9pm, The Good Wife, More4
The up-till-now absent senior partner Jonas Stern turns up at the firm in trouble, accused of drink driving, and Alicia is given the case of defending him. No pressure there, then. Meanwhile, Peter’s mistress is threatening to publish a kiss-and-tell book, and his lawyer has to do some quick thinking.
9pm, Grey’s Anatomy, Living
Kim Raver, last seen in the ill-fated Lipstick Jungle, joins the cast as Owen’s former army medic buddy who happens to be an expert in cardio surgery - but by the way she looks at Owen, it looks like she’s quite keen to break a few hearts as well. Talking of heartbreakers, Izzie’s back, but she’s not in any rush to see Alex.
10pm, Bones, Sky1 & HD
A shady group of government agents put the team into lockdown at the Jeffersonian, forcing them to conduct experiments on a mystery corpse to determine the cause of death. Booth’s locked out of the building, but it’ll take more than a couple of burly guys with guns to stop the man with the maverick belt buckle…
10pm, Brothers & Sisters, More4
It’s the day of the wedding, but it seems the gods are against this particular union - will Justin and Rebecca manage to tie the knot before the week’s out? Tommy turns up with daughter Elizabeth, breaking the custody agreement he has with Julia, causing more panic in the Walker household.
• FlashForward’s back! Sonya Walger and the show’s creator David S Goyer let us in on what we can expect as the series resumes.
• Sophie Dahl tells us why she’s wild about food, and promises there’ll be no Revolting Recipes in her new cookery series, The Delicious Miss Dahl
• George Clarke reveals his grand designs for rundown properties in Britain - no wonder he’s earned the title Restoration Man
• Graham Norton and Andrew Lloyd Webber go Over the Rainbow to find a new West End star to appear in a new stage production of The Wizard of Oz
All this, plus the big films premiering on Sky and Virgin this week, previews of the best sporting events on television, and the best listings money can buy. We’ve got more channels than any other magazine!
The competition to win a copy of the novel Supernatural: Heart of the Dragon has now closed.
Thank you to everyone who entered. We’ve drawn three names out of the list of entrants who correctly answered that Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays the grown-up John Winchester, and the lucky winners are:
1. David McCallum from Newtonabbey
2. Simon Sims from Stourbridge
3. Darren Knight from Dudley
Well done, you three - the books will be winging their way to you today!
9pm, The Good Wife, More4
A scientist is accused of setting fire to her own lab, and it’s up to Alicia to figure out whether or not she’s guilty. Meanwhile, Zack proves he’s inherited his mother’s detecting skills when he figures out a way to find out who’s been leaving all the incriminating photos at their door.
9pm, Grey’s Anatomy, Living
Arizona takes centre stage tonight when she’s asked to perform a highly risky surgery on a 10-year-old cancer patient when his wealthy parents offer a massive donation to the hospital, and there’s tension between Cristina and Owen when she disobeys him during an operation.
10pm, Bones, Sky1 & HD IT’S BACK! Yes, after what’s seemed like absolutely yonks, Booth and Brennan are back on our screens, tonight doing their best Mulder and Scully impressions as they investigate a dead body found near Roswell that has some spookily alien characteristics.
10pm, Brothers & Sisters, More4
Kitty’s grossed out when she walks in on Nora and Simon having a shower together, the wedding causes more ructions between Nora and Holly, and Kevin’s competitive side emerges again after he and Scotty visit a fertility clinic and have to decide which should be the biological father of their future child.
• It’s that time of the year when sport’s biggest names team up with celebrities from the world of entertainment to raise money for charity. We’ve picked out this year’s Sport Relief highlights
• The irrepressible Dom Joly engages in a spot of dog-napping as he follows in the footsteps of comic-book icon Tintin
• Simon Reeve takes on another round-the-world challenge, this time tracing the path of the Tropic of Cancer
• Phill Jupitus heads to America to see if he can make New Yorkers laugh
• NCIS: LA is back, and we talk to Chris O’Donnell about fatherhood, firearms and being the Boy Wonder
• Talking of returning characters - Charlotte makes an unexpected reappearance in Lost. But how? When? Where? And why?
All this, plus of course reviews of all this week’s film premieres, including Marley & Me, a detailed guide to the new Formula One season, and the best listings for Sky and Virgin viewers.
9pm, The Good Wife, More4
With layoffs looming, Alicia is given a make-or-break case representing the daughter of absent lawfirm partner Stern, and finds herself trying to iron out the complexities of Jewish Sabbath labour restrictions with maverick young lawyer Ryan (Rescue Me’s Chris Bowers).
10pm, Brothers & Sisters, More4
Against their better judgement, Saul and Holly enter the recession-busting ‘plonk’ they’ve created into a wine festival, and are stunned when it actually does rather well. Could this mark a turning point for Ojai? Don’t count on it. Things are also looking a bit too good to be true with Nora’s latest love interest, bike-boy Simon.
10pm, Grey’s Anatomy, Living
One of the hospital’s lab technicians discovers he has an apparently inoperable tumour, and challenges Derek to take on his case. The Chief tries to put the stops on the procedure, forcing Derek to lead a surgical mutiny. The final showdown between those two can’t be far off now.
Bones and House, two of our all-time favourite shows, return after their mid-season break.
Bones star David Boreanaz talks about the ongoing will-they-won’t-they? tension between Booth and Brennan, and what we can look forward to in the rest of the series; and Lisa Edelstein talks about the joys of working with Hugh Laurie in House.
• Also in this issue, Kate Humble introduces the awww factor - it’s lambing season in Wales, and there’ll be live coverage every night for a week courtesy of Lambing Live
• Professor Brian Cox introduces us to some of the Wonders of the Solar System, and visits some of the most extreme locations on Earth to provide stunning illustrations
• We talk to True Blood star Alexander Skarsgård about vampires, nudity and Lady Gaga
• All this, plus all the best new TV shows this week, the top films rated and reviewed, a preview of England’s two-Test cricket series against Bangladesh, and of course the best listings for Sky and Virgin customers.
Our competition to win a copy of the brand new Fringe book has now closed. Thanks to everyone who entered, and well done to everyone who correctly answered that the name of Olivia’s niece is Ella.
The first two names to be drawn from all the winning entries are:
1. Janet Broughton, from West Yorkshire 2. Pam Young, from Grimsby
9pm, The Good Wife, More4
Alicia’s assigned the appeal of a man on death row who’s accused of killing a police officer. When she realises her client was convicted under Peter’s regime as state’s attorney, she twigs that he has information that may help her case, and the only way she can talk to him privately is by agreeing to a conjugal visit.
10pm, Brothers & Sisters, More4
Kitty’s devastated when her hair begins to fall out as a result of the chemotherapy, while Robert gets all fired up when he realises the full extent of a rival’s bigotry. Nora meets an intriguing new love interest, who fans of The Closer will recognise as Jon Tenney, and Scotty’s dad drops a bombshell.
10pm, Grey’s Anatomy, Living
There’s pandemonium at Seattle Grace after a fire at a local hotel and, in all the confusion, a patient with apparently minor injuries dies. The Chief instigates a full-on inquisition, and the Mercy West interns show their full colours as they try to cover their tracks.
10.45pm, Hung, Channel 4
You may already have seen this on More4, but just in case… It’s a comedy drama about a down-on-his-luck teacher who realises he’s going to have to come up with a quick way of making more money, and a chance encounter makes him realise he’s got a future as an escort, owing to his being, ahem, well hung. Thomas Jane (aka Mr Patricia Arquette) takes the title role, and Anne Heche adds to the mirth.
