PICK OF PAY TV AND MOVIES

NEW! JACK WHITEHALL: TRAVELS WITH MY FATHER

(Season 4) HHHH The comedian’s dad is on top form as he joins Jack in Australia. ‘Most Australians are descended from convicts,’ he declares, much to his son’s embarrassment. At one point, the pair take part in a drag show, for which Michael is dressed up like the Queen. His face is an absolute study. From Tuesday.

NEW!

(Season 1) HHH Top sports figures such as Jose Mourinho and Patrick Mouratoglou (Serena Williams’s coach), reflect on their work. From Tuesday.

MOVIE THE PLAYBOOK

(2020) 12 u

HHH Stranger Things’

Millie Bobby Brown is

Enola (right), the little sister of Sherlock (Henry

Cavill) who’s been brought up wild by their enigmatic mother (Helena Bonham

Carter). She goes on an empowering and starry adventure in Netflix’s film, which is well-timed in such a sparse cinematic year. From Wednesday.

DRAMA ENOLA HOLMES THE LAST WORD

(Season 1) HHH Offbeat German drama about mourning, focused on a widow who becomes a professional eulogist.

AMAZON PRIME NEW! UTOPIA

(Season 1) HHH The apocalyptic stories of a comic book turn out to be true in this stylishly violent US version of the Ch4 drama, which you can also find on Amazon. The American show’s biggest star is John Cusack, who plays a scientist blamed for a deadly epidemic. From Friday.

NEW!

(All five parts) HHH ‘The only thing I care about in life is winning.’ The competitive side of the Spanish two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso is on full display in this up-close and personal profile of his life. It includes interviews with those who know him best. From Friday.

MOVIE FERNANDO MOVIE THE PRINCESS BRIDE

(1987) PG ● HHHH Among the highlights of this wry, timeless twist on the fairytale adventure are Mandy Patinkin’s avenging swordsman (‘You killed my father, prepare to die’) and cameos from Peter Cook and Billy Crystal. From today.

CLUELESS

(1999) 12 HHHH Brisk update of Jane Austen’s Emma, with Alicia Silverstone on pitch-perfect form as Beverly Hills rich girl Cher – a kind-hearted sort beneath her obsessions with shopping and gossip. From tomorrow.

uSKY ON DEMAND/ NOW TV DRAMA WATCHMEN

(All nine parts) HHHH There’s a lot of rage in this HBO series from Damon Lindelof

(The Leftovers), set in the paranoid alternate world of

Alan Moore’s dark superhero graphic novel. It’s the most nominated show at this year’s

Emmy Awards (Monday,

11pm, Sky One) with one of its 26 nods going to Jeremy

Irons as Adrian Veidt (right).

COMEDY LARRY DAVID: CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM

HHHHH His hair’s darker but, otherwise, Larry David looks the same in this 1999 HBO special as he does today. This inspiration for Curb is styled as a documentary that follows Larry’s return to stand-up.

DRAMA

(All ten parts) HHH This spectacular 1970s-set record industry epic didn’t make it past season one, despite coming from Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese. Look out for Jagger’s son.

MOVIE VINYL THE GOOD LIAR

(2019) 15 u HHHH Thriller about a con artist and later-life dating, with Helen Mirren and Ian Mckellen having a good time in the leads.

BEST OF THE REST NEW! JUST ONE NIGHT

(BBC3 via iplayer) HHH Real-life couples date someone new for a night, then decide whether to split up. From tomorrow, 6am.

NEW! THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE

(Acorn TV) HHH Faithful adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s bleak tale, with Ciaran Hinds as the man who sells his family. From Monday.

NEW! STAND UP FOR LIVE COMEDY

(BBC3 via iplayer) HHH Live comedy sets filmed around the UK. From Friday, 6am.

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