What’s On Telly and Who’ll Win an Emmy This Weekend?

Aah, the weekend is upon us, and there are three programs to note as we welcome the Autumnal Equinox.

Kicking things off is The Power of Three, the fourth and next-to-last episode in 2012 of Doctor Who, which airs tomorrow, September 22, at 9PM Eastern as part of BBC America’s Supernatural Saturday.

Millions of sinister little black cubes have fallen to Earth. Is this an invasion? Experts from around the globe have no idea of who sent them, what’s inside them, and what’s going to happen because of them, so it’s up to The Doctor and the Ponds to figure things out and save the world.

Guest stars include Steven Berkoff (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo), who plays “a rather sinister character” according to Karen Gillan; Jemma Redgrave (Bramwell) as Kate Stewart; and Mark Williams (Harry Potter), who returns as Rory’s dad.

On Sunday, September 23, we have Before the Frost, the third and final episode of Wallander III, which airs at 9PM on PBS. Swans are set alight. A hiker and Anna, a friend of Wallander’s daughter, Linda, both go missing. And somehow they are all connected to an arsonous religious fanatic and cult.

And neither last nor least is the telecast of the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, also on Sunday. The Emmys Red Carpet Live pre-show starts at 7PM and the awards ceremony begins at 8PM.

Which British TV star(s) will bring home an Emmy? Here’s a recap of the nominees:

Outstanding Drama Series

Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Mad Men

Outstanding Lead Actress In a Drama Series

Kathy Bates — Harriet Korn, Harry’s Law
Glenn Close — Patty Hewes, Damages
Claire Danes — Carrie Mathison, Homeland
Michelle Dockery — Lady Mary Crawley, Downton Abbey
Juliana Margulies — Alicia Florrick, The Good Wife
Elizabeth Moss — Peggy Olson, Mad Men

Outstanding Lead Actor In a Drama Series

Hugh Bonneville — Robert, Earl of Grantham, Downton Abbey
Steve Buscemi — Nucky Thompson, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston — Walter White, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall — Dexter Morgan, Dexter
Jon Hamm — Don Draper, Mad Men
Damian Lewis — Nicholas Brody, Homeland

Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Drama Series

Christine Baranski — Diane Lockhart, The Good Wife
Joanne Froggatt — Anna, Downton Abbey
Anna Gunn — Skyler White, Breaking Bad
Christina Hendricks — Joan Holloway Harris, Mad Men
Archie Panjabi — Kalinda Sharma, The Good Wife
Maggie Smith — Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham, Downton Abbey

Outstanding Supporting Actor In a Drama Series

Jim Carter — Mr. Carson, Downton Abbey
Brendan Coyle — John Bates, Downton Abbey
Peter Dinklage — Tyrion Lannister, Game Of Thrones
Giancarlo Esposito — Gustavo ‘Gus’ Fring, Breaking Bad
Jared Harris — Lane Pryce, Mad Men
Aaron Paul — Jesse Pinkman, Breaking Bad

Outstanding Miniseries or Movie

American Horror Story (FX Networks)
Game Change (HBO)
Hatfields & McCoys (History)
Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO)
Luther (BBC America)
Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece, PBS)

Outstanding Lead Actress In a Miniseries or Movie

Connie Britton — Vivien Harmon, American Horror Story
Ashley Judd — Rebecca Winstone, Missing
Nicole Kidman — Martha Gellhorn, Hemingway & Gellhorn
Julianne Moore — Sarah Palin, Game Change
Emma Thompson — She, The Song Of Lunch (Masterpiece)

Outstanding Lead Actor In a Miniseries or Movie

Kevin Costner — ‘Devil’ Anse Hatfield, Hatfields & McCoys
Benedict Cumberbatch — Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece)
Idris Elba — John Luther, Luther
Woody Harrelson — Steve Schmidt, Game Change
Clive Owen — Ernest Hemingway, Hemingway & Gellhorn
Bill Paxton — Randall McCoy, Hatfields & McCoys

Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Miniseries or Movie

Frances Conroy — Moira, American Horror Story
Judy Davis — Jill Tankard, Page Eight (Masterpiece)
Jessica Lange — Constance Langdon, American Horror Story
Sarah Paulson — Nicolle Wallace, Game Change
Mare Winningham — Sally McCoy, Hatfields & McCoys