7 DAYS OF TV

Catch up on…

Circus Of Books

Who owns the Santa Monica Boulevard gay porn emporium of the title? Each revelation about a very ordinary family with a very extraordinary business profile – as it slopes rapidly downhill against the digital age – will have you slack-jawed from the start. Surprising, tender and with the best onscreen dad right now. Netflix

Watch live…

The A Word

The empathetic drama evoked in one family’s life as they bring up a child with autism is just beautifully rendered. Neither mawkish or soapy, they hit the tone of a great play at a subsidised theatre. The A Word is becoming a new kind of kitchen sink classic. Tuesdays, 9pm, BBC One

Wallow in…

Schitt’s Creek

One gregarious family fall on hard times, like the Kardashians in reverse. Navigating their way into a new normal has provided one of the standout sitcoms of the last decade. And now it’s the final season! Tears! Netflix