What’s on Sky in the next fortnight
The Hundred is a brand-new cricket competition, ready to take the world by storm. In the latest series following Dr Max Goodwin, The New Amsterdam Medical Centre is rocked by the pandemic. The Lions take on the Springboks in the latest stop of their epic rugby tour. Queen Latifah stars in thrilling new crime drama, The Equalizer. Spinning off from the original series, Law & Order: Organised Crime begins, and The South Bank Awards Show crowns the 2021 winners.
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The Hundred
Begins Wednesday 21st July, 6pm
The Hundred is an action-packed, unmissable new 100 ball cricket competition that will put you on the edge of your seat. Featuring world-class players and massive names from around the world, eight brand new city-based women's and men's teams will compete over five weeks every summer. With the inaugural edition hosted by Andrew Flintoff, Kevin Pietersen, Tammy Beaumont and more, it promises to be an exciting, rapid-fire competition.
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New Amsterdam
Wednesdays at 9pm from 21st July
New Amsterdam joins the Sky Witness family this week, following the charming and brilliant Dr Max Goodwin – New Amsterdam Medical Centre’s newest medical director – who sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care. New Amsterdam is still reeling from the pandemic as a plane crash lands in the East River.
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Lions: 1st Test Springboks v British & Irish Lions
Saturday 24th July from 3.30pm
We’re in Cape Town as the British and Irish Lions play the first of three Test matches against the reigning World Champions South Africa on the latest stop of their epic tour. It’s been a long time since the two teams clashed, with their last encounter being back in 2009, where the Springboks took the victory two Tests to one.
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The Equalizer
Tuesdays at 9pm 3rd August
Queen Latifah stars in this thrilling reboot of the classic 1980s crime drama as Robyn McCall, an enigmatic former CIA operative who uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn. McCall comes across to most as an average single mom who is quietly raising her teenage daughter. But to a trusted few, she is "The Equalizer" - an anonymous guardian angel and defender of the downtrodden, who's also dogged in her pursuit of personal redemption.
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Law & Order: Organised Crime
Friday 30th July at 10pm
Sky Witness welcomes a brand-new addition to the Law & Order family to the channel, as we kick things off with a special crossover episode, carrying on the storyline from this week’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
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The South Bank Awards Show
Thursday 22nd July at 9pm
The South Bank Sky Arts Awards returns in style for 2021, marking 25 years as the only Awards ceremony in the world to celebrate every genre of the Arts, including Dance, Theatre, Pop, TV Drama, Film, Classical Music, Literature, Opera, Comedy and Visual Art. Presented and edited by Melvyn Bragg, the cream of British talent form a dazzling and diverse list of nominees for this year, with high calibre talent battling it out.
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