This week on iPlayer (15-21 June) we’re back in the gym for a new series of British comedy, Peacock, featuring a personal trainer in the midst of an identity crisis, and also witnessing the unseen world of hospitals in Porters.
There are two new documentaries, Andy Murray: Will to Win, where we’re brought on one man’s incredible journey from the small town of Dunblane to becoming a sporting legend, stranger than fiction, The Stormtrooper Scandal, uncovers the tale of an audacious get rich quick scheme from inside the art world.
Finally, we’re back for another summer of tennis kicking off with the Queen’s Club tournament, featuring some of the world’s biggest stars in men’s tennis.
Peacock
A trainer tries to make his way as an instructor at a gym where the clientele doesn’t take physical fitness very seriously.
Andy Murray: Will to Win
Through over 20 years of behind-the-scenes BBC footage, this programme gives unique glimpses of Andy as a young boy, leaving his home and family as a teenager to train in Spain before playing at the senior Wimbledon tournament for the first time in 2005.
The documentary also charts how the demands on him have grown as he has become increasingly successful with historic wins at the US Open, Davis Cup, two Olympic gold medals and a second Wimbledon triumph in 2016, as well as his rise to world number one.
Porters
Enthusiastic hospital porter shows up for his first day convinced that this is the first step on the ladder to becoming a doctor – but he’s in for a rude awakening from his new porter mentors…
The Stormtrooper Scandal
This stranger-than-fiction new documentary uncovers a story of speculation, greed and betrayal that took place on a new digital frontier – an unregulated world where appearances can be deceptive. But was this a scam, or a well-intentioned bid to make a fast fortune that spiralled out of control?
Tennis: Queen’s
Action from the prestigious Queen’s Club grass court tournament. The traditional warm-up for Wimbledon with some of the biggest stars in men’s tennis.