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SET for a cinema release before Covid-19 hit, Tom Hanks’s debut as a screenwriter is a gripping Second World War drama based on CS Forester’s 1955 novel The Good Shepherd. Hanks plays Captain Ernest Krause , an inexperienced naval commander put in charge of a US convoy trying to fend off attacks by a wolfpack of Nazi U-boats in the North Atlantic. As Krause’s destroyer guides supply ships from the US to Britain through crashing waves, the Germans close in amid a nerveshredding game of cat and mouse. As the pressure mounts and mistakes are made, we begin to wonder whether Krause is up to the job.
SCOOBY’S BACK SCOOB! Major streaming platforms
SCOOBY Doo and the gang get another reboot in this featurelength animated adventure in which the amateur investigators face their most challenging mystery yet - a plot to bring about the apocalypse by unleashing legendary hell hound Cerberus on the world. The film also looks at how Scooby and Shaggy first met and at how Mystery Incorporated was first formed as well as uncovering the epic destiny that awaits one of them.
LEGEND REVISITED CURSED Netflix
MORE swords, sorcery and mystical shenanigans set to appeal to Game Of Thrones and Lord Of The Rings fans, this Netflix original show draws on Arthurian legend focusing on Nimue (Katherine Langford), the Lady of the Lake. The 10-part series follows Nimue as a young sorceress as she meets the mercenary Arthur (Devon Terrell) on his quest to find a powerful, ancient sword and find the mysterious Merlin.
BACK TO THE FUTURE SPACESHIP EARTH Major streaming platforms
THIS intriguing documentary looks at Biosphere 2, a human habitat created in Arizona to mimic Earth’s ecosystem which eight people entered in 1991 in a two-year experiment. Set up by sustainability guru John Allen and paid for by billionaire Ed Bass, the idea was to see whether it was possible to create a biosphere that could sustain life across different environments, including extraterrestrial ones. Using archive footage and interviews with the main players, film-maker Matt Wolf looks at how the project developed, how the eight ‘bionauts’ adapted to life in the biosphere and how a rift between Allen and Bass compromised the original idea.
GOING WILD THE NORTH YORK MOORS: A WILD YEAR Friday, BBC2, 9pm and BBC iPlayer
THE Wild Year documentary trilogy concludes with a look at how the rugged landscape of the North Yorkshire Moors changes through the seasons. Looking at wildlife and habitats, the programme follows Swaledale sheep as they cope with what the weather throws at them, as well as looking at wild red grouse feeding in purple heather alongside magnificent emperor moths. The whole series has been a delight with superb photography and evocative time-lapse sequences. Check out the previous episodes on the Pembrokeshire Coast (complete with cute puffins) and The Fens on the BBC iPlayer.