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ON DEMAND CHOICE: Lupin

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We’re used to foreign dramas about detectives, such as Spiral (BBC4, 9pm), but what about one following a gentleman thief? Here’s our guide to French drama Lupin, now on Netflix… What’s it about? The character of It’s worth watching… If you enjoy glamour – Arsene Lupin, gentleman thief, was first the first heist unfolds at the Louvre in Paris introduced in the stories of Maurice with Marie Antoinette’s necklace, and Leblanc in the early 20th century. resolves in a very satisfying fashion. Those stories exist in the world of Omar Sy is also a very likeable this series, and are the childhood star, which is crucial to the inspiratio­n for Assane Diop success of a drama like

(Omar Sy, centre), the son of an this because you have to immigrant, who grows into a want him to succeed and man of similar character – slow not mind that he’s always a to anger, a master of disguise, step ahead. Well, almost always… immensely rich – after his If you like this, try… Hustle father dies in unfair disgrace. (iplayer), Inside Man (Netflix),

Over the five parts of this Ocean’s 8 (Netflix), Ocean’s series, he sets out to avenge Eleven, Twelve & Thirteen (Sky/ that wrong through a series Now TV), Leverage (Amazon of elaborate schemes. Prime), Now You See Me (Netflix).

6.55pm FILM The Day the Earth Stood Still Sci-fi remake, starring Keanu Reeves.

FILM Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Spy thriller sequel, starring

Tom Cruise and Jeremy Renner.

11.35 Gogglebox 9.00 6.40pm The Monuments Men Fact-based Second World War drama, directed by and starring George Clooney.

9.00 The Bank Job Fact-based crime thriller,

starring Jason Statham.

11.10 The Endless Premiere. Sci-fi horror,

starring Justin Benson.

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