The Victim
A thorny, timely drama about assumed guilt in the age of social media, this four-parter stars Kelly Macdonald as a nurse whose nine-year-old son was murdered by a teenage boy 15 years before, and who is now on trial for prompting a brutal attack on the man she believes was responsible. But does she have the right man? And who is really in the dock?
Monday 8 to Thursday 11 April, 9pm, BBC One
You vs Wild
Ever wanted to point Bear Grylls in the direction of a ravenous mountain lion? Well, here’s your chance, you sick sadist, with a Bandersnatch-style interactive series that asks the viewer to make the survivalist’s life-or-death decisions for him.
From Wednesday 10 April, Netflix
Don’t Forget the Driver
Bognor Regis is the setting for this Brexit-tinged comedy, which follows a coach driver (Toby Jones) who takes in an immigrant. Amid some devastatingly dark moments, signs of humanity poke quietly through.
Tuesday 9 April, 10pm, BBC Two
Forest 404
A sci-fi thriller, an experiment in how natural sounds can improve wellbeing and a climate-change doc all in one, this BBC podcast is hardly lacking in ambition. Pearl Mackie stars as a 24th-century woman who uncovers evidence of the existence of forests in a world that has long forgotten about them.
Podcast
The Widow
A rare small-screen appearance from Kate Beckinsale in this primetime thriller. She plays reclusive Georgia, still struggling to come to terms with the death of her husband (Matt Le Nevez) in a plane crash three years before. Things get more complicated when she spots him in a news report on unrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo …
Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 April, 9pm, ITV
Just One Night
Another week, another dating show, although this one does have a particularly promising premise. Partners preparing to take the next step in their relationship each spend an evening with another person to determine whether their current beau is truly “the one”. Gulp!
From Friday 12 April, BBC Three
