ON DEMAND HIGHLIGHTS
AMAZON PRIME
DRAMA Brothers & Sisters (All five seasons) ★★★★ Eventful and addictive US family drama, starring Sally Field as the matriarch of the bickering Walker clan.
MOVIE The Dissident (2020) 15 u ★★★★★ This stunning, real-life thriller of a documentary gives the inside track on the assassination of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul. From Thursday.
MOVIE Dunkirk (2017) 12 u ★★★★ A great cast star in this nerve-jangling re-creation of the evacuations. From Thursday.
MOVIE The Mauritanian (2021) 15 u ★★★ Kevin Macdonald’s drama is based on the true story of Mohamedou Ould Salahi, who was held at Guantanamo Bay without charge for 14 years. Jodie Foster (above) and Benedict Cumberbatch are mesmerising as the lawyers on either side, as is Tahar Rahim as the imprisoned Mauritanian, even if the film itself is a little bland. Don’t expect any big exciting courtroom moments. From Thursday.
NETFLIX
NEW! Worn Stories (Season 1) ★★★ Netflix’s new series digs into the emotional memories that ordinary people attach to items of clothing. It’s based on Emily Spivack’s bestselling book of the same name and is produced by Jenji Kohan, creator of the prison drama Orange Is The New Black. From Thursday.
NEW! The Worricker Trilogy
★★★★ Bill Nighy charms as MI5 man Johnny Worricker in David Hare’s trio of spy dramas, shown on the BBC between 2011 and 2014. Page Eight, Turks & Caicos and Salting The Battlefield all arrive on Netflix on the same day. From Thursday. NEW! Murder On The Home Front
(Parts 1 & 2) ★★★ ITV’s edgy Blitz-era drama about the work of a pathologist, first shown in 2013, stars Patrick Kennedy and Tamzin Merchant. From Thursday.