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The week ahead: Lost in a maze of questions

Conrad Astley
28/ 4/2006

WHAT is the creature that lurks in the middle of the island? Who are The Others? Why are those numbers inscribed on a hatch in the middle of the jungle? And where does that hatch lead? If these questions mean anything at all to you, you'll no doubt be looking forward to the return of Lost (Tuesday, Channel 4). If not, I'd give it a wide berth.

The second series is full of mysteries and sets out to ask more questions than it answers.

Of course, another question worth asking is - where, on a deserted tropical island, have our protagonists found a beauty parlour to ensure they still have white teeth and immaculate hair?

We see the return of some old friends in Doctor Who (Saturday, BBC1) too.

David Tennant has already proved himself as more than worthy of filling Christopher Eccleston's shoes, but this week's episode is designed to appeal to die-hard fans, and parents watching with their kids.

The Doctor and Rose find those old 70s sidekicks, robot dog K-9 and former assistant Sarah Jane Smith, working in a modern comprehensive where there's something more sinister going on than an OFSTED inspection.

Events that brought Bradford to its knees in the summer of 2001 are retold in a drama.

Bradford Riots (Thursday, Channel 4) tells the story through the eyes of one Asian family. Karim is a promising university student, while his brother Faisal runs the family textile shop. However, things change when Karim gets involved in the violent tensions that eventually escalate into a full-blown riot.

With the National Front and the BNP still active in Bradford, the drama had to be filmed in Liverpool, with extras bussed over from Oldham and Manchester.

Five years does not seem a long enough gap to wait before attempting to bring these horrific events on to the screen.

New sitcom Suburban Shootout (Thursday, Five) offers a lighter alternative, with its bizarre plot about a housewives' turf war.


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