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ROGUE TRIP NEW SHOW Astounding travel tale of courage and adventure
US TV news reporter Bob Woodruff, injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq, embarks on a six-part adventure with his son Mack, in which they throw away the official guidebook and get off the beaten track in nations that don’t attract your typical tourist: Colombia, Papua New Guinea, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Lebanon and Ukraine. Disney+, from Friday
MR SELFRIDGE First-rate period drama about the store’s founder
Jeremy Piven plays American entrepreneur Harry Selfridge, the man who founded the famous Oxford Street department store. The drama follows Harry’s life both inside and outside the store, including his marital problems and meetings with such famous figures as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Ernest Shackleton and Anna Pavlova. The first two scripts are by the king of period drama Andrew Davies and set the tone for the rest of the series. Zoe Tapper and Katherine Kelly (below, with Piven) co-star. BritBox, from Thursday
GORDON, GINO & FRED Is US cuisine a recipe for success?
Gordon Ramsay, Gino D’Acampo and Fred Sirieix’s most recent adventure sees them swap Europe for Ramsay’s home from home, the US. He loves America and believes it’s now at the forefront of world cuisine. But D’Acampo and Sirieix aren’t convinced by his enthusiasm. BritBox, from Thursday
PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS NEW SHOW Dastardly demon stokes a race war
The first series featured characters from classics of gothic literature. City Of Angels is set in 1938 in Los Angeles and detective Santiago Vega is investigating a massacre. Meanwhile a demon, played with relish by Natalie Dormer, is gently prodding people in the direction of evildoing. Her ultimate aim appears to be to start a race war, and she’s doing a pretty good job. Sky/Now TV
THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA NEW SHOW What if fascists had taken over the States?
Six-part adaptation of Philip Roth’s novel starring Winona Ryder. Aviator Charles Lindbergh becomes US president in 1940 after campaigning on a platform of keeping America out of the war. Supporters insist he’s not really an anti-Semite, but most American Jews know that’s exactly what he is. The series shows how fascism doesn’t turn up overnight, fully jackbooted, but is rather a more insidious, gradual process. Sky/Now TV, available now