ON DEMAND HIGHLIGHTS

PAY-PER-VIEW MOVIES

A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood (2019) PG M (Sky Store, Virgin) ))))

Fred Rogers was the kind and noble face of US children’s TV for years, and Tom Hanks is the perfect choice to play him in this very finely balanced film about his life. It’s guaranteed to leave you feeling better.

Portrait Of A Lady On Fire (2019) 15 V (Virgin) ))))

This most French of films is a slow, elegant romance between two women – painter and subject – in the 18th Century. Both from Monday.

SKY ON DEMAND

NEW! Succession (Seasons 1-2) )))) This US drama about the rowing heirs to ailing media baron Logan Roy was a sleeper hit in season one, then really caught fire in season two. Brian Cox is mesmerising as Logan, with a snivelling family played by Matthew Macfadyen, Kieran Culkin, and Sarah Snook as Shiv, Logan’s seemingly favourite child. From Monday.

NEW! FBI (Season 1) )))

Law & Order creator Dick Wolf’s drama about the pursuit of a bomber by a dogged FBI agent makes an explosive start. From Friday.

NEW! War Of The Worlds (All eight parts) ))) Steely, Anglo-French take on the HG Wells story that is set in modern times, and stars Gabriel Byrne and Elizabeth McGovern (both above). From Monday.

NETFLIX

NEW! The Woods (All six parts) ))) This Polish adaptation of Harlan Coben’s novel doesn’t grab you in the way that Safe or The Stranger do, but there’s a low-key authenticity here.

The story flips back and forth between the disappearance of a girl at a summer camp 25 years ago, and life now for her prosecutor brother, Pawel – who learns she may be alive. From Friday.

NEW! Lenox Hill (Season 1) ))) The work of four New York doctors is followed in this engaging, pre-Covid-19 documentary series. From Wednesday.