A new 'Hamlet' with David Tennant and Patrick Stewart is a Wednesday TV pick

'Hamlet'

Capt. Picard as Claudius? Doctor Who as the Danish prince? You read that right. Patrick Stewart and David Tennant star in this modern, filmed-for-television adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2008 staging of one of the bard's greatest plays. Presented as part of PBS' "Great Performances" series. 8 p.m. Wednesday on KCTS (seattletimes.com/tvlistings).

Doug Knoop, Seattle Times staff

Also on Wednesday

"Inland Empire" (2006), 7 p.m. (Sundance): Two actors star in a remake of a film which was originally unfinished because its leads were murdered.

"America's Next Top Model," 8 p.m. (CW): The models arrive in New Zealand, where they participate in go-sees with six designers.

"Weird or What?," 8 p.m. (Discovery): Mysterious lights in a small town in Texas; one of the loudest natural sounds heard in the deep Ocean; and a fishing boat vanishes without any sign.

"Cougar Town," 9:30 p.m. (ABC): When Travis is accepted into some of his choice colleges, Jules has mixed feelings; Smith returns from law school.

"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," 10 p.m. (NBC): Detective Stabler's former partner (Sharon Stone) is put on the case when two young sisters are killed in a fire.

"Happy Town," 10 p.m. (ABC): Henley Boone moves to a seemingly idyllic town just as a shocking murder occurs; Tommy, a deputy and son of a popular sheriff, tries to ease the town's fears and solve the crime.

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