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JERRY BEFORE SEINFELD

Netflix Although the sitcom Seinfeld never quite moved beyond cult status in Britain – something that many fans put down to BBC2’s inexplicable decision to hide it in a late-night slot where it had to be frequently moved to make way for the snooker – it was a huge hit in America, and turned comedian and co-creator Jerry Seinfeld, pictured below, into a star. Now, he’s going back to his roots in this special, which sees the stand-up, who can now fill arenas, delivering a set in the more intimate surroundings of the Comic Strip, the club that helped launch his career. To add to the nostalgia, he’ll also be performing some of his early material – and showing viewers the library of legal pads where he keeps every joke he’s written since 1975.

TRANSPARENT

Amazon Prime Video

One of Amazon’s biggest hits is heading our way for its fourth season, and it promises to be the best yet. Inspired by the true-life story of writer Jill Soloway’s father, Transparent follows the experiences of Morton Pfefferman, a retired college professor of political science who came out to his family that he had always identified as a woman and intended to live as one. Now called Maura, she has faced many trials and tribulations during the past three series, as have her children, who seem to have been freed up by her revelation to live their own lives exactly as they want to. Much of what happens in the new run is being kept under wraps, but what we do know is that the Pfeffermans take a spiritual and political journey to Israel while delving into the family’s past.

JACK WHITEHALL: TRAVELS WITH MY FATHER

Netflix

Jack Whitehall and his former showbiz agent father Michael have worked together before. They appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe, co-hosted the BBC3 talk show Backchat and on the book Him & Me. Now they’re embarking on a new project, in which Jack hopes to broaden Michael’s horizons by taking him to South East Asia on a gap year-style trip that will see them explore such countries as Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. Jack claims that Michael is “very bad with foreign people”, which doesn’t bode well. You also get the impression that Michael is used to finer things than sleeping in hostels and cycling through chaotic streets. Whatever happens, it’s all done in the name of fun, and there’s no doubt that by the end of it, their father-son bond has strengthened and their rapport is intact.