Blackbeard and Bonnet reunite in Our Flag Means Death, Katherine Ryan shares her parenting techniques, and Seth MacFarlane’s Ted returns for a prequel series.
Katherine Ryan: Parental Guidance
Monday
W, 9.00pm
Katherine Ryan has a 14-year-old, a two-year-old, a seven-month-old, and a career as a stand-up comedian.
Although Ryan’s schedule is filled with presenting, acting roles and comedy shows, she refuses to outsource her childcare. This four-part docuseries will examine Ryan’s own ‘out of the box’ parenting style, her attempt to find a work-life-parenting balance and other unconventional parenting methods across the UK.
Our Flag Means Death
Monday
BBC Two, 10.00pm
Series one of Our Flag Means Death saw What We Do in the Shadows stars Taika Waititi and Rhys Darby reunite as two star-crossed pirates based off real figures from the golden age of piracy.
Australian nobleman Stede Bonnet (Darby) swapped his life of moderate luxury in Barbados to become “the gentleman pirate.” On the open seas he found comrades, revenge and eventually love, with unexpected suitor Blackbeard (Waititi).
Series two begins with the couple ‘on a break’, but while Blackbeard is making every attempt to put Stede behind him, Bonnet is trying to find his way back to Blackbeard to tell him how he really feels.
One Day
Thursday
Netflix
RTS-Award winner Ambika Mod (This is Going to Hurt) stars in the adaption of David Nicholls' worldwide bestselling book.
Emma Morley (Mod) and Dexter Mayhew (Leo Woodall, The White Lotus) spend the night together on 15 July 1988, parting ways the morning after. The series catches up with them every 15 July for 20 years, showing their changing relationship and answering Emma’s question: “how does someone go from being a complete stranger to being the most important person in your life?”
Ted
Friday
Sky Max
Seth MacFarlane brings his iconic film franchise Ted to Sky Max, this time in the form of a prequel series.
The year is 1993, and the human and anthropomorphised teddy duo (originally played by Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane) are back. Parenthood’s Max Burkholder will be playing the 16-year-old John Bennett, who has recently become concerned with starting his adult life – and who better to help him do it than his oldest friend, Ted.
The two explore sex, drugs, and high-school – planting the seeds of the hedonistic lifestyle seen in the films of the 2010s.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs The World
Friday
BBC Three, 9.00pm
Queens from Australia, America and the Philippines compete against Britain’s best in an effort to win £50,000 – the first time a UK series of Drag Race has strayed away from the coveted RuPeter badge and offered a cash prize.
Alongside RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and Alan Carr, the Queens will have to strut their stuff on the runway for a variety of extra-special guest judges - from Saltburn’s Richard E. Grant, to Tom Daley, to Solange.
