What’s on TV – 24 August 2019

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The Great Train Robbery:
The Hidden Tapes
All 4
The children of notorious criminals who took
part in the Great Train Robbery of 1963 spill
family secrets about the infamous heist.

13 Reasons Why
Netflix, from Friday 23 August,
10 episodes as a box set

After preventing Tyler from committing his
unthinkable act at the end of series two, Justin,
Clay, Tony, Jessica, Alex and Zach begin a
cover-up while helping Tyler with his recovery.

The World’s Most
Beautiful Railway
Monday, 9pm, More

Following the Highland Main Line as it travels
through some beautiful areas of Scotland, this
six-part series captures passengers’ stories.

Brassic
Thursday, 10pm, Sky One

When gang member Ashley is drugged during
a bare-knuckle fight, Vinnie (Joe Gilgun) offers
to fight the rematch. His mates think he’ll be
annihilated, but will he prove them wrong?

Ross Kemp: Living with...
ITV Hub

Join former EastEnders star Ross in this
four-part documentary series exploring some
tough issues in the UK today, such as knife
crime, young carers and online gambling.

US Open tennis
Amazon Prime Video, from Monday
26 August, live coverage

Novak Djokovic will defend his US Open title
against the likes of Roger Federer, while Serena
Williams is still looking to match Margaret Court’s
all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles.

Kevin’s Grandest Design
Wednesday, 9pm, C

Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud takes
a nostalgic look back at some of the most
ambitious and amazing self-build projects
that have appeared in his popular series.

Instinct 
Monday, 9pm, Sky Witness

Dylan (Alan Cumming) is officially on leave, but
he’s lured back to work, as he and Lizzie search
for the ‘sleeping beauty killer’. Meanwhile,
Dylan and Andy are about to become parents...

Fosse/Verdon
BBC iPlayer

Follow the true story of the director of hit
movie Cabaret, the choreographer Bob Fosse
(Sam Rockwell), and his dancer wife Gwen
Verdon (Michelle Williams) in this eight-parter.

Carnival
Row
Amazon
Prime Video, from
Friday 30 August, eight
episodes as a box set

Orlando Bloom stars in
this Victorian fantasy
about mythological
creatures driven from
their homelands and
struggling to coexist
with humans. He plays
a detective who falls in
love with a faerie (Cara
Delevingne), but the
lovers’ forbidden affair
proves dangerous
when the divided world
they live in becomes
increasingly intolerant.
Indira Varma and
Jared Harris are also
among the all-star cast.

Celebs on the Farm
Monday, 10pm, Channel 5,
Monday-Friday, 10pm, 5Star

TOWIE’s Arg, Love Island’s Hayley Hughes, former
footballer Paul Merson and Benidorm’s Crissy Rock
are among the stars mucking in on the farm...

The Affair
Tuesday, 9pm, Sky Atlantic

The fifth and final series kicks off with everyone
reeling after Alison’s death. Anna Paquin joins
the cast as Alison and Cole’s now-adult daughter
Joanie, who’s on a mission to unravel the truth.

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