HD Heads-Up: November 2-8

➢➢ A Remarkable Place to Die (TVNZ 1, 8.30 Sunday) is a local crime mystery about a Queenstown detective who returns home to head multiple murder investigations while dealing with her own demons. Chelsie Preston-Crayford, Alex Tarrant and Rebecca Gibney star in the first production to be shot at NZ’s newest studio, Remarkable Studios NZ, a repurposed department store in Queenstown. The Screentime NZ co-production, from genre vets Philly de Lacey and John Banas, comprises four movie-length episodes …

➢➢ A Spy Among Friends (TVNZ 1, 10.55 Saturday) belatedly lands on linear nearly two years after first streaming on TVNZ+. The acclaimed six-part thriller dramatises the friendship of Kim Philby (Guy Pearce), the most notorious British defector and Soviet double agent in history, and his fellow intelligence officer, Nicholas Elliott (Damian Lewis). “More cerebral than outright thrilling, A Spy Among Friends is an intelligent tale of espionage elevated by a pair of sterling performances,” was the Rotten Tomatoes consensus …

➢➢ Crazy Rich Agents (TVNZ 1, 8.30 Saturday) is a BBC reality newcomer about a rock star real estate brokerage from the US that’s recruiting agents for its new office in London. Reads the blurb: “Take an inside look at the crazy world of selling luxury property and see what it really takes to make it as a rookie estate agent.” The Telegraph dubbed it “The Apprentice meets Selling Sunset – with surprisingly endearing brokers” while trade site Property Industry Eye conceded “it was awful, and awfully watchable” …

➢➢ Q+A with Jack Tame is broadcasting two Washington D.C. election specials: The first examines the state of the race, the key issues affecting voters, and why it matters for NZ (9am Sunday); the second covers the fallout and implications for the world (9am November 10). In-between, TVNZ 1 premieres the linear debut of America’s New Female Right (9.30 Sunday), a series about anti-feminist influencers that divided UK critics …

➢➢  Billy Joel: The 100th Live at Madison Square Garden (Sky Open, 7.30 Sunday) is a top-rating documentary about the pop star’s record-breaking 100th consecutive performance at the famed venue …

➢➢ Appearing on The Graham Norton Show (Three, 7.00 Thursday) are Bruce Springsteen,  Amy Adams, Vanessa Williams and Bill Bailey …

➢➢ Live/delayed free-to-air sport includes:

• A-League Men’s: Wellington Phoenix v Auckland FC (Sky Open, 4.30 Saturday)
• Hungry Jack’s NBL25 Season: BNZ Breakers v Adelaide 36ers (Duke, 7.30 Saturday)
• Pacific Championships Men’s: NZ v Tonga (Sky Open, 7.30 Saturday)
• English Premiere League: Goal Rush (Sky Open, 10am Sunday)
• Northern Tour: England v NZ (Sky Open, 3.00 Sunday)
• Pacific Championships Women’s: PNG Orchids v Kiwi Ferns (Sky Open, 10.30 Sunday)
• NFL: Round 9 (Duke, 6am Monday)
• Hungry Jack’s NBL25 Season: Round 7 (Duke, 7.30 Monday)
• 2024 Melbourne Cup (TVNZ 1, 4.30 Tuesday) …

➢➢ Returning are Cold Case (TVNZ 1, 8.30 Tuesday), Escape to the Farm With Kate Humble S3 (Sky Open, 7.00 Wednesday) and The World’s Most Expensive Cruise S2 (Sky Open, 8.00 Wednesday) while ending their runs are:

• Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes
• The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes
• Alert: Missing Persons Unit
• The Terror
• Hunted UK   
• The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon …

➢➢ Coming attractions in HD include:

• Welcome to Smellville (Whakaata Māori, 7.00 Saturday)
• 10,000 BC (Three, 8.00 Saturday)
• Safety Not Guaranteed (Whakaata Māori, 8.30 Saturday)
• Pacific Rim: Uprising (TVNZ 2, 8.35 Saturday)
• Going the Distance (TVNZ 2, 10.45 Saturday)
• The Island (TVNZ 2, 12.50am Sunday)
• Curious George (TVNZ 2, 3.50 Sunday)
• Our Brand is Crisis (Eden, 8.30 Sunday)
• John Wick (TVNZ 2, 8.35 Sunday)
• Living (Whakaata Māori, 8.40 Sunday)
• The Bounty Hunter (Three, 8.50 Sunday)
• Paranormal Activity 2 (TVNZ 2, 11.30 Sunday)
• Brimstone and Glory (Whakaata Māori, 8.30 Monday)
• Striking Distance (Duke, 8.30 Tuesday)
• The Duke (Whakaata Māori, 8.30 Wednesday)
• The Amazing Spider-Man (Three, 8.00 Friday)
• The Scorpion King (Sky Open, 9.35 Friday).