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Seek out the very first episode on ITV Hub, in which student Ken Barlow – played by a 28-year-old William Roache – argues with the dad who’s calling him a snob. There are also the clip- and story-filled celebrations Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable
Years and Queens Of The Street.
INDUSTRY
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All eight parts of this exhilarating London drama about the high-pressure world of high finance are now available on iplayer.
COMEDY
WE LOVE DAD’S ARMY
MY5 HHHHH Famous fans reflect on the show’s appeal, and there are some behind-the-scenes tales, including speculation about whether Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier got on off-screen.
THE VICAR OF DIBLEY IN LOCKDOWN
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It might be only ten minutes long, but there are a lot of good jokes in the first of this trio of lockdown specials, which are styled as sermons over Zoom. If you want more Dibley, the whole of the original series is on iplayer.
NETFLIX NEW! THE RIPPER
In-depth series about the investigation into Peter Sutcliffe, who was imprisoned for murdering 13 women. From Wednesday.
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(Season 1) HHHH Addictive new US drama set at a ballet school, run by the driven Monique (Lauren Holly), where a star student met a sticky end. It’s based on a novel, and has the potential to be a breakout hit. From Monday.
MOVIE TINY PRETTY THINGS MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
(2020) 15 HHHH Chadwick Boseman, who died in August, gives a performance of serious power in his final screen role as Levee (right), a musician with hidden rage, in a story of racial tension set during a recording session in Chicago, 1927. There’s a chance for a posthumous
Oscar nomination here for him, surely, and possibly one for Viola
Davis as the real-life blues singer Ma Rainey, too. From Friday.
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(2018) PG HHH A Transformers movie for people who don’t like Transformers movies, this origin story for the robot who becomes a VW Beetle has action, comedy and heart. From tomorrow.
lPICK OF THE WEEK NADIYA’S AMERICAN ADVENTURE
BBC IPLAYER HHHH Nadiya Hussain (right) brings her natural enthusiasm to a nation defined by it in this two-parter. She begins in New Orleans at the start of Mardi Gras, which means cake – and plenty of it.
DOCUMENTARY
RED PENGUINS: MURDER, MONEY AND ICE HOCKEY
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In dysfunctional, post-communist Russia in the 1990s, the Red Army’s ice hockey team were facing financial ruin. Then, in swooped US professional side the Pittsburgh Penguins, with plenty of cash and a can-do attitude – and this extraordinary culture-clash story was the result.
Sam and Mark bring the festive cheer – and gunge – in the Crackerjack! Christmas Special on iplayer l u
ACCUSED: MOTHER ON TRIAL
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In 2013 in Eagle River, Alaska, the body of a newborn was found in a park. Hours later, Ashley Ard, 24, was admitted to hospital with complications consistent with giving birth, and was charged with second-degree murder of the baby. This true-crime series follows her over five years as this emotionally taxing case evolves. From tomorrow, 6am.
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(Season 2) HHHH The bounty hunter’s quest to find safety for Baby Yoda concludes in a second season that has been rather like the first, but with bigger effects, more style and a better script. It’s been a blast, in short, and it’s not the end – there will be a season three.
NEW! THE MANDALORIAN ON POINTE
(All six episodes) HHH Ron Howard is a producer on this classy account of a season at New York’s School of American Ballet, where younger pupils are beavering away on a production of The Nutcracker. Both from Friday. s Particularly
ITV HUB
Jason Manford hosts this year’s extravaganza and, if that’s not enough, seek out Gary Barlow’s Night At The Museum on ITV Hub, too.
LAST CHANCE
JOURNEY’S END
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Asa Butterfield stars in this strong adaptation of the First World War play. Until Monday.
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