PICK OF PAY TV AND MOVIES

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NEW! Greg Davies: You Magnificent Beast

The star of Man Down delivers a wacky stand-up set that draws heavily on the behaviour of his parents and the silliness of us all – including himself. From Tuesday. Bates Motel NEW! (Season 5) The final season of this Psycho prequel is the show at its finest. The dinner party scene at the end is chilling. From Wednesday. Lost In Space NEW! (Season 1) Netflix’s new version of the sci-fi tale has a very exciting first three episodes, in which the family come crashing down on an alien world amid a volley of amazing special effects. So, it looks great – and the family at its centre are believable, too, with

Toby Stephens (near right) as the military dad trying to reconnect with his children in the middle of all this mortal peril. Parker Posey is a highlight as a ruthless fellow survivor. From Friday. Come Sunday MOVIE (2018) 15 In this based-on-truth drama, Chiwetel Ejiofor gives a finely calibrated performance as a preacher re-examining his faith. From Friday.

AMAZON PRIME

NEW! Bosch

(Season 4) The return of Amazon’s stern, stylish and noirish police drama based on the novels by Michael Connelly. Season four draws on Angels

Flight as rule-breaking detective Bosch (a cool-eyed Titus Welliver) investigates the death of a lawyer known for fighting brutality cases against the LAPD. From Friday.

The Missing DRAMA (Season 1)

This BBC drama was appointment viewing in 2014. James Nesbitt and Frances O’Connor play the parents whose world is torn apart when their son disappears.

COMEDY The Best Of The Three Stooges In Colour! (Episodes 1-5)

Slapstick from Larry, Curly, Moe and the frequently forgotten Shemp, whose actual name was Sam. Highlights include Disorder In The Court and Heavenly Daze – in the latter, Shemp is in heaven. Other Stooges collections are also on Amazon.

The Girl On The Train MOVIE (2016) 15

Inevitably, this film disappointed some of the book’s many fans, but taken on its own terms, this is a good thriller, with a strong performance from Emily Blunt as the drunk who may be a killer.

SKY ON DEMAND/ NOW TV

A Touch Of Cloth COMEDY (All six

episodes) Suranne Jones and John Hannah (right) are the detective pairing for the first four episodes of a fun, Naked

Gun-style spoof. Karen Gillan joins the team for the final two.

Occupied NEW! (Season 2)

Russia invades

Norway and kidnaps its Prime

Minister in a thought-provoking Norwegian drama, which is based on an idea by Jo Nesbo and is set during an energy crisis. The first season is already available. From Wednesday. DRAMA Britannia (Season 1) There’s a lot of bland drama about, and

Jez Butterworth’s series about the Roman invasion is to be applauded for taking a big swing at being different. David Morrissey leads the invaders in a show that takes some getting used to, and will be back for series two. Zoolander MOVIE (2001) 12 Superb satire written and directed by Ben Stiller, who also stars as the dopey model of the title. The inferior sequel is on Netflix.

BEST OF THE REST

NEW! Sex Robots And Us (BBC3 via

iPlayer) ‘Cyborg’ presenter James Young journeys around the world to meet the makers and users of sex robots, who have plans for a Westworldstyle future where ‘sexbots’ live among us. From Sunday.

DRAMA The Bridge (BBC

iPlayer) The first three seasons of one of the finest Scandinavian noirs ever to hit our screens can now be seen on iPlayer. The final series is coming to BBC2 later this year.

PAY MOVIES

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) 12

(BT TV Store, Sky Store, Virgin) Its lack of reverence for Star Wars traditions irked some fans, but the sheer scale of this latest movie guarantees a good time, and such risktaking is impressive in a big-budget enterprise.

The Disaster Artist (2017) 15 (BT TV

Store, Sky Store) James Franco directs, produces and stars in a fact-based drama about Tommy Wiseau, a man with incredible self-belief, who made The Room – a notoriously terrible film. Both from Monday.