The Top TV Shows and Films To Watch This Week (14th - 19th May 2023)

Sunday, 14 May 2023 00:00

By Josephine Tamburello @StartWithThis

It seems that the UK’s TV choices are really something to sing about! As we get ready for summer to begin, the parties have started and it seems our screens know about it. Here are the top five shows and films to watch this week…

Eurovision Song Contest 2023, BBC iPlayer, Out Now: It’s the biggest night in music and this year it is in Liverpool. Sure to be full to the brim with cheesy goodness, everyone’s eyes will be glued to screens this weekend watching it. Make sure to catch up now if you missed it last night!

BAFTA Television Awards 2023, 7pm, BBC One, Sunday 14th May: From one glitzy night to another! The stars of the small screen will be gathering with hosts Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan to celebrate the best in TV. Will you favourite win? Tune in to find out.

Ten Pound Poms, 9pm, BBC One, Sunday 14th May: Starring Michelle Keegan, this new historical drama, set in Manchester, follows a desperate housewife, as she decides to relocate her family to Australia. However, not everything is as it was sold to them.

XO, Kitty, 8am, Netflix UK, Thursday 18th May: Fans of the To All The Boys franchise will love this new spin off from the series. When Kitty, the youngest of the Covey sisters, finds herself on a mission to find love, she also discovers just how hard it can be. Especially as a teenager. Fun for the whole family to enjoy in the build up to the weekend!

White Men Can’t Jump, 8am, Disney Plus UK, Friday 19th May: Based on the classic hit film, Jack Harlow makes his acting debut in this new version of it from Disney Plus. As two basketball players fight to see who is the best, they soon find out that they may be more in common than they thought.

Let us know what you have been watching and what you are most looking forward to catching over the course of the week, via our social media pages, as we would love to know!

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