Top 10 Picks of the Day – Sunday 18 October
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2026
Drama
Crime/detective
Jimmy McGovern's prison anthology drama returns for a third run starring David Tennant and Siobhan Finneran.
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Kevin McCloud's Classic Car Road Trips
Travel
Lifestyle
Kevin drives classic cars in the countries where they were made
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Helen Mirren Remembers - As You Like It
Arts and culture
Dame Helen Mirren looks back on one of her earliest television roles, filmed before she'd become a household name and international star, playing Rosalind in the BBC's 1978 production of the Shakespeare comedy As You Like It. She shares her thoughts on the potential that As You Like It's playing with gender could have for today's audiences, reflects on the quality of the roles Shakespeare wrote for women and explains why she thinks the Bard will be as significant in 100 years' time as he is today.
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2025
Comedy
Animation
15
A bank robber reunites with his brother to recover stolen money, sparking a chaotic hunt that uncovers buried family secrets. Starring Mads Mikkelsen.
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2026
Sitcom
Comedy
Adaptation of Eric Morecambe's children's novel about a young vampire leading a double life. Starring Lenny Rush, Tom Davis and Sian Clifford
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Eva Longoria: Searching For Season 3
Travel
Lifestyle
The actor explores France’s culinary heritage, meeting celebrated chefs and food producers while uncovering the traditions, flavours and stories behind its regional cuisine and culture.
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2026
Crime/detective
Drama
12
Two friends from school grow up to become a politician and a journalist. Drama, starring Luke Evans and Tom Cullen
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2024
Documentary
History
15
Documentary on Ernest Cole, a Black South African photographer whose work in the 1960s recorded life under apartheid before he was compelled to leave the country. Film-maker Raoul Peck looks into Cole's life and work, and delves into the 60,000 negatives shot by the artist that went undiscovered until 27 years after Cole's untimely death in 1990.
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2023
Drama
Fantasy
Three generations of strong, independent women living together in the small farm town of Port Haven, embark on an enlightening journey none of them could have imagined, as they learn how to find their way back to each other.
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The Mysterious Case of Annie Elizabeth
Documentary
Lois Pryce investigates a forgotten Victorian mystery after an ancient apple tree leads her to Annie Elizabeth, a child whose remarkable story still lives on in England's orchards. Along the way there are Victorian records to decipher, an unlikely marriage, a missing baptism, a child who seems to vanish from the records - and one tantalising name that keeps leading Lois deeper into the past
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