Pick of the Week: "The Fixer" -- ITV1, Tue @9pm
It's September tomorrow, so the television schedules are about to fill out considerably as many TV shows return. Here are my picks of the best new stuff airing in the UK this week:
MONDAY 31st
Framed (BBC1, 8.30pm) Drama about the flooded National Gallery's art collection being stored in a disused Welsh mine. Stars Trevor Eve, Eve Myles & Samuel DaviesWarship (Five, 9pm) Series 2 of the documentary series set aboard the Royal Navy's HMS Bulwark.
Hardcore Profits (BBC2, 10pm) Documentary about the profiting that goes on with online pornography.
TUESDAY 1st
The Choir – Unsung Town (BBC2, 9pm) Three-part series about a forlorn community in London, who are corralled into becoming a choir.The Fixer (ITV1, 9pm) Series 2 of the crime drama, about a group of ex-criminals and cops who have become state-sanctioned hitmen. Stars Andrew Buchan, Tamzin Outhwaite, Jodi Latham & Peter Mullan.
Jamie's American Road Trip (Channel 4, 9pm) The passionate TV chef travels to America to try and change the country's eating habits. Part 1 of 6.
Don't Tell The Bride (BBC3, 9pm) A groom has £12,000 to organize his wedding in three weeks to his unaware bride.
The Real Housewives Of New Jersey (Channel 4, 10.35pm) Reality show about give New Jersey housewives. Part 1 of 10.
WEDNESDAY 2nd
My Boyfriend, The Suffolk Strangler (More4, 8.30pm) Documentary on Steve Wright, the man who murdered five prostitutes in Ipswich.THURSDAY 3rd
Nothing.FRIDAY 4th
From Bin To Banquet (ITV1, 8pm) Jonathan Maitland and Anthony Worrall Thompson look at Britain's food waste problem.Brighton Beach Patrol (Five, 8pm) Documentary series following the police, lifeguards and coastguards of Brighton.
The Boy Who Was Born A Girl (Channel 4, 8pm) Documentary about a 16-year-old boy called Jon who uses to be a girl called Natasha.
Grease: The School Musical (Sky1, 8pm) Duncan James hosts this reality show where students try to put on a musical.
Big Brother: Live Final (Channel 4, 8.30pm) The winner of this penultimate series of the reality show is revealed.
Friday Night With Jonathan Ross (BBC1, 10.35pm) Return of the popular chat show, with guests Ricky Gervais, Jamie Oliver and Mika.
SATURDAY 5th
The Beatles On The Record (BBC2, 8.35pm) A documentary looking at the history of the legendary '60s band.SUNDAY 6th
Joanna Lumley: Catwoman (ITV1, 7pm) Two-part documentary where the actress investigates society's love of cats.Agatha Christie's Marple (ITV1, 8pm) Drama based on the Agatha Christie character, with Julia McKenzie as the eponymous sleuth.
Waking The Dead (BBC1, 9pm) Series 8 of the crime thriller.
Dragons' Den: On Tour (BBC2, 9pm) Special where the dragons are reacquainted with some of the entrepreneurs who've appeared on the show, who have become successes or failures as a result.
9/11 The Calls From The Towers (Channel 4, 9pm) Documentary featuring phone-calls recorded from the people inside the World Trade Center during the infamous attack.
Harper's Island (BBC3, 9pm) US drama series where a group of wedding guests must try to survive a serial-killer who has joined them on an isolated island.
