'Holding', 'Comic Relief': What to watch on TV this week, 14 - 20 March

New drama begins the week, with Graham Norton's debut novel Holding adapted for an ITV drama on Monday, and must-see series also end the week with Peaky Blinders and The Ipcress File both continuing on Sunday.

Channel 4's tough-to-watch documentary Jeremy Kyle Show: Death on Daytime concludes on Monday, with another difficult subject featuring on ITV on Tuesday in The Killing of PC Harper: A Widow's Fight for Justice.

Read more: David Walliams and Matt Lucas reunite for Comic Relief

BBC One sees Comic Relief take over on Friday after instalments throughout the week for the charity fundraiser, and The Apprentice's infamous interview round airs on Thursday.

The best things to watch on TV this week, 14 - 20 March, 2022

Monday

Holding - ITV - 9pm

The TV adaptation of Graham Norton's debut novel starts tonight, starring Conleth Hill and Derry Girls' Siobhan McSweeney.

Human remains are found in a sleepy Irish village and Sergeant PJ Collins finally gets a real crime to investigate, but he's stumbled upon a wasp's nest of secrets.

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Directed by Kathy Burke and adapted by former EastEnders boss Dominic Treadwell-Collins.

Jeremy Kyle Show: Death on Daytime - Channel 4 - 9pm

The hard-hitting documentary about what really went on at ITV's infamous chat show, cancelled in 2019 after the suicide of a guest, concludes tonight.

It looks at how Kyle's tactics and the culture at the show led to severe effects on both staff and guests, including eye-opening unaired footage from the studio.

Tuesday

The Killing of PC Harper: A Widow's Fight for Justice - ITV - 9pm

PC Andrew Harper's death shocked the nation in 2019 when he responded to a burglary call and ended up being horrifically dragged behind the getaway vehicle.

Trevor McDonald meets his widow Lissie in this documentary and finds out more about her campaign to change the law to hand mandatory life sentences to those who kill emergency service workers.

Married At First Sight Australia - E4 - 7.30pm

The extreme dating show hits another traditional series landmark tonight as it introduces two new couples to the experiment.

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In the past, new couples have sometimes hit it off but they've also been embroiled in some dramatic cheating dramas and even recouplings - what will these newlyweds mean for the main group?

Wednesday

This Is My House - BBC One - 8pm

The game which sees contestants claim to be the owner of a house and famous players tasked with guessing who is telling the truth returns with a celebrity version for Comic Relief.

Claudia Winkleman, Chris Eubank, Harry Hill and Nina Wadia are the guessers, while Ricky Hatton, Claire Richards, Deborah Meaden or Rob Rinder are all claiming the house as their own.

Kate & Koji - ITV - 9pm

Season two of the sitcom about a coastal cafe owner in Essex and her best customer, an asylum-seeking doctor, returns.

This time there's a cast change as Koji is now played by Okorie Chukwu as Jimmy Akingbola is currently starring in Fresh Prince reboot Bel-Air instead.

Thursday

The Apprentice - BBC One - 9pm

It's the only part of the show candidates find even more terrifying than a boardroom grilling from Lord Sugar - the interview round.

The episode also sees the return of Claude Littner, whose aide duties this series have been taken over by Tim Campbell as he recovers from an electric bike accident.

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It's an all-female final and the interviews will delve into the women's careers and business plans as Lord Sugar's advisers make sure no CV hole is overlooked.

Joanna Lumley's Great Cities of the World - ITV - 9pm

Joanna Lumley takes her soothing tones to a travelogue of some of the world's great cities, beginning with Paris.

The actor worked as a model in the French capital early in her career and enjoys a trip down memory lane of some of the big sights, as well as discovering how the city has changed.

Perfect House, Secret Location - Channel 4 - 8pm

Channel 4 has hit on yet another new spin on the property show, this time asking househunters to settle on their dream home without actually knowing where it is.

Steve Jones drives them around in a blacked out van to investigate possible new homes without telling them where they're going, in a direct contradiction of property gurus Kirstie and Phil's mantra location, location, location.

Friday

Comic Relief - BBC One - 7pm

Red Nose Day is here again and there's certainly a lot to raise money for this year as the British public are asked to dig deep and donate what they can.

Highlights of the night's show include David Walliams and Matt Lucas reuniting for Rock Profile, an all-female celebrity cast taking on the Comic Opera, and French and Saunders returning to their characters The Extras for a special episode of The Repair Shop.

Read more: Tom Daley had to be carried to the bathroom after gruelling Comic Relief trek

Other instalments earlier in the week include Tom Daley and Jordan North's fundraising sporting challenges.

Saturday

Killing Eve - BBC One - 9.25pm

The final season of the quirky assassin drama continues, starring Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh.

Eve is getting closer to the Twelve, but having been rejected by her, Villanelle is forced to turn elsewhere for help.

Sunday

Peaky Blinders - BBC One - 9pm

Last week's introduction of Stephen Graham's character promised further drama and this week's episode doesn't fail to deliver.

Tommy (Cillian Murphy) receives some life-changing news as he prepares to broker a crime and political alliance that could change history on both sides of the Atlantic.

The Ipcress File - ITV - 9pm

The Cold War thriller sees Harry and Jean arrive in Beirut tonight (although pretty much every scene abroad was actually filmed in Croatia).

Dalby is also in the city on a secret Russian rendezvous that looks to involve sharing nuclear secrets.

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