PICK OF PAY TV AND MOVIES

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DRAMA DESIGNATED SURVIVOR (All three seasons) HHH After almost the entire US government is wiped out, the humble Secretary of Housing (Kiefer Sutherland) becomes the President. That’s the premise of a US series that goes off like a rocket to start, before settling into a steadier groove. NEW! STUDIO GHIBLI FILMS HHHH The second batch from Japan’s acclaimed animation studio comprises seven films, and includes Arrietty – based on The Borrowers – and the magical and Oscarwinning Spirited Away. From tomorrow. MOVIE ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES

(2020)

15 u HHH Netflix is carving out a solid niche in teen romantic comedies and dramas.

This recent addition stars

Elle Fanning and Justice

Smith as two suicidal teens who find happiness in the small things, and in each other. DRAMA OZARK (Seasons 1-2) HHHH Netflix’s Breaking Bad-style drama stars Jason Bateman, and follows an unhappy family into an accidental life of crime. It’s due back for a third season on March 27. AMAZON PRIME NEW! OUTLANDER (Season 5, Episodes 1-3)

HHHH Claire and Jamie have tried and failed to turn the tide of history before, and in episode three, Claire tries to hasten the future for medical reasons – will that be any more successful? Her medical calling also leads this episode into some horrific territory, so squeamish viewers beware.

A new episode arrives every Monday. DRAMA HARRY PRICE: GHOST HUNTER

HHHH Spine-tingling mix of fact and fiction, set in 1920s London. Rafe Spall drives the whole thing with a mesmerising performance as a real-life ghost-hunter.

MOVIE THE AERONAUTS (2019) PG ● HHHH Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones (left) reach for the stars as Victorian balloon explorers – he’s a scientist, she’s a daredevil – in a loosely factual adventure, most of which unfolds in the basket. It feels very real to watch, and was a bruising filming experience – they crashed the balloon on day one. From Monday. DRAMA SMALLVILLE (All ten seasons) HHH Tom Welling stars as the adolescent Superman in a US series that shifts steadily from small-town drama to something resembling a team superhero show. SKY ON DEMAND/ NOW TV DRAMA MOSAIC (All six parts) HHH

Steven Soderbergh’s murder mystery does a great job of giving us a rounded portrait of all of its suspects, but its ending may be too open-ended for some. Sharon Stone (right) plays its central figure, a rich author courted by a con man. COMEDY FAT ACTRESS (All seven episodes) HHH

Kirstie Alley plays a version of herself in HBO’S uncomfortable but eye-catching comedy about an actress whose weight gain is relentlessly scrutinised by the media. LAST CHANCE MANIFEST (All 16 episodes) HHH There’s a touch of

Lost and Flashforward to this US mystery about a commercial airliner that goes missing for five years, and then returns. JULIET, NAKED

MOVIE (2018) 15 u HHH Well-cast romcom, based on a Nick Hornby novel, about an obsessive music fan (Chris O’dowd), his bored girlfriend (a charming Rose Byrne) and his rocker idol (a dazed and confused Ethan Hawke). Not deep, but funny and nice to watch. BEST OF THE REST NEW! MY LEFT NUT (BBC3 via iplayer) HHH One of an increasing number of BBC shows pitched at teens, this Irish comingof-age comedy swings between awkward, sweet and brash. It centres on a boy wrestling with the usual dilemmas, along with the death of his dad and an alarming swelling. From tomorrow, 6am. NEW! AMAZING STORIES

(Apple TV+) HHH Apple’s grand new version of Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi anthology series, five episodes of which arrive in the first batch. From Friday. PAY MOVIES TERMINATOR: DARK FATE

(2019) 15 u (BT TV Store, Sky Store, Virgin) HHH This sequel to Terminator 2 picks up the story of Sarah Connor (a grizzled Linda Hamilton) and a new saviour of humanity. The real draw, though, is a performance of surprising depth from Arnold Schwarzenegger as a cyborg killer turned family man. THE ADDAMS FAMILY

(2019) PG ●

(BT TV Store, Sky Store, Virgin) HHH Serviceable, amusing animated outing with a voice cast that includes Charlize Theron and Bette Midler. Both from Monday.