An adult animated comedy set in ancient Greece anchors the evening’s lineup. Krapopolis follows Tyrannis, a benevolent mortal ruler voiced by Richard Ayoade, who is the son of the vain goddess Deliria, voiced by Hannah Waddingham, and married to Shlub, voiced by Matt Berry. The six-episode series, created by Rick and Morty creator Dan Harmon, was released on iPlayer last month and presents its stories in 20-minute episodes.
The week-three dance competition continues with 14 couples after Chris and Amy became the first pair eliminated, leaving the dance floor in Baywatch costumes. Lacey and Vito have confirmed a samba to “Bamboléo” by the Gipsy Kings for their next performance.
Other programmes turn to crime, publishing and history. In Anthony Horowitz’s mystery drama, book editor Susan, played by Lesley Manville, meets the family of an author whose novel is set in Crete in 1955 after one relative claims that another murdered their grandmother. A separate thriller follows the kidnapping of a couple’s son, with Gillian Anderson playing an English fixer caught in the resulting moral and political calculations.
A darkly comic Victorian fantasy stars Emma Stone as Bella, a woman revived with the brain of her unborn baby by Godwin, played by Willem Dafoe. Mark Ruffalo plays Duncan Wedderburn, a louche man who seeks to guide Bella, although she develops an independent curiosity about life. In Montreal, a courtroom drama follows a man accused of murdering three teenage girls whose torture and killings he filmed for paying customers on the dark web. Model Kelly-Anne, played by Juliette Gariépy, repeatedly attends the trial, while her reason for being there remains unclear.
Music programming looks back at 1976, a year when the UK’s bestselling single was “Save Your Kisses for Me, ” which also won Eurovision, while the Wurzels reached No 1 with “Combine Harvester.” The year’s lineup also included punk, Abba and Dolly Parton.