursday May 21.