If you're in the mood for some reflective documentary watching, perhaps Pilgrimage: The Road Through Portugal or Netflix's Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now will be just the ticket. And if you're in the mood for a grippingly good drama, The Good Mothers has just landed on Disney Plus, as well as Why Didn't They Ask Evans? landing on ITV1 and ITVX this Sunday.
Basically, it's a great time for TV this weekend but if you're feeling slightly overwhelmed at all the choice, read on for a breakdown of the best things to catch everyday across this long Easter weekend.
Good Friday
The highlights of what to watch on TV on Good Friday:
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- My Life at Easter with Sally Phillips, 11.15am, BBC One
- Beyond Paradise, 8pm, BBC One
- Pilgrimage: The Road Through Portugal, 9pm, BBC Two
- Late Night Lycett, 10pm, Channel 4
- Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Paramount Plus
- Thicker Than Water, Netflix
- Transatlantic, Netflix
And for the film lovers, the best movies to watch on Good Friday:
- Stuart Little 2, 2pm, ITV1
- The Lies She Tells, 2.15pm, Channel 5
- E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial, 5.45pm, ITV2
- The Inbetweeners Movie, 9pm, E4
- Father of the Bride, 9.05pm, ITVBe
- Avengers: Age of Ultron, 10.30pm, BBC One
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, 11.05pm, Channel 4
- Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre, Prime Video
- On A Wing and a Prayer, Prime Video
Easter Saturday
As the weekend well and truly gets underway, here are some excellent TV picks for Saturday:
- John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen, 11.40am, ITV1
- Easter from King’s, 6pm, BBC Two
- In With a Shout, 6pm, ITV1
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, 7pm, ITV
- Starstruck, 8.30pm, ITV1
- Intelligence: A Special Agent Special, 9pm, Sky Comedy
- Magpie Murders, 9.25pm, BBC One
- The Jonathan Ross Show, 9.50pm, ITV
Here are your Easter Saturday film picks:
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 2.40pm, BBC Two
- Oliver!, 3.10pm, Channel 4
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, 5.35pm, BBC One
- Carry on Camping, 7.15pm, ITV3
- Spectre, 8pm, ITV2
- Jumanji: The Next Level, 8.30pm, Channel 4
- Commando, 10.50pm, Channel 4
Easter Sunday
As the big day arrives, make sure you're armed with all the chocolate eggs, a blanket and your remote for a jam-packed day of Easter Sunday viewing:
- Easter Day Service – Live from Southwell Minster, 10am, BBC One
- Urbi et Orbi (Easter message from Pope Francis), 11am, BBC One
- My Life at Easter with Sally Phillips, 11.30am, BBC One
- Songs of Praise: Easter Special, 1.15pm, BBC One
- Wild Isles, 4.35pm and 7pm, BBC One
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway: Behind The Scenes, 7pm, ITV1
- The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer, 7.40pm, Channel 4
- For the Love of Paul O’Grady, 8pm, ITV1
- Great Expectations, 9pm, BBC One
- Agatha Christie's Why Didn't They Ask Evans?, 9pm, ITV1
- Tempting Fortune, 9pm, Channel 4
And there's a host of films to get stuck into, also:
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, 1.50pm, Channel 4
- The Sound of Music, 1.50pm, BBC One
- Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief, 4pm, Channel 4
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, 6pm, Channel 5
- The Greatest Showman, 8pm, E4
- No Time to Die, 8pm, ITV2
- The Forgiven, 10pm Sky Premiere
- 2 Fast 2 Furious, 10.35pm, ITV1
- Meet The Parents, 10.55pm, Channel 4
- Blade Runner 2049, 11.20pm, BBC One
Easter Monday
The TV offerings continue on into Easter Monday where dramas, documentaries and reality TV shows galore await:
- Tempting Fortune: The Final, 9pm, Channel 4
- B&B By the Sea, 6.30pm, BBC Two
- MasterChef, 8pm, BBC One
- Secrets of the Chippendale Murders, 9pm, BBC Two
- Blue Lights, 9pm, BBC One
- Made in Chelsea, 9pm, Channel 4
- Ross Kemp: Deep Sea Treasure Hunter, 9pm, Sky History and Now
- Rise and Fall, 10pm, Channel 4
- Long Lost Family: What Happened Next, 10.30pm, ITV
Some films to round out the long Easter Bank Holiday weekend:
- Guys and Dolls, 11.15am, Channel 4
- Jumanji, 2.50pm, Film4
- The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse, 6pm, BBC One
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, 6.35pm, ITV2
- The Graduate, 9.45pm, BBC Two
- The Wolf of Wall Street, 11pm, ITV4
- John Wick: Chapter 2, Sky Showcase
Find all these showings on our TV Guide.
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