A new run of shows starts with an overgrown, neglectedhalf-acre site in the heart of a Gloucestershire town. It couldbe the perfect plot to build a house - if you were allowed tocut down its 27 protected trees and clear the site. But localplumber Jon Martin and ceramicist Noreen Jaafar have anothersolution.
It is Pastry Week, and with just eight bakers left, Mary andPaul are looking for perfection. They have set three challengesto test the bakers on three very different types of pastry. Forthe signature challenge it is breakfast time, Danish style.Inthe technical challenge, Mary asks the bakers to keep theircool, giving them limited time and instructions to bake aclassic British tart. Mel takes a shift at a London Turkishbakery making baklava, and she discovers the history of thisdelicate desert that hailed from the palaces of Sultans.Andfinally there is a bite-size showstopper, a fine pastry whichnotoriously difficult to make and even trickier to bake. Whichbakers will impress Mary and Paul enough to keep their place inthe tent, and who will be heading home?
The murder of Xun Li hits the team hard. This case is morecomplicated than they first thought, and it's not necessarilyconnected to the kidnapping. Given there are no indications offorced entry, all early signs point to Xun knowing hismurderer. But Xun was also targeting protection gangs and sotheir boss, the formidable Wendy Xiao, is a prime suspect.And then there's Xun's property rental business – adisgruntled tenant may have an axe to grind. Banks and Anniepay a visit to Xun's brother, Chang and niece Wei at theirChinese restaurant. As Chinese immigrants themselves, Banksimagines them to be prime targets for Wendy Xiao's protectionracket so is surprised when Wei has no idea who she is. At therestaurant, Banks also finds Xun's estranged son, Bo, whosealibi is that he was at work the night his father was murdered.Annie talks to Xun's wife, Rachel, who also has a watertightalibi. The mystery deepens further when the autopsy reveals thecling film found wrapped around Xun's head was appliedpost-mortem. Meanwhile, Ken uncovers CCTV footage thatidentifies a vehicle near Xun's business the night it wasvandalised – the same vehicle that he has matched to one ofXun's disgruntled tenants – Mark Rundle. Still no closerto cracking the case, that evening Banks cuts a lonely figureat home, with only his father Arthur for company – untilAnnie turns up and gives Banks a confession he wasn'texpecting. Banks has a spring in his step as he and Anniequestion Wei as she turned up at Wendy's. Wei admits that sheand her father Chang pay protection money to Wendy. At firstthey refused, but when all their stock was smashed, theydecided to pay like everyone else. Banks wants Wei to giveevidence against Wendy, but Wei refuses for fear ofrepercussions – until Chang steps in, bravely declaring thathe's determined to end Wendy's reign of terror. MeanwhileHelen is having a tough time at her DCI board interview – nothelped by the fact that Chief Superintendent Anderson isleading the interview panel, asking undermining questions in athinly veiled revenge attack for Helen rebuffing his advances.Despite him pointing out all her apparent flaws, Helencounters Anderson's character assassination and defendsherself. However, she can't help feeling that the damage hasbeen done and her chances of making DCI have gone up in smoke.Helen goes back to what she does best, uncovering a cluethat puts Mark Rundle's car near enough to where Xun waskidnapped to question him again. Under questioning, Bomakes an admission. Banks presses him about the night hisfather was murdered – was he really at hospital working? Boinsists he was – but rather than take his word for it, Bankstasks Ken to find out. Having searched Bo's flat, Helen hasfound something that may be of interest. On Bo's tablet isfootage of his father Xun, sent by a friend back in China. Thetiming is significant because it matches with when Bo toldLilly he had a way of getting Xun to pay up. Helen believesthis footage could be important. She tells Banks she will getit translated. The net appears to be closing in on Bo but thepuzzle remains incomplete and Helen receives surprising newsfrom Chief Superintendent Anderson. Banks ponders the footageof Xun found on Bo's tablet, and that is when his eagle-eyesspot an anomaly that slots the final piece of the jigsaw puzzleinto place. As he beckons Helen to go with him, Annie receivesa call, the person on the phone clearly in a state as Kenwitnesses Annie calming them down and promising to be there assoon as she can. As Annie dashes off, Ken offers to go withher, but Annie knows Ken has promised girlfriend Lydia aromantic night in, so declines, reassuring him she'll beOK. Back at the station, Banks kicks off a doublecelebration. As the champagne flows, Annie is in town,meeting someone in a restaurant. But she is being watched bysomeone else. As she leaves the restaurant, walking past a carwhere the watcher remains hidden, Annie wanders down analleyway, leaving an urgent voicemail for Banks – he needsto ring her urgently, she's got big news... and by the way,she loves him.
The team races to stop a corrupt DEA agent from selling stingermissiles to a drug cartel as Weller fights to keep everyonetogether under the increasing pressures of Jane's rift with theothers and the uncomfortable addition of Nas as co-leader.
A slightly unhinged former Navy SEAL lands a job as a policeofficer in Los Angeles where he's partnered with a veterandetective trying to keep maintain a low stress level in hislife.
A war of generations begins as Millennials battle Gen X. Amassive storm leads to a first in Survivor history, and onecastaway snatches a powerful advantage in the game.
A new run of shows starts with an overgrown, neglectedhalf-acre site in the heart of a Gloucestershire town. It couldbe the perfect plot to build a house - if you were allowed tocut down its 27 protected trees and clear the site. But localplumber Jon Martin and ceramicist Noreen Jaafar have a muchbetter solution. They love trees and they love their hometown, so they're going to build a big modern tree house. Thehouse will be way up in the trees, with stilts screwed intothe earth and featuring balconies that see for miles. The onlyproblem is building it, especially on a tight budget. It takesalmost two years to crack the engineering as the projectbecomes an epic self-build, 40 feet up, as an exhausted Jonand Noreen battle towards the finish.
Maya DiMeo moves her family to a new, upscale school districtwhen she finds the perfect situation for her eldest son, JJ,who has cerebral palsy. While JJ and daughter Dylan arethrilled with the move, middle son Ray is frustrated by thefamily's tendencies to constantly move, since he feels hisneeds are second to JJ Soon, Maya realizes it is not the rightsituation for JJ and attempts to uproot the family again. ButJJ connects with Kenneth, the school's groundskeeper, andasks him to step in as a his caregiver, and Ray manages toconvince Maya to give the school another chance.
A beautiful old inn that was once part of the UndergroundRailroad is investigated by TAPS to determine whether the 150thanniversary to the end of the Civil War could be stirringspirits. Later, a pizzeria is found to have a dark energy ofhangings, prisoners and threatening entities, which couldmake it a risky place to hold a children's birthday party.
fsociety is in too deep rn. an old friend reveals all toelliot. sh*t gets real af.
Hakeem is left at the altar, Lucious and Anika get married andAnika and Rhonda fight on the roof - until someone falls.Also, Lucious pursues his music legacy with his streamingservice, while clashing with his half-brother, Tariq, who isleading a federal task force investigating him.
A young boy is found wandering alone in Central Park and thesearch for his parents leads to startling evidence of a plannedmass casualty event in the city. As the SVU works with thejoint-terrorism task force to find the suspects and themotive, Lt. Benson must also convince Barba to addressallegations of rape and torture the boy's mother discloses.
The Pritchett clan gather for Father's Day after the threefamilies return from separate adventures: Claire, Phil and thekids in New York; Mitch, Cam and Lily in the Midwest; andJay, Gloria and Joe in Mexico.
Dre decides to take his family to Walt Disney World on themagical, first-class vacation experience he was never able tohave as a kid. With the help of a VIP tour guide, Dre and thekids take full advantage of their VIP status. Meanwhile, Bow,Pops and Ruby set off on their own adventure at Walt DisneyWorld.
Intelligence investigates a gruesome case. Upon furtherexamination, it appears the victim was wearing a CPD-issuedwire at the time of his death. Meanwhile, Burgess meets hernew partner, Julie Tay, who came from one of the worstassignments in the city. Together they respond to their firstcall, and Tay shares details of her past. Additionally,Commander Crowley confronts Lindsay about why she and Voightwere at that location on the night that Intelligence pursuedJustin's killer.
Young Colombian chefs learn the tricks of the restaurant tradefrom their strict father Juan, whose celebrated restaurantonly serves one dish: chicken and rice.
Ralph Angel tries to run the farm while the other siblingsreturn to their everyday lives; Nova thinks that a friend'sson has been wrongly imprisoned and tries to help; Charleyresumes managing her husband despite their stainedrelationship.
The boys decide they have to take down Cartman but meanwhile,Skank Hunt takes his rein of terror global.
Lower-level cabinet member Tom Kirkman becomes President of theUnited States after a catastrophic attack on the U.S. Capitol.Kirkman must keep the country and his family safe while leadingthe search for the those responsible for the attack.
Gretchen helps Jimmy process a tragedy. Lindsay decides shewants to be a good mom.
Josh is dumped by his girlfriend, so Owen takes him on adouble date with a couple of voracious cougars, Valerie andKaren. Meanwhile, an email mix-up leads to Kate breakingGeoff's heart.
The team races to stop a corrupt DEA agent from selling stingermissiles to a drug cartel as Weller fights to keep everyonetogether under the increasing pressures of Jane's rift with theothers and the uncomfortable addition of Nas as co-leader.
Adam works on his new persona for the first day of high schoolthat he hopes will up his coolness level. Meanwhile, Beverlygets her teaching certification to become a substitute teacher.But when she is demoted to sub-janitor, she sends the Goldbergkids to a Saturday detention, but it is Principal Ball whomust oversee the kids. Later, Murray arrives and takes overwhere he gives an important lesson.
Grief-stricken after the loss of his young wife and unbornchild, ex-Navy SEAL-turned-detective MARTIN RIGGS moves toCalifornia to "start over" at the LAPD. He's paired up withROGER MURTAUGH, who's just coming back to the job after anear-fatal heart attack. Riggs' penchant for diving headfirstinto the line of fire immediately clashes with Murtaugh'sprudent, by-the-book technique. It's clear from the momentthey meet, this partnership could be lethal. But by the timetheir first investigation ends, Riggs realizes he may havefound something worth living for – a partner and friend likeMurtaugh. And even Murtaugh figures this arrangement might justwork out after all. If only Riggs doesn't get them killedfirst.
A war of generations begins as Millennials battle Gen X on the90-minute season premiere of SURVIVOR.A massive storm leads toa first in SURVIVOR history, and one castaway snatches apowerful advantage in the game.
Maya DiMeo moves her family to a new, upscale school districtwhen she finds the perfect situation for her eldest son, JJ,who has cerebral palsy. While JJ and daughter Dylan arethrilled with the move, middle son Ray is frustrated by thefamily's tendencies to constantly move, since he feels hisneeds are second to JJ Soon, Maya realizes it is not the rightsituation for JJ and attempts to uproot the family again. ButJJ connects with Kenneth, the school's groundskeeper, andasks him to step in as a his caregiver, and Ray manages toconvince Maya to give the school another chance.
A young boy is found wandering alone in Central Park and thesearch for his parents leads to startling evidence of a plannedmass casualty event in the city. As the SVU works with thejoint-terrorism task force to find the suspects and themotive, Lt. Benson must also convince Barba to addressallegations of rape and torture the boy's mother discloses.
EMPIRE picks up exactly where Season Two ended – Hakeem leftat the altar, Lucious and Anika married and Anika and Rhondafighting on the roof – until someone falls. Also, Luciouspursues his music legacy with his streaming service, whileclashing with his half-brother, Tariq, who is leading afederal task force investigating him.
Behind the facade of a beautiful old inn lies the hauntingmemories of a home that was once part of the UndergroundRailroad, and a family that helped slaves secure freedom.Could the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War bestirring spirits? Later, TAPS visits a pizzeria that holds adark energy of hangings, prisoners and threatening entities.
Hawaiian poke and pork dishes are made by the recruits: twocelebrities go head-to-head in an elimination challenge.
Rick is the proud owner of a garish 1972 Caddilac Hearse. Hecomes to FantomWorks for a nightmare combination of gadgets,gizmos, and upgrades - including flamethrowers. Merlyn andLynn have a 1959 Chevy Apache that they've never driven beyondtheir yard
Dre decides to take his family to Walt Disney World on themagical, first-class vacation experience he was never able tohave as a kid. With the help of a VIP tour guide, Dre and thekids take full advantage of their VIP status. Meanwhile, Bow,Pops and Ruby set off on their own adventure at Walt DisneyWorld,.