Sunday Star-Times

Made in Japan, Wednesday, 8.30pm, Rialto

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sub-tropical islands of the south in this three-part, 2016 series. acerbic Juliette Binoche star in this 2016, early 20th-century-set black comedy about the rather clumsy investigat­ion into the disappeara­nce of tourists in France’s northern climes. While the Abbot and Costello-esque detectives bumble their way to the truth, a budding romance between local boy Ma Loute Brufort and the visiting Billie threatens to expose many long-held secrets. A quirky tale compelling­ly told.

The Great Indoors, Tuesday, 10.30pm, Prime

Joel McHale and Stephen Fry star in this 2016 US sitcom about an adventure reporter who must adapt to the times when he becomes the boss of a group of millennial­s at an online magazine. Continues weeknights. Look out for New Zealand’s Kimberley Crossman in episode two. ‘‘McHale, as he proved on Community, has great timing, and he’s aided by his office colleagues, especially the delightful­ly deadpan Fry, who combines sweet and weird. With its office-as-asylum atmosphere, Great Indoors echoes NewsRadio, not a bad influence,’’ wrote Boston Herald’s Mark A Perigard. The Lord of the Rings trilogy’s Elijah Wood narrates this 2015 documentar­y on the remarkable story of Tomi Fujiyama, the world’s first Japanese country music superstar. – James Croot

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Emily Watson stars in the latest adaptation of Little Women.

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