25 April
Embrace Thursday, 8.30pm, Rialto
It’s the film the Australian censors didn’t want you to see with your teens and tweens. Yes, there’s no doubting there are some confronting images in Australian body image activist Taryn Brumfitt’s debut 2016 feature, but that’s kind of the point. The former photographer is aiming to celebrate the female form in all its shapes and sizes to highlight both the lack of diversity in media imagery of women and promote an increase in self-love and selfacceptance.
Ripper Street Monday, 9.30pm, UKTV
Billed as the final season, our fifth look at the Victorian era’s criminal underworld is set during the winter of 1901. The six episode conclusion sees our heroes attempting to stop the serial killer who killed one of their own, while also evading corrupt lawmen. "It’s enjoyment of words is something I’ve never before come across on TV,’’ wrote The Guardian’s Julia Raeside.
Tuesday, 8.30pm, Rialto
Beyond the Edge’s Leanne Pooley directs this 2016 animated docudrama which looks at the tragic 1915 Gallipoli Campaign of World War I through the perspective of six New Zealanders. ‘‘This is a brutally raw display that reconstructs ground zero for what it was: an utter waste of life,’’ wrote Flicks.co.nz’s Liam Maguren.
Bates Motel Wednesday, 8.30pm, SoHo
In the fifth and final season of this United States drama, Norman (Freddy Highmore) descends completely into madness. Nearly two years have passed since Norma’s death, but she remains as alive as ever within the warped mind of her son. Now a grown man, Norman lives a double life: publicly, he’s a happy and well-adjusted member of the White Pine Bay community, but at home Norman’s violent blackouts continue to increase, as ‘‘Mother’’ threatens to take over his mind completely.
Trial and Error Thursday, 9.50pm, Duke
John Lithgow stars in this 13-part spoof of recent crime documentaries, which focuses on the arrest and trial of a beloved poetry professor from a small town in South Carolina. ‘‘Has the kind of good bones and foolproof premise that could make for a great, long-running sitcom,’’ wrote Entertainment Weekly’s Ray Rahman. – James Croot