“ROADKILL”
(PBS at 9 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 1) This four-part “Masterpiece” drama from David Hare (“The Hours,” “The Reader,” PBS’s Worricker trilogy) stars Hugh Laurie (“House,” “Veep”) as a former furniture salesman — “untroubled by guilt or remorse,” according to PBS’ character description — who rises to British political prominence on a populist reform agenda, dodging one political scandal while working to hide others. His world is tangled up in marital infidelity, scheming rivals and disloyal subordinates. Screeners were not available for this preview, but “Roadkill” looks messy and mesmerizing.