A member of the royal family campaigning to end homelessness is a hard pill to swallow, but Prince William says: “Why else would I be here if not using this role properly to influence and help people where I can?” So what exactly is his plan? Well, his five-year initiative, Homewards, starts with this two-part documentary, in which he hears from people who share their lived experience as well as potential solutions to the problem. Outspoken comedian Rosie Jones will no doubt have something to say about the three portraits made of her this week. Also under the spotlight, as the amateur artists compete to be portrait artist of the year, are poet Linton Kwesi Johnson and former England footballer Andy Cole.
The quietly compelling David Mitchell-led crime drama comes to a head as a mysterious midnight call lands Lucy (Anna Maxwell Martin) in hot water – and police custody. Although puzzle-setter John (Mitchell) has done a decent job of impersonating his missing detective twin brother, this shocking turn of events threatens to unravel everything, including his quest to find out exactly what happened to him. A stunningly intense documentary that speaks to men who served in the Welsh Guards in Helmand province in Afghanistan in 2009.
Hauntingly vivid recollections of injuries sustained and comrades lost are shared by men who experienced unimaginable fear and horror. Many of them have clearly not fully recovered. “Kiwis do like their big doors, don’t they?” Phil Spencer c.
