PICK OF PAY TV AND MOVIES

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DRAMA Mr Selfridge (Seasons 1-2) drama – about Andrew the Davies’s founding showy,of the enjoyableLondon department store – is anchored by a flamboyant performance from Jeremy Piven. The fourth and final series is on its way to ITV.

COMEDY Brookyln Nine-Nine (Season 1) Fast and gag-packed ensemble comedy set in a New York police precinct, with a terrific double act at its centre: the enigmatic straight man, Captain Holt (Andre Braugher), and his wacky detective, Peralta (Andy Samberg).

ACTION Scorpion (Season 1) A gruff Homeland Security agent (Robert Patrick) marshals a team of awkward geniuses in an enjoyably ridiculous high-stakes US series. Season two is currently on Thursdays at 9pm on ITV2.

MOVIE Oldboy (2013) 18 Josh Brolin turns up in two of Netflix’s new titles this week. In Spike Lee’s adequate reworking of the South Korean thriller, he is the wronged man, while in Men In Black 3, he is the younger K – taking off Tommy Lee Jones to a T. From Monday.

AMAZON PRIME

DRAMA Downton Abbey (Seasons 1-5) The early episodes are glorious and, even in an average hour with the Crawleys, there are always Maggie Smith’s bons mots to enjoy.

NEW! Transparent (Season 2) The LA drama about a transgender parent (Jeffrey Tambor) and his fickle children returns for a second season, and it has the same feel as the first – like an artful and thoughtful indie movie, chopped up into perfectly formed chapters. Episode one opens with a realisation for Sarah (Amy Landecker, left) at her wedding, and a flashback to 1930s Berlin – later in the series, Anjelica Huston guest stars. With shows such as this and The Man In The High Castle, Amazon is starting to give Netflix a serious run for its money. From Friday.

NEW! Tumble Leaf (Season 2) New episodes of the magical and lovingly animated children’s adventure, which is set in a world of hidden treasure. From Friday.

MOVIE The Leopard (1963) U The decline of an aristocratic family at a time of great upheaval is documented in lavish style in Luchino Visconti’s period drama. Burt Lancaster tops the international cast – all of whom are dubbed into Italian as required (with subtitles).

SKY ON DEMAND/ NOW TV

NEW! Sky Arts Christmas Shorts (12 short films) Rising comic talent Joseph Morpurgo (right) – who has a style that’s smart but with a heart – has filmed a twist on the Nativity video for his contribution to this new batch of festive shorts, which will be shown on Sky, too. Also included are films from Nish Kumar and Alex Horne. From Wednesday, until December 18.

DRAMA Fleming (All four episodes) Dominic Cooper has a brutish charm in Sky’s colourful biographical drama about Ian Fleming, which frequently drops references to Bond.

LAST CHANCE Tyrant (Season 1) In this epic US drama, a doctor returns to the Middle Eastern country of his birth and gets caught up in a power struggle with his megalomaniac brother.

MOVIE 13 Sins (2014) 15 A remake of 2006 Thai shocker 13 Beloved, this doesn’t take itself too seriously, despite its grisly premise. Mark Webber is the chap finding out just how far he will go for a stash of filthy lucre.

BEST OF THE REST

NEW! Captain Webb (UKTV Play) Steady drama about the first man to swim the Channel, in 1875. The best moments come when his charismatic coach (Steve Oram) is on screen, and in the soundtrack from British Sea Power. Coming to the Drama channel on December 18. From Friday. NEW! Frank Skinner On Demand With…

(BBC iPlayer) What does Nadiya Hussain, the winner of The Great British Bake Off, like to watch on iPlayer? Frank Skinner finds out in this new interview. From Friday, 9.30am.

PAY MOVIES

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) 12 (Sky Store, Virgin) Ghost Protocol (the 2011 fourth film in the M:I franchise) was such a big hit, both critically and commercially, that a fifth was inevitable – and it’s a firecracker, too. Tom Cruise tops the cast.

The Man From UNCLE (2015) 12 (BT TV, Sky Store, Virgin) The second new actioner this week also has its roots in classic 1960s TV. Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer are Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin in Guy Ritchie’s pulse-racing reimagining. Both from Monday.