Premieres on
BBC Entertainment in July, 2011:
Five Days 2Premire date: Monday, 4 July 2011 at 20h00
Season 2 of the mystery drama which unfolds over the five most significant days of the police investigation into two mysteries.
This season:
A tiny newborn baby is abandoned in the toilets of a Yorkshire hospital. At the same time, the Trans-Pennine commuter train is halted by a suicidal jumper – are they connected?
From this moment on, the lives of those on board the train and in the hospital will be changed irrevocably, not least for DC Laurie Franklin (Suranne Jones), off-duty that day but travelling on the train with her mum, Jen (Anne Reid), who has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
Laurie likes tying up loose ends. And, if she can prove a connection between the body and the baby, she will be happy. But things never turn out quite the way we expect.
Who is the baby's mother? And who is the jumper? And was it a suicide – or was it really a murder? As Laurie is drawn deeper into the mystery, she realises this might not be a simple case at all, but something much darker.
For more about the series and season, see:
TVSA's Five Days 2 Show Page
The Stephen K Amos ShowPremiere date: Tuesday, 5 July 2011 at 20h00
New episodes air in double bills weekly
British television comedy series produced by the BBC and starring comedian Stephen K. Amos which features a combination of stand-up, sketches and guest performers, who for the most part have not fully broken into television comedy.
For more about the series, see:
TVSA's The Stephen Amos Show
Dating in the DarkPremiere date: Thursday, 7 July 2011 at 20h00
Do looks really matter? Is true love truly blind? Each week, six singletons put these accepted wisdoms to the test as they go looking for love... in total darkness.
For more about the series, see:
TVSA's Dating in the Dark Mini-Site
Top Gear Australia 2Premmiere date: Wednesday, 13 July 2011 at 20h00
In Season 2: presenters Warren Brown and Steve Pizzati welcome a new member of their team - renowned jazz trumpeter and car enthusiast James Morrison - they let him pick whatever car he wants for his first review.
Challenges featured in the season include building a low cost electric car from existing petrol-powered ones, trying to make a retired pastor look cool, creating an armoured vehicle for VIPs and subjecting it to live arms target practice, a lawnmower race between the best on the market and one Warren made himself.
The Real Hustle 7Premiere date: Wednesday, 13 July 2011 at 21h00
New episodes air in double bills weeklySeason 7 of the scam and con series that reveals all the tricks in the book and shows how easy it is to become a victim.
Stunts are set up to see how many people will fall for some common and some more complicated scams - captured on hidden cameras.
In Season 6: celebrities were introduced into hustles. Viewers saw the famous shocked, afraid, disgusted and full of regret as they went undercover and stole from unsuspecting members of the public.
This season: celebrities take part in more elaborate long cons. DJ, presenter and model Lisa Snowdon plays a key role in a big art auction scam, Strictly Come Dancing’s Brendan Cole becomes a bucket man in an audacious boxing scam, and rocker Matt Willis takes part in a jewellery heist.
Robin Hood 3Premiere date: Sunday, 24 July 2011 at 17h40
With new allies and old enemies, Robin Hood returns for a third season.
It is three months since Marian’s death and Robin is a changed man. He’s sacked his gang since they all returned from the Holy Land, and he’s hell bent on avenging his wife’s tragic end.
Her slayer, Guy of Gisborne, is a marked man. But does Gisborne care if he lives or dies?
Fuelled by anger and grief, Robin seems stuck in a downward spiral, but a new beacon of hope arrives in the form of a travelling monk called Tuck, who soon gets him back on track.
Meanwhile, the wickedness of the Sheriff continues unabated. A spirited Locksley girl named Kate objects to her brother’s forced conscription - as a result she inadvertently gets caught up in the cause of Robin Hood and becomes an indispensable member of the gang.
For more about the series, see:
TVSA's Robin Hood 3 Mini-Site
Strictly Come Dancing 6Premiere date: Sunday, 24 July 2011 at 18h30
Celebrities waltzing featuring in this sixth season of UK version of the show are: TV presenter Christine Bleakley, singer Rachel Stevens, EastEnders’ Jessie Wallace, ex-England international rugby player Austin Healey, chef Gary Rhodes, and journalist John Sergeant - whose involvement in the show provoked nationwide controversy when it first aired in the UK.
The reason: because of how badly he dances.
Mistresses 3Premiere date: Sunday, 24 July 2011 at 20h00
The mistresses return for a third and final season.
All has changed at th start of the season, as Katie, Trudi, Siobhan and Jessica are no longer friends.
The drama opens as Katie calls the girls together having not seen each other for five months, before slipping back into the past to reveal what happened. What could have caused these friends to split?
With the arrival of Katie’s glamorous mother, Trudi’s difficulty maintaining a healthy work-life balance, Jessica questioning her relationships and the return of the father of Siobhan’s baby, there’s no shortage of potential conflict within the group.
Back in the present, when one of the girls reveals a secret she has been hiding for the past year, will they see that they're all better off with - rather than without - each other?
For more about the series, see:
TVSA's Mistresses Mini-Site
BBC Entertainment is on DStv, Channel 120.