Richard Armitage stars as Dr Ethan Winter, an unbearably smug forensic pathologist who can “read a body like a book”, in new ITV1 drama Winter. He is paired with DI Lauren Bell (Annabel Scholey), a diligent, frosty cop, as the mismatched detective duo tackle the murder of a young woman.
A collision course from the start
The pair are on a collision course as the case lands in their in trays. But when an explosive postmortem raises the stakes, they are forced to tolerate each other.
Other viewing highlights
BBC Four's The Shaman’s Grave explores a very cold case from Germany, examining what the bodies of a stone age woman and child – and the other items in their shared grave – tell us about the era’s spiritual practices.
Channel 5's Cause of Death revisits the case of Jay Slater, a 19-year-old who tripped and fell to his death at the bottom of a ravine in Tenerife. Pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd returns to the scene with Jay’s mum, Debbie, recreating his last walk to determine what killed him.
Sky Arts presents a portrait of pianist Yuja Wang, telling her life story while leaving some of her essential mystery intact. She comes across as a charming but abstracted interviewee, struggling to fully explain her brilliance.
Comedy and travel
Not Going Out on BBC One sees Lee (Lee Mack) trying to deflect house guests Anna and Toby (Abigail Cruttenden and Hugh Dennis) from discovering that Lucy (Sally Bretton) is hiding upstairs. The cat doesn’t help.
Martin Compston: Living Las Vegas on Channel 4 continues the actor's Sin City travelogue, featuring a cowboy adventure, a raucous cocktail session with Scottish drag star Lawrence Chaney, and a belated trip to the Grand Canyon.
