TV Times – 10 August 2019

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The Capture BBC

Starring: Holliday Grainger, Callum Turner and Famke Janssen

This fast-paced six-part drama sees War & Peace star Callum play

Shaun Emery, a former British soldier whose life is turned upside

down when incriminating CCTV footage emerges and DI Rachel

Carey (Holliday) has to try to get to the truth... ‘Shaun is funny yet

wounded, complex, visceral and dangerous,’ says Callum.

Scarborough BBC

Starring: Catherine Tyldesley, Jason Manford and Stephanie Cole

Benidorm creator Derren Litten turns his attentions to Scarborough

in a quirky six-part comedy following entertainer Mike (Jason), who

returns to the Yorkshire seaside resort – home to his karaoke-loving

friends and family – and tries to reconcile with his ex, Karen (Catherine).

‘Even though I’ve stuck to themes I clearly love – the seaside, pubs and

karaoke! – it’s unlike anything I’ve written before,’ promises Derren.

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His Dark

Materials BBC

Starring: Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson,

James McAvoy and Clarke Peters

Philip Pullman’s epic fantasy novels

are brought to life in this ambitious

eight-part drama. Rising star Dafne

plays young Lyra, who embarks on

an adventure to uncover the truth

about a sinister plot. ‘It’s a world

of constant imagination,’ says Jack

Thorne, who has adapted the series.

Sanditon ITV

Starring: Rose Williams, Theo James,

Kris Marshall and Anne Reid

Jane Austen’s unfinished 1817 novel has been

adapted into an eight-part drama by award-

winning writer Andrew Davies. Curfew’s Rose

plays Charlotte Heywood, who moves to the

seaside town of Sanditon. ‘She’s modern,

headstrong, with heart and a voice,’ says Rose.

The Crown

Netflix

Starring: Olivia Colman, Helena

Bonham Carter and Ben Daniels

The magnificent royal drama

is back for a third series with

a new cast as Olivia takes her

place on the throne as Queen

Elizabeth II, replacing Claire

Foy. Meanwhile, Helena and

Ben play Princess Margaret and

her photographer husband

Antony Armstrong-Jones in

the 10-part series. ‘The Queen

is an incredibly impressive

human being,’ says Olivia. ‘I’m

slightly obsessed with her!’

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