Beyond Paradise Sunday brings the series finale of Death in Paradise (9pm,
BBC One) , and with DI Neville Parker ( Ralf Little ) poised to leave the island it will be unmissable for longtime fans. Whatever he decides, at least we’ll have a new series of the spin-off to get stuck into straight away. The opening episode sees a local amateur dramatics group convince Humphrey (Kris Marshall) to play a detective in their new play – how ironic, then, that the fictional murder victim should be found dead with a real knife in their back. Set aboard a steam train, the cosiest crime drama on TV gets off to a pleasantly Agatha Christie-esque start. Atlantis: The Discovery with Dan
SNOW Did Atlantis – a supposedly fictional super-city that has been lost at the bottom of the sea for millennia – really exist? That’s the question historian Dan Snow sets out to answer in this new one-off documentary (spoiler alert: the answer is most likely no). His journey takes him to Greece, where he dives to visits Pavlopetri, a real sunken city off the coast of southern Laconia. Snow also considers how tales of other ancient cities destroyed by natural disasters – Akrotiri, which was demolished by a
volcano, and Helike, the victim of a devastating
tsunami – could have inspired the legend of Atlantis. Passenger DI Riya Ajunwa (Bafta winner Wunmi Mosaku, Damilola, Our Loved Boy ) dreamed of solving murders and cracking career-defining cases – but nothing of the sort happens in the sleepy English village of Chadder Vale. When local girl Katie Wells (Rowan Robinson) goes missing in the forest in the middle of the night, Riya sees a chance to make a name for herself. But it soon becomes clear that she’s in for more than she bargained for when Katie turns up 24 hours later safe and sound and refuses to say what happened. Where did she go? And what’s with all the dead animals that keep turning up in the village? Before long, the mystery takes a surprising sci-fi turn. Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV This documentary about the alleged abuses child actors faced while under the stewardship of Nickelodeon boss Dan Schneider during the late 90s and early 2000s has sent shockwaves through the industry – and shocked those of us who spent our own childhoods watching the channel. Difficult to watch, the four episodes detail how stars and crew of some of Nickelodeon’s biggest shows – including The Amanda Show , iCarly , Victorious and Sam & Cat – were subject to
racism, inappropriate behavior and gender discrimination. It also features testimony from dozens of potential victims, many of whom are speaking on record for the first time. Ukraine: Enemy in the Woods Filmed exclusively by Ukrainian soldiers on the front line of the war against
Russia , this heart-stopping and devastating documentary reveals what it’s really like to defend your country against Putin’s army. The 99-strong battalion are tasked with protecting a vital railway line in a forest near Kupyansk, which faces daily violent bombardment from
Russian troops. If they were to fail, the enemy would have direct access to the country’s second largest city, Kharkiv. As well as giving a rare ground-level view of the war, the film offers a more human story, profiling many of the soldiers who have dedicated their lives to protecting
Ukraine. Kate Garraway: Derek’s Story Two months after the sad death of Good Morning
Britain presenter Kate Garraway’s husband, this poignant film documents the last year of Derek Draper ’s life. Made by the same team as Finding Derek and Caring for Derek , this final chapter captures both the family’s struggles with Draper’s illness and the joys of spending more time together in his last months. There are also contributions from his care worker, Jake, highlighting the important – and far too often overlooked – work carers do across the
UK. Garraway has said she wondered if this film should ever be shown on TV, but was ultimately inspired by Draper’s last wishes: “I want to be heard.” My Big Gay Wedding It’s been exactly 10 years since the first legal same-sex marriage in the
England and Wales, and to mark the anniversary, comedian Tom Allen is arranging a dream wedding for a gay couple in this one-off special. Adam and Dan are the lucky lovers, whose nuptials will be planned by the likes of dancer Oti Mabuse , stylist Nick Hems, baker John Whaite and pop star Sophie Ellis-Bextor . The politics of the legalisation of same-sex marriage aren’t lost in the merriment, though – Allen meets with LGBTQ+ campaigners who fought for the right to get married, including Sandi Toksvig , Peter Tatchell and Lynn Sutcliffe and Sarah Hews. Professor T Ben Miller’s quirky criminologist professor is back, but this time he’s not solving crimes – he’s behind bars. The second series finale saw Jasper (Miller) incriminate himself while trying to protect his old lover, Christina (Juliet Aubrey), leading to his incarceration. Now awaiting trial, the sights and sounds of
prison trigger his OCD and his brilliant mind is soon exploited by his fellow inmates. Luckily, his
police colleagues Dan (Barney White) and Lisa (Emma Naomi) have a stranger-than-fiction murder case for Jasper to distract himself with. Mandy Diane Morgan’s best character Philomena Cunk will be back on our screens later this year with Cunk’s Quest for Meaning, in which the roving reporter will attempt to discover the true meaning of life. But first it’s time for the return of the lesser-known (but no less hilarious) Mandy – a hapless, daft woman who disaster seems to follow everywhere she goes. In the first episode of this third series, Mandy has (somehow) secured a
Job as cabin crew and finds herself responsible for getting an entire plane’s worth of passengers up to Dundee safely and happily. No prizes for guessing what happens next. Big Mood Expectations are high for this new
comedy drama – after all, it does star two of Britain’s brightest young actors: It’s a Sin ’s Lydia West and Bridgerton star and Derry Girl Nicola Coughlan. They play Maggie (Coughlan) and Eddie (West), two best
Friends who have been close for the last decade. But with the re-emergence of Maggie’s bipolar disorder , the stress of real adult jobs and new relationships blossoming, will their friendship really be able to stand the test of time? Funny and moving, Big Mood will be all too recognisable for anyone who’s ever found themselves drifting from their best friend.