What To Watch W/C Monday 20th April
Highlights for our watchlist this week includes … Mint, where love and loyalty collide in a high-stakes crime world; Criminal Record: S2, returning with a tense investigation that cuts through politics and policing in London; and The Killer, a slick, international thriller packed with intrigue and consequence. On the culture side, Black British Music At The BBC: Volume […]
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Highlights for our watchlist this week includes …
Mint, where love and loyalty collide in a high-stakes crime world; Criminal Record: S2, returning with a tense investigation that cuts through politics and policing in London; and The Killer, a slick, international thriller packed with intrigue and consequence.
On the culture side, Black British Music At The BBC: Volume 2 celebrates decades of sound and legacy, alongside a timeless performance in Joan Armatrading In Concert.
Mint – Monday 20th April @ 9pm & 9.30pm | BBC One
Shannon is the only daughter of an infamous crime family that rules the region – real-life princess who has never wanted for anything. But when she meets Arran, a member of a rival gang, their whirlwind romance begins to unravel the world she’s always known. Starring Ben Coyle-Larner. Behind the camera: Mdhamiri Á Nkemi (Editor).
Funny As F With Kevin Hart – Monday 20th April | Netflix
Join Kevin Hart and some of comedy’s biggest legends in a three-week event as they search for the next comedy star. The competition is brutal. The stakes are real. The talent is undeniable. When it’s all said and done, your vote will decide who wins it all.
Criminal Record: S2 – Wednesday 22nd April | Apple TV
when a young man is stabbed to death at a political rally, rival police officers June Lenker and Daniel Hegarty are forced into an uneasy alliance. But what starts as a hunt for a murderer escalates into an undercover operation to foil a far-right bomb plot in the heart of London. Starring Cush Jumbo who also executive produces. Cast also includes Jordan A. Nash.
Saint Pierre – Wednesday 22nd April @ 9pm | U & Alibi
Following a Newfoundland cop exiled to Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, where picturesque isolation masks dangerous secrets.
With Marcus Villeneuve, Kim Nelson, Karen LeBlanc & more.
Black British Music At The BBC: Volume 2 – Saturday 25th April @ 8:50pm | BBC Two
DJ Spoony presents a personal selection of archive performances in celebration of some of the best in Black British music from over the decades. The playlist features 40 songs from the soul, ska, reggae, rap, garage and pop, with artists including Seal, Soul II Should, Shirley Bassey, Stormzy, Beverly Knight and more.
Joan Armatrading In Concert – Saturday 25th April @ 11:20pm | BBC Two
Alan Black introduces a performance by the singer-songwriter at the Hammersmith Odeon, featuring hits such as Love and Affection, Show Some Emotion and Willow.
The Cage – Sunday 26th April @ 9pm | BBC One
When Leanne and Matty discover they are both robbing from the safe at the inner-city casino they work in, their lives are set on a collision course; with each other, the local gangster they’re stealing from, and the police.
With Louis Emerick.
The Killer – Streaming Now | Netflix
Zee, a mysterious and infamous assassin known, and feared, in the Parisian underworld as the Queen of the Dead. But when, during an assignment from her shadowy mentor and handler, Zee refuses to kill a blinded young woman in a Paris nightclub, the decision will disintegrate Zee’s alliances, attract the attention of a savvy police investigator, and plunge her into a sinister criminal conspiracy that will set her on a collision course with her own past.
Starring Omar Sy, Nathalie Emmanuel and Lupita Nyong’o.
