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ROADKILL

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Hugh Laurie plays a slippery Conservative minister with a past in this self-assured political thriller from David Hare, who also made Collateral. All four parts of Roadkill are available to watch, as is Collateral.

THE WEST WING

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Aaron Sorkin’s drama now looks like even more of an escapist fantasy compared to the current state of US politics. Martin Sheen stars as the President, head of a West Wing full of people trying to do the right thing.

ATLANTIS

HHH Saturday-night fantasy drama from the BBC, which takes (loose) inspiration from Greek myth. First shown in 2013. From today.

THE ARRANGEMENT

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Slick US drama in which an actress is offered a $10 million ‘marriage contract’ that changes her life. From Monday, 11am.

COMEDY

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The comedy that launched the careers of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, who return to TV on Friday with Amazon series Truth Seekers.

SPACED NETFLIX PICK OF THE WEEK OUT OF HER MIND

HHH Sara Pascoe (right) plays a self-obsessed caricature of herself in this quirky and well-cast comedy, with Juliet Stevenson as her mum and Cariad Lloyd as her pregnant and clearly long-suffering friend. The whole series is available on iplayer.

DOCUMENTARY

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

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David Walliams’s trip back through his family tree makes for a moving and fascinating hour of viewing. He learns of the horrible impact of shell shock on his paternal greatgrandfather, and how his maternal greatgreat-grandfather, despite being blinded by an operation, became a travelling showman.

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IS THIS COERCIVE CONTROL?

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This enlightening BBC3 documentary explores the fine criminal line between support and controlling behaviour in a relationship by showing a panel of men and women dramatised footage of a relationship where the lines are blurred. If you’ve watched Eastenders at all this year, a lot of this will seem familiar. From Tuesday, 6am. s Particularly

NEW! EAST OF EVERYTHING

HHH A travel writer (Richard Roxburgh) returns home for his mum’s funeral in this well-acted Aussie drama, and soon finds himself having words with the people he left behind to roam the globe. From Monday.

NEW! HAMMER HOUSE OF HORROR COLLECTION

(Britbox) HHH The films added include the Christopher Lee classic Dracula: Prince Of Darkness (above), The Devil Rides Out, The Plague Of The Zombies and the Hammer House Of Horror anthology TV series. From Thursday.

PAY MOVIES FAITH BA$ED

(2020) 15 (Virgin, Sky Store) HHH In a gentle Hollywood satire, two slackers hit on the idea of making a Christian movie to turn a quick buck. Look out for the supporting cast of comedy veterans, such as Seinfeld’s Jason Alexander and Anchorman’s David Koechner.

THE WITCHES

u(2020) PG (Amazon, BT TV Store and others) HHHH Anne Hathaway revels in the role of the Grand High Witch in an elaborate new take on the Roald Dahl tale, which has bypassed a cinema release. Both from Monday.

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