ON DEMAND HIGHLIGHTS

AMAZON PRIME

DRAMA Tales From The Loop (All eight parts ) ★★★★ Amazon’s series tells stories of the strange effects of a mysterious research centre on a small US town, and does so with a mix of gentle sci-fi magic and a bleak Scandinavian view of existence.

COMEDY The Office US (All nine seasons) ★★★ It doesn’t have the depth of the original, but the US version is fun to watch and packed with talent, such as Steve Carell, John Krasinski and Mindy Kaling.

Escape From Pretoria

MOVIE

(2020) 12 u ★★★ Tense and engaging thriller based on the unbelievable true story of how two white South Africans escaped from prison in 1979. One is played by a bearded Daniel Radcliffe (above). From Friday.

MOVIE Creed II (2018) 12 u ★★★ In the cracking Rocky spin-off Creed, the son of Apollo Creed is trained by an ageing Rocky. In the flatter but still strong sequel, Creed (an excellent Michael B. Jordan) takes on Viktor Drago, the son of the man who killed his father. From Friday.

NETFLIX

NEW! Pelé ★★★★ ‘I’ve never thought at any point in my life that I am better than anyone else.’ The legendary Brazilian footballer reflects humbly on his career for this artfully assembled new documentary. In one particularly touching moment, he arrives in a wheelchair to reminisce with his old team-mates. From Tuesday.

NEW! Canine Intervention (Season 1) ★★★ Jas Leverette is a professional dog trainer in California, and he takes no nonsense in this new series: ‘It’s never the dog’s fault, it’s always human error,’ he observes. One owner takes their dog out in a pushchair – why? From Wednesday.

NEW! Ginny & Georgia (Season 1) ★★★ Warm, snappy US drama in which 15-year-old Ginny is frustrated by her 30-year-old mother’s immaturity. The results of mum’s inability to deal with anything are both comic and tragic across this 10-episode first season. From Wednesday.