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BLEAK HOUSE/DICKENSIAN/UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS

BBC IPLAYER HHHH Gillian Anderson is Lady Dedlock in Andrew Davies’s 15-part Bleak House, Dickensian brings the author’s characters together in one bold drama from Tony Jordan, and also being added is the more recent BBC version of Upstairs, Downstairs. From Thursday.

GUILT

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Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives star as brothers who accidentally kill someone in this recently added dark comic thriller.

INSPECTOR FALKE/SEASIDE HOTEL

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Two Eurodramas start new, second seasons at the end of this week. There’s the gritty German detective drama Inspector Falke and, at the opposite end of the scale, the chirpy 1930s-set Danish drama Seaside Hotel is back with a spring in its step. From Friday.

COMEDY

KENNETH WILLIAMS: IN HIS OWN WORDS

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Gyles Brandreth takes us on a tour of the great comic actor’s life, with access to previously unseen photos and letters.

NETFLIX PICK OF THE WEEK THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF: THE FINAL

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It’s been a lovely series, and with more than enough laughs from Matt Lucas (right, above) to add to the already cheery mood in the tent. Roll on 2021.

DOCUMENTARY

RETURN FROM ISIS: A FAMILY’S STORY

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This remarkable Panorama tells the incredible story of how one family left their comfortable US lives to become part of Islamic State – and then returned. Here, mum Samantha, who is now in prison, reflects on the transformation of her husband and a journey even she cannot seem to believe.

THE HIJACKER WHO VANISHED: THE MYSTERY OF D.B. COOPER

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In 1971, a man hijacked a Boeing 727 over the US between Portland and Seattle, demanded $200,000 in ransom, then parachuted away to a fate unknown. Who was he? This thrilling documentary offers up four possible suspects, and really brings out the armchair detective in the viewer.

MOVIE

After bypassing cinemas for a pricey home release earlier in the year, Disney’s liveaction remake of the warrior tale arrives as part of the regular Disney+ subscription. See it on the biggest screen you can.

NEW! MULAN GODMOTHERED

(2020) PG l HHH Fairy godmothers find their trade endangered in this sparky festive offering from the director of Bridget Jones’s Diary. Isla Fisher stars as the disillusioned woman a fairy is determined to help – and so prove they’re still needed. Both from Friday.

BBC IPLAYER

Young people enjoy ridiculous nights on the town in a new series that now has an almost archaeological feel.

LAST CHANCE

IN SEARCH OF DRACULA WITH MARK GATISS

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The co-creator of the 2020 Dracula TV series explores the character’s screen history, with help from Joanna Lumley. Until Wednesday.

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