What’s On ITV4 Today Thursday 18 May 2023
A full run down of everything airing on ITV4 today.
02:00
Minder
S02E11
Arthur cashes in on a footballer’s disappearance
Arthur sees an opportunity to cash in when a footballer with a drink and gambling habit goes missing, but selling his story to the paper is not as easy as it seems when there is more than one person interested in his whereabouts. Comedy drama, with George Cole and Dennis Waterman
03:00
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06:00
Minder
S03E01
Terry minds a coffin
Crooked travel agent Monty Wiseman persuades Arthur to agree to pick up a coffin at Heathrow airport and store it in the lock-up. However when a coroner’s autopsy is ordered, Monty stashes it in a disgruntled Terry’s bedroom for safekeeping leading to suspicions that there is more to the corpse than meets the eye. Suzi Quatro and Derek Fowlds guest star, with George Cole and Dennis Waterman
07:00
The Professionals
S03E11
CI5 targets an unethical consortium
CI5 investigates a consortium building a lethal fighter plane in eastern Europe, that appears willing to kill to supress publication of the aircraft’s appalling safetly record. Lynda Bellingham guest stars, with Martin Shaw and Lewis Collins
08:00
The Champions
S01E20
The team investigates an underwater mystery
The team reconstructs the last voyage of a nuclear submarine when its entire crew is found dead in mysterious circumstances. Fantasy drama, starring William Gaunt, Alexandra Bastedo and Stuart Damon
09:05
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
S01E07
Statuettes of Napoleon are destroyed
An intruder begins breaking into people’s homes and destroying their plaster statuettes of Napoleon, but leaving more valuable items untouched. Holmes resolves to find out why, eventually uncovering a twisted tale of theft and murder. Jeremy Brett stars as the master detective
10:15
Magnum, PI
S02E12
A writer needs protection
Thomas is hired to recover notes and source material stolen from a ghost writer hired to whip the autobiography of an eccentric inventor into shape. Detective drama, starring Tom Selleck
11:15
The Champions
S01E21
A top Pentagon official is found dead
12:25
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
S02E01
A murderer strikes in Cornwall
Suffering from nervous exhaustion, Holmes sets off for a break on the wild Cornish peninsula, where he hopes the peace and quiet will help him convalesce. Unfortunately, several murders ensure his holiday is far from relaxing. Period detective drama, guest starring Denis Quilley
13:30
ITV Racing From York Dante Festival
Coverage of day two of the festival
Ed Chamberlin and Francesca Cumani present coverage of day two of the festival, including the Dante Stakes. Plus, action from Salisbury. With analysis from Jason Weaver and Megan Nicholls, reports by Rishi Persad, Mick Fitzgerald and Adele Mulrennan, and commentary from Richard Hoiles
16:30
Giant Lobster Hunters
S02E06
Team Ella Rose hunt for big reds
17:30
English Football League Highlights
Action from the play-offs
18:30
Made in Britain
S02E12
A look at craftsmen making acoustic guitars fit for the stars
19:00
BattleBots
S03E09
Icewave and Skorpios fight it out
20:00
The Great British Treasure Hunt
S01E03
From Somerleyton in Suffolk
Henry Cole takes five teams of intrepid metal detectorists to Somerleyton in Suffolk for round three of the series. As the teams compete to be crowned detectorists of the year, they unearth rare artefacts and ancient coins
21:00
Licence to Kill
James Bond spy thriller, starring Timothy Dalton
1989 – Adventure, Action, Thriller
Movie cast
While on leave to attend the wedding of his friend, CIA agent Felix Leiter, James Bond is asked to help with a secret mission to capture notorious drug baron, Franz Sanchez. Though successful, Sanchez later escapes and seeks revenge on Leiter, killing his new bride and leaving Leiter for dead. Incensed by this, Bond refuses his next mission from MI6 to go in search of Sanchez, leaving M with no alternative but to revoke Bond’s licence to kill. Now considered a rogue agent, Bond goes undercover to pose as an assassin for hire within Sanchez’s drug empire, to bring him down from the inside. Spy thriller, starring Timothy Dalton, Robert Davi, Carey Lowell, Talisa Soto and Benicio Del Toro
22:05
FYI Daily
22:10
Licence to Kill
James Bond spy thriller, starring Timothy Dalton
1989 – Adventure, Action, Thriller
Movie cast
While on leave to attend the wedding of his friend, CIA agent Felix Leiter, James Bond is asked to help with a secret mission to capture notorious drug baron, Franz Sanchez. Though successful, Sanchez later escapes and seeks revenge on Leiter, killing his new bride and leaving Leiter for dead. Incensed by this, Bond refuses his next mission from MI6 to go in search of Sanchez, leaving M with no alternative but to revoke Bond’s licence to kill. Now considered a rogue agent, Bond goes undercover to pose as an assassin for hire within Sanchez’s drug empire, to bring him down from the inside. Spy thriller, starring Timothy Dalton, Robert Davi, Carey Lowell, Talisa Soto and Benicio Del Toro
00:50
Maximum Conviction
Action adventure, with Steven Seagal and Steve Austin
2012 – Action, Adventure, Thriller
Movie cast
Two special forces agents are given the task of transporting a pair of female convicts to prison, only to come under attack by a mercenary force sent to kill them. When they discover the true identity of the women in their charge, they realise the situation is even more dangerous than it seems. Action adventure, starring Steven Seagal and Steve Austin
01:50
The Professionals
S03E10
Doyle investigates a protection racket
Doyle teams up with a Hong Kong cop, who is in London trailing a Triad gang supplying drugs to US army personnel in Germany while operating an international protection racket. Meanwhile, Bodie goes undercover as a down-and-out in a squat where two young drug addicts have died. Drama, starring Martin Shaw and Lewis Collins
02:50
Unwind with ITV
Daily escape designed to calm the mind and encourage relaxation and reflection
03:00
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