Go on a TV spree

The SAS are back in town and Jamie Laing is getting his tattoo fix… What to watch on TV this week

Emily Cope

Published: 16:27, 17 Oct 2016

WELCOME the winter in style with yet more new shows kicking off on the box this week.

Get ready for your second helping of Ordinary Lies and SAS Who Dares Wins, plus Catherine Tate and How I Met Your Mother star Cobie Smulders sit down on Graham’s sofa and Ralph Fiennes takes up the concierge position in our film pick of the week, The Grand Budapest Hotel.

MONDAY

SAS Who Dares Wins

How will the 25 hopefuls cope when they're pushed to their absolute limit?Credit: Channel 4

The army hunks are back for another series, as chief instructor Ant and his elite team return to put 25 new hopefuls through SAS recruitment tests.

This time the boys are taken deep into the Amazon rainforest for a unique version of the jungle phase of selection.

Expect blood, sweat and tears – and don’t forget Ant’s rippling biceps.

C4, 9pm

TUESDAY

Ordinary Lies

The drama has returned with an all-new cast and it's set to be just as gripping as the firstCredit: BBC

Another new series – we do treat you!

The workplace drama has returned with an all-new cast, including Matt Di Angelo, Angela Griffin and Noel Sullivan (yes, that Noel).

This time the storyline follows the lives of a group of colleagues at a sports sales company call centre and warehouse.

Joe, played by Con O'Neill, is the life and soul of the office, but his cheery demeanour takes a hit when his wife Belinda starts acting suspiciously.

Worried she might be having an affair, he makes the desperate decision to install CCTV cameras around his house.

Because that’s always a good idea…

BBC1, 9pm

WEDNESDAY

Him

There's more than meets the eye in this new dramaCredit: ITV

Yes, another new series!

A 17-year-old boy attempts to come to terms with his parents' recent divorce, as well as the fact he’s inherited terrifying supernatural powers from his grandfather.

Spooky!

ITV, 9pm

THURSDAY

Tattoo Fixers: Stand Up To Cancer

We can't wait to see Jamie squirming in the Tattoo Fixers labCredit: Channel 4

Some famous faces will entering the Tattoo Fixers lab in a special SUTC version of the show.

This Is England actor Thomas Turgoose, MIC’s Jamie Laing and Channel 4 newsreader Cathy Newman jump into the hot seat to have some tattoo regrets erased...

C4, 10pm

FRIDAY

The Graham Norton Show

Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise and Jude Law are the on the sofa this week (our pulses are racing just thinking about it).

Comedian and actress Catherine Tate also makes an appearance, and the Kings of Leon finish off the night with a little musical treat.

#PerfectFriday

BBC1, 10.35pm

SATURDAY

The X Factor

Will Honey G live to fight another day?Credit: Syco / Thames / Dymond

It’s time to face the music (again).

The stakes get ever higher as the remaining acts progress through to the third live round.

Will Sharon remember Saara's name (or nationality)? Will Honey G get through another public vote?

We can't wait to find out.

ITV, 8pm

SUNDAY

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Get lost in the weird and wonderful world brought to life by director Wes AndersonCredit: 20th Century Fox

It’s Sunday so jump on the sofa, grab some popcorn and enjoy this delightful film.

An old man tells a journalist the story of his youth as a lobby boy at a hotel in Eastern Europe in the 1930s, which includes plenty of misadventures and colourful characters.

Starring Ralph Fiennes and Jude Law, it’s the perfect Sunday evening pick me up.