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Catherine
the Great (^)
Sky Atlantic
Starring: Dame Helen Mirren, Jason
Clarke, Rory Kinnear and Gina McKee
Dame Helen adds another royal
ruler to her CV in this period drama.
The four-parter follows the 18th-
century empress as she transforms
Russia into one of Europe’s greatest
powers. ‘History tried to drag
Catherine down. I hope we reinstate
her reputation as the incredible
leader she was,’ says Dame Helen.
The Wall BBC
Starring: Danny Dyer
EastEnders favourite Danny pops out of The
Queen Vic to host his first game show, where
contestants must use knowledge and strategy
to win a big cash prize. ‘I’d never had a desire
to host a game show before I saw this one,’
says Danny. ‘Then I couldn’t turn down the
opportunity to help win the public some
serious life-changing readies. I love it.’
A Confession ITV
Starring: Martin Freeman, Imelda
Staunton and Siobhan Finneran
This six-part true-life drama
stars Martin as DS Steve
Fulcher, who investigated
the disappearance of Sian
O’Callaghan in 2011. But
when the prime suspect,
cabbie Christopher Halliwell
(Joe Absolom), also offers up
a confession about another
missing woman, Becky Godden,
Steve makes a life-changing
decision. ‘It brings into
question how we want
our police to behave,’
says writer
Jeff Pope
(Cilla).
Dublin
Murders BBC
Starring: Killian Scott, Sarah Greene
and Conleth Hill
This chilling psychological crime
thriller, based on Tana French’s best-
selling novels, is set during Ireland’s
financial boom at the turn of the
millennium. The eight-part series sees
detectives Rob Reilly (Killian) and
Cassie Maddox (Sarah) investigate
the murders of a ballerina and a free-
spirited woman. ‘It’s a dark exploration
of memory, identity and the potentially
devastating consequences of pursuing
truth,’ teases Ripper Street star Killian.
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