DStv highlights - October 20, 2014

Clive Owen stars as Dr John W Thackery in the period medical drama, The Knick.

Clive Owen stars as Dr John W Thackery in the period medical drama, The Knick.

Published Oct 20, 2014

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• About a Boy, M-Net, 18.00

Will Freeman has it made: after writing a hit song, financial freedom and free time are his way of life. He’s single and unemployed and never been happier, so imagine his surprise when Fiona, a needy single mom, and her 11-year-old son move in next door.

• Devious Maids, Vuzu Amp, 19.30

When Carmen feels threatened by an old flame from Alejandro’s past, she goes to great lengths to make sure her career isn’t in jeopardy. Zoila intervenes with Valentina’s job, while ignoring the problems with her husband. Rosie starts working for Kenneth Miller. Marisol tries to make peace with Opal.

• Love Me Warts and All, TLC Entertainment, 20.55

This series follows 10 singletons – ordinary people with extraordinary medical conditions – on their quest to find love. These conditions can be kept secret during a date, but with that comes a world of dilemmas. From well-known problems such as acne, missing limbs and genital herpes, to medical anomalies such as profuse sweating or excessive hair growth, all of our singletons agonise over the problems these conditions cause in their love lives.

• The Knick, M-Net, 21.30

Season finale. Refusing to collaborate with Dr Zinberg on blood-transfusion research, a paranoid Thackery pushes himself to the limit, and beyond, in an effort to solve the riddle and beat his rival. Cornelia and Edwards arrive at a crossroads. Barrow trades one creditor for another. Lucy requests Bertie’s help. With The Knick in the midst of yet another crisis, Robertson calls for a vote.

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