ITALIAN DRAMA
The King, 10pm, Sky Atlantic
IF YOU’RE a fan of Inspector Montalbano, here’s a chance to see its star, Luca Zingaretti (pictured), in an entirely different light. And, if you’re not, welcome to a dark prison drama that moves with the intensity of Peaky Blinders. Zingaretti stars as Bruno Testori — he’s the warden of a tough Italian prison but, when we first meet him, Bruno acts more like a Mafia boss, dangling a naked, misbehaving prisoner over the railings to give him a ‘first and last warning’. Bruno has eyes and ears everywhere — he bugs every cell — and he’s a figure of absolute authority (watch how often he’s filmed from low angles). But what happens when this man is challenged? That challenge comes early on, and your eyes are on Zingaretti in every frame, waiting to see what he’ll do next.