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➢ TVNZ 1 will resurrect Maigret in the Sunday Theatre slot on August 7, when Rowan Atkinson’s French sleuth investigates the murder of a diamond merchant. The Guardian compared Atkinson to “Walter Matthau restraining his comedy chops to play Gordon Brown” but thought Night at the Crossroads “cleverly plotted” while Metro reported the social media praise as […]

New Zealand’s definitive guide to what’s airing nightly free-to-air in 1080i    Saturday  Africa: The Making Of (TV3, 4.55, R) Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud (TV2, 5.00, R) The Simpsons (TV2, 6.00, R) Newshub Live at 6pm (TV3, 6.00)  University Challenge (Prime, 6.00) The Middle (TV2, 6.30, 5.1, R) The Wonderful World of Gordon Watson (Prime, 6.30, R) Posh Pawn (TV1, 7.00, R)  […]

Guess who’s back? Arnold Schwarzenegger in The New Celebrity Apprentice, which TV3 will air within 10 days of the US. The series debuts Monday on NBC and initially will screen here 7.30 Thursdays and Fridays from January 12. Schwarzenegger succeeds as host Apprentice original Donald Trump, who will continue to executive produce the series in which 16 second-tier celebrities, including Boy […]

   Victoria: Eight-part drama about the early life of Queen Victoria, from the ascension to the throne at the age of 18 to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert. Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who) stars. One of Us: Gripping  thriller that centres around a horrific double murder which rocks the lives of two families living side-by-side in rural Scotland. Upstart […]