If you're going no further than the sofa - and even if you are - here are some tips on what's worth watching on the box between Friday and Sunday. . .
Pick of the weekend
Traitors, 9.00pm Sunday, Channel 4
Sunday night viewing suddenly gets a little more interesting with this. Emma Appleton and Keeley Hawes star a new spy thriller that goes behind the scenes of a seismic moment in global history.
Set in 1945 London, this is the story of Feef Symonds, who is seduced by a rogue American agent into spying on her own country. Her task: to uncover Russian infiltration in the heart of the British Government.
Feef (Appleton) is midway through training to spy in Nazi-run territory. She longs for adventure, but her dreams are thwarted by the end of the war, which also dooms her affair with US secret-service lover Peter (Matt Lauria).
Stuck in a mundane desk job within the British civil service, she's approached by Peter and his colleague Rowe (Michael Stuhlbarg) to use her position to collaborate with the Americans against the burgeoning Soviet threat.
New or Returning Shows
Baptiste, 9.00pm Sunday, BBC One
Yet another new Sunday night thriller from the Beeb. This new six-part drama from the creators of The Missing, stars Tchéky Karyo as the insightful but stubborn investigator Julien Baptiste.
In this opening episode, Julien Baptiste is trying his best to enjoy retired life with his family in Amsterdam - but when Police Commissioner and former girlfriend Martha Horchner (Barbara Sarafian) asks him to assist with a missing person’s case, he can’t refuse.
He meets Edward Stratton (Tom Hollander) who has been desperately scouring the streets of Amsterdam to find his niece, sex worker Natalie Rose (Anna Prochniak).
Julien has great empathy for Edward’s plight and the two men delve into the seamy and criminal underworld of the red light district looking for clues as to Natalie’s whereabouts.
Top Gear, 8.00pm Sunday, BBC Two
Car lovers Matt LeBlanc and Chris Harris head to Norway in the latest estates on offer from Porsche and Ferrari, while Rory Reid and Sabine Schmitz aim to create Britain’s newest mountain with the help of a tiny Suzuki. James Marsden is the studio guest.
Monty Don's Japanese Gardens, 9.00pm Friday, BBC Two
Green-fingered garden god Monty Don travels to Japan in spring to trace the history of Japanese gardens from early boating gardens, through Buddhist temples and Zen gardens, right up to a modern tea house.
Rick and Morty, 10.00pm Friday, E4
As part of Channel 4's deal with Cartoon Network, this hugely popular animated show gets a terrestrial home on UK TV for the first time.
Missing for nearly 20 years, drunken scientist Rick has arrived on his daughter Beth's doorstep.
Rick converts the garage into his laboratory and involves his easily influenced grandson Morty in his insane misadventures as they split their time between family life at home and inter-dimensional travels.
The first season is superb but, despite the hype, subsequent shows haven't been anywhere near the same inventive and amusing standard.
Ending this weekend
Great British Car Journeys, 8.000pm Saturday, Channel 4
Christopher Timothy and Peter Davison (below), stars of the classic TV series All Creatures Great and Small, and friends of 40 years, go back to the 1930s to relive the golden age of motoring.
Getting behind the wheel of a Morgan 4/4, the world's oldest production car, they stick two fingers up to sat navs and set out on a series of journeys along Britain's most beautiful vintage roads.
Grantchester, 9.00pm Sunday, Virgin Media Two
In this season four finale Will, reeling from his family tragedy and daunted by the choice he now faces, seeks distraction in Geordie’s world.
Meanwhile, a curious new case unfolds: the murder of a Teddy Boy at a dance hall, which Geordie concludes is proof that the country’s truly gone to the dogs.
New to Download
Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy, from Friday, Netflix
Legendary comedy writer and director Larry Charles – one of the people behind the classic US sitcom Seinfeld and its successor, Curb Your Enthusiasm - travels the world in search of humour in the most unusual, unexpected and dangerous places.
The Umbrella Academy, from Friday, Netflix
Starring Robert Sheehan, Ellen Page and Mary J Blige, this is an adaptation of My Chemical Romance front man Gerard Way's graphic novel of the same name.
Reunited by their father's death, estranged siblings with extraordinary powers uncover shocking family secrets -- and a looming threat to humanity.
The Breaker Upperers, from Friday, Netflix
This Australian comedy looks well worth a look. Two women run a business breaking up couples for cash but when one develops a conscience their friendship unravels.
Weekend movies
Cardboard Gangsters, 9.00pm Saturday, Virgin Media Three
John Connors stars in this in-yer-face drama set around 24-year-old Jay Connolly (Connors) and his friends, who attempt to take control of the drug trade in the Dublin suburb of Darndale.
The group rivals Derra Murphy, Jay's father's former best friend, who has controlled the Darndale drug trade for the last 30 years. The rivalry between the gangs grows until Jay murders Derra's son.
Inside Out, 6.35pm Saturday, RTÉ One
Another cracker from Pixar, this computer-animated comedy-drama is set in the mind of a young girl named Riley Andersen, where five personified emotions try to lead her through life as she and her parents adjust after moving from Minnesota to San Francisco.
Toy Story, 5.10pm Saturday, BBC One
The original of the species, where astronaut action figure Buzz Lightyear arrives to liven things up amongst Andy's toys – especially an old-fashioned pull-string cowboy doll named Woody.
Nightcrawler, 11.05pm Friday, BBC Two
Jake Gyllenhaal is chilling in this Scorsese-esque as Louis Bloom, a stringer who records violent events late at night in Los Angeles and sells the footage to a local television news station.
Don't Miss
Flat Pack Pops: Sweden's Music Miracle, 9.00pm Friday, BBC Four
This fascinating (and ABBA-free) documentary charts the remarkable rise of Sweden as a global music superpower.
Journalist James Ballardie explores the uniquely Swedish song-writing formula created by record producer Denniz Pop, discovering how the biggest chart hits of the last 30 years have been inspired by the myths and legends of this Land of the Midnight Sun.
Box Set Binge
Adult Swim, All4, from Friday
Following an exclusive deal with Cartoon Network, there are now 300 or so episodes of various Adult Swim content available from All4 from Friday. What a time to be alive...
The big name show is undoubtedly Rick and Morty (which begins a tandem run on E4 from 10.00pm on Friday), but there's plenty of really good stuff on offer, from adventure parody The Venture Bros to Mr Pickles, tales of a murderous pet dog.
