This week here in the UK, we get a brand new, star-studded adaptation of an Agatha Christie story… on Netflix. We also say hello to series two of After The Flood, and farewell to Red Eye. Enjoy!
1 The Night Manager *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S2 E4/8
Pine has the proof he needs to expose the British-backed overthrow of the Colombian government. But Teddy no longer trusts Matthew Ellis, and Gilberto Hanson is on his tail.
Sunday 18th January, 9pm, BBC One
2 Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*
S1 E1-7/7
England. 1925. At a lavish country house party, a practical joke appears to have gone horribly, murderously wrong. It will be up to the unlikeliest of sleuths – the fizzingly inquisitive Lady Eileen ‘Bundle’ Brent – to unravel a chilling plot that will change her life, cracking wide open the country house mystery.
Thursday 15th January, Netflix
3 Red Eye *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE* LAST IN SERIES*
S2 E6/6
During the embassy evacuation, Brody breaks loose and helps Hana seize Fox and recover the detonator, but he escapes in a clash with security. Hana and Brody retrieve stolen evidence and flee to Delaney. Meanwhile, the conspiracy’s mastermind is exposed in flashbacks.
Monday 12th January, 9pm, ITV1
4 Mystery Road: Origin *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S2 E2/6
Jay refuses to write off a suspicious death, while Mary does some sleuthing of her own.
Friday 16th January, 9pm, BBC Two
5 After The Flood *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*
S2 E1/6
Jo is now a detective and is investigating a case in which an unconscious man was found in a burning pile of fly-tipped waste. When the man later dies and a similar incident takes place, Jo is under pressure to find the potential killer before more people die.
Sunday 18th January, 9pm, ITV1
6 Grantchester *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODES*
S10 E3&4/8
Alphy attempts to cook a romantic dinner for Meg with Mrs C’s help, but she doesn’t show any signs of leaving once Meg turns up. When the two of them get a moment alone, they make a pact that should this evening be a disaster, they’ll agree to part ways amicably. Mrs C once again interrupts – the Reverend Lane, the vicar who tried to replace Alphy, is outside and seeking sanctuary with a woman he claims is his niece. Soon enough, more strangers arrive with Geordie in hot pursuit.
Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th January, 9pm, ITV1
7 Patience *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODES*
S2 E3&4/8
A lawyer is shot dead in a packed boardroom, but no one saw the killer. A dead magpie at the scene leads Patience and Frankie into a magical tangle of lies and leads them to uncover a notorious thief and a darker truth. With Elliot’s help, Patience traces her mother’s address and receives some shocking news.
Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th January, 9pm, Channel 4
8 High Potential *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S2 E9/18
No synopsis available.
Wednesday 14th January, Disney+
9 Lynley *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S1 E2/4
Havers and Lynley are assigned the case of a missing estate agent who has recently moved to Horsford and joined a dating app. Together, they uncover the reason for her change of career and a very disturbing secret from her past.
Monday 12th January, 8.30pm, BBC One
10 Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*
S1 E1-7/7
In the high-stakes world of airport customs, the dedicated and principled Superintendent Arjun Meena leads an elite team of officers who stand as the nation’s first line of defense against international crime. When a critical government directive tasks them with stopping a surge in contraband trafficking, Meena’s team must step up and undertake a national security mission: dismantle a sophisticated global syndicate headed by the notorious kingpin Bada Choudhary.
Wednesday 14th January, Netflix