The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
Channel: BritBox
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: Drama
The real life story of how John Darwin, played by Eddie Marsan (Ray Donovan), faked his own death to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy.
The drama focuses on how Anne Darwin, played by Monica Dolan (Appropriate Adult), became complicit in her husband's deception as she started to convince the world, their family and friends, the police and insurance companies, that he had gone missing in 2002 whilst canoeing off the coast of Seaton Carew in Cleveland, where the couple owned two large houses with panoramic views of the sea.
The deception was to take its toll on Anne who lied to their sons, Mark and Anthony, for five years whilst her husband, in the early days of the fraud, secretly lived in a bedsit next door to the home he shared with Anne.
Devastated by the loss of their father, neither son had an inkling their parents were capable of such treachery.
Anne and John Darwin eventually decided to leave Seaton Carew and move to Panama City to start a new life together before their secret was exposed by the discovery of an infamous photo of them posing in a Panama real estate office in July 2006.
At her trial Anne Darwin pleaded not guilty, arguing that she had been coerced into the plot by her husband, but the jury didn't believe her.
She and her husband were both jailed for more than six years.
In the series premiere: Facing bankruptcy, John Darwin decides to fake his own death using his canoe, much to the horror of his wife, Anne.
John goes into hiding while Anne consoles her sons.
Doodsondes 4
Channel: e.tv
TX Time: 17h30
Genre: Telenovela
Halit regaining his former power was welcomed with joy by everyone and the Argun family returned to their old order.
Halit's goal is to regain Yildiz, who supported him a lot in his difficult days, and to remarry her.
However, Yildiz is confused because of Kerim and she doesn't know what to do.
She has to make the right decision quickly.
In the Season 4 premiere: Halit makes a bold move to win Yildiz's affection again, but will it work out for him?
An unfortunate incident with Yigit becomes a useful bargaining chip for Sahika.
In the next episode, while Ender and Sahika compete for power, Yildiz gets mixed messages from Kerim.
Halit proves to be a changed man, but how true is it?
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Imlie
Channel: Star Life (DStv 167 / Openview 110)
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Telenovela
Imlie, a young and smart village belle, is forced to marry a journalist after they seek shelter in a hut during heavy rains.
On reaching the city, she realises that her husband is engaged to be married.
Amid the difficult times, love blossoms between Imlie and Aditya.
However, Malini is hell-bent on creating a rift between the two.
Will true love prevail?
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Ubizo 2
Channel: 1Magic (DStv 103)
TX Time: 17h30
Genre: Reality
This reality show follows the 'calling' of 'spiritual medium' Lloyd Radebe, who describes himself as 'gifted' and a 'prophet'.
The show claims to offer viewers insights into how he bridges the divide between ours and the spiritual world by collecting, assembling and fitting any missing puzzle pieces to complex spiritual conundrums.
Every episode reveals challenges and aims to provide messages of reassurance to individuals and families.
In addition to 'decoding messages' from the unknown, Ubizo's core themes include exploring ancestry, resolving maternal and paternal identity issues, marriage and how it affects individuals, miscarriage and abortion, African spirituality vs religion as well as the passing of souls.
In the Season 2 premiere: The Sebokas come in to see Lloyd to find out what happened to a relative who has been missing for many years.
Will what they uncover bring them solace?
Chad and JT Go Deep
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Comedy
Best bros Chad and JT set out to spread positivity through community activism and chill vibes in this raucous prank comedy series.
Stoke Lords, Chad Kroeger and JT Parr take their activism to the streets of Southern California to spread awareness on important issues.
But when one of their causes accidentally leads to their cancellation, they use their activism to win back the good graces and trust of the culture.
Mean Mums
Channel: S3
TX Time: 19h30
Genre: Comedy
New Zealand sitcom following the misadventures of an unlikely gang of misfit mums navigating fundraising, parenting and friendship.
When Jess's only son starts school it's a big learning curve - for Jess.
She's thrown into a world of know-it-all, judgmental, passive-aggressive women whose primary purpose is to promote their child as the most gifted, most brilliant and the best child ever.
And let's not even start on the teachers.
Joining the Junior Fundraising Committee to help establish herself in the school community, Jess hopes that her efforts might also help her to find some companionship, but alpha mum Heather is more interested in making money than making friends.
Luckily, super chill mother-of-five Hine is there to play peacemaker.
Together the mums must reach a ridiculous fundraising goal, with limited resources and a poor grasp of teamwork.
Things aren't looking super great.
In the series premiere, "Sausage Fest": A primary school sausage sizzle descends into chaos, and the newly formed Junior Fundraising Committee must work together to save the day and the sausages.
Jess and her son have just started at a new school and she's desperate to make a good first impression, and some much-needed friends.
Unfortunately for the single mum, she makes an instant enemy of the caretaker, Freddy, and doesn't live up to the high expectations of alpha mum Heather, who's more interested in making money than making friends.
But when Jess's mistake puts the fundraising sausage sizzle in jeopardy the unlikely team of mums must work together to navigate food allergies, school politics and some hardcore recycling practices.