Top TV Picks of the Week (23rd - 29th May)

(WARNING - POTENTIAL SPOILERS)

Here’s a list of the TV I would recommend from this week, any other recommendations you have then feel free to leave to them in the comments section!

Monday 23rd May - Eating Well with Hemsley + Hemsley  (Channel 4, 8pm - Episode 3)

You may think this is jut another weekday cooking show to fill the slots on Channel 4 but it’s so much different to the usual show we see. The Hemsley sisters are all about clean eating, not using gluten or refined sugars and getting their usual and unusual ingredients right from the source. This week its all about the sweet treats, minus the gluten and refined sugars, as the sisters knock up ginger nut cookies and cinnamon banana bread. We also get treated to seeing how honey is produced as they make a visit to two beekeepers. You may be slightly confused by some of the obscure ingredients they used but trust me, the food looks simple and unbelievably tasty.

Tuesday 24th May - Rovers (Sky1, 10pm - Episode 1)

A brand new series written by Joe Wilkinson and Dave Earl starring Craig Cash and Sue Johnston among others. Rovers is set in the clubhouse of lower league football team Redbridge Rovers, whose fans dream of promotion to the Evo-Stik Premier League. What’s great about Rovers is that it’s so much more about the fans than the football team. It follows characters who meet in the canteen and the club bar to banter and argue in the most British way possible. 

Wednesday 25th May - Arrow (Sky1, 8pm - Episode 22)

Lost in the Flood: Darhk attempts to reactivate ‘Rubicon’ with the help of Felicity’s ex-boyfriend Cooper and launch the remaining missiles. Felicity, along with her father and Curtis successfully shut down ‘Rubicon’ for good after battling with Cooper. Meanwhile, Oliver and Diggle discover Darhk’s underground town and race to rescue Thea. Malcolm attempts to drug Thea with a mind-control pill and make her turn on Oliver. In the flashbacks, Taiana begins to be slowly corrupt by the idol, giving her more and more power from each soldier that she and Oliver kill. Oliver attempts to take the idol and talk her down, but Reiter suddenly arrives and confronts them.

Thursday 26th May - DC's Legends of Tomorrow (Sky 1, 8pm - Episode 13)

Leviathan: Rip spots a chance to end Vandal Savage’s evil reign forever, when he takes the Legends to London in 2166. Kendra spots that one of Savage’s female officers is wearing a bracelet that would enable the team to defeat Savage once and for all. Snart kidnaps the officer, who turns out to be closer to Savage than the team think and convinces her to help the team and the local rebels who are also trying to take Savage down. Ray discovers that Savage’s ultimate weapon is a giant robot, once it damages the Waverider, its up to Ray to take on the robot as the rest of the team go after Savage. 

Friday 27th May - The Windsors (Channel 4, 10pm - Episode 5)

I still can’t quite work out whether or not I like or dislike this show, as it can be quite hit and miss. The Windsors is a soap opera and parody of the British Royal Family, the House of Windsor, and stars the likes of Harry Enfield, Haydn Gwynne, Hugh Skinner and Katy Wix. In this episode Wills decides the monarchy needs a referendum of its own. All the younger royals back him whilst Charles leads the charge to maintain the established order. This episode in particular is rather poor on the gag front and some jokes are getting a bit tiring. 

Saturday 28th May - The Musketeers (BBC 1, 9:30pm - Episode 1)

Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D’Artagnan are back for what looks like the third and final series of The Musketeers. Whilst Athos, Porthos and D'Artagnan are fighting on the battlefront, Aramis is having trouble adapting to the quiet contemplative life of a monk. The Musketeers' search for missing gunpowder leads them to follow bandits to Aramis' monastery. A change in circumstance leads the battle-scarred musketeers to renuite and rescue orphans of the monastery from a brutal mercenary. Aramis finally accepts his true path in life and rejoins his brothers-in-arms.

Sunday 29th May - Top Gear (BBC 2, 8pm - Episode 1)

Top Gear is back with a brand new series and brand new presents in the shape of Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc. In this series opener, the pair take a trip to Blackpool in a pair of Reliant three-wheelers. Chris Evans takes a Dodge Viper ACR to Nevada to take on Sabine Schmitz in a Chevrolet Corvette Z06 whilst Matt LeBlanc travels the Moroccan desert in an Ariel Nomad. Guests include Jesse Eisenberg and Gordon Ramsay.