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Clarkson’s Farm (Prime, from Fri)

Can you guess what Prime Video’s most-watched original series is in the UK? That’s right, Clarkson’s Farm, the show that follows Jeremy Clarkson’s efforts to run Diddly Squat, his farm in the Cotswolds, despite having no experience and seemingly no aptitude for country life. The third run sees the motoring expert and his staff deal with a number of daunting problems, including severe hot weather, which threaten the life of their crops. Meanwhile, inflation means that the price of supplies is now sky high, putting the future of the farm shop, not to mention the owner’s dream of opening a restaurant, in the balance. But there is hope on the horizon thanks to some innovative thinking, although a new arrival may cause problems.

Fiasco (Netflix, from Tue)

If your idea of French comedy begins and ends with Jacques Tati, brace yourself for a pleasant surprise. Fiasco recently premiered at the Canneseries festival, and is now heading to a small screen near you. It’s the brainchild of writer and director Igor Gotesman, who co-wrote the scripts with the production’s star, Pierre Niney (Gotesman also has a supporting role). Niney plays Raphael Valande, a fledgling film-maker about to start shooting his first movie, an ambitious ‘down the ages’ adventure that covers prehistory to the D-Day landings. However, it soon turns into a nightmare thanks to a member of his crew who seems determined to sabotage the entire project. Francois Civil, who previously worked with Gotesman and Niney on the hit comedy Five, also appears, alongside Vincent Cassel.

Shardlake (Disney+, from Wednesday)

Fans of CJ Sansom’s novels have been crying out for a TV adaptation for years – and at long last they’re

getting their wish. For the uninitiated, the stories take place in Tudor England and follow cases investigated by hunchbacked solicitor Matthew Shardlake and his associates. The Archers alumnus Arthur Hughes plays Shardlake in a fourpart take on Dissolution, the first book in the series, which takes place in 1537 during the dissolution of the monasteries. The lawyer is employed by Thomas Cromwell (Sean Bean), Henry VIII’s right-hand man, to find out who is responsible for the murder of one of his commissioners at a monastery on England’s south coast. Peter Firth, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis and Babou Ceesay also star.

A Man in Full (Netflix, from Thu)

Jeff Daniels has enjoyed a long and very varied career, appearing in lowbrow comedies such as Dumb and Dumber, and highbrow TV work, including Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom, as well as pretty much everything else in-between. Most recently he’s been on the small screen in American Rust, and now he’s back with another series, this time based on Tom Wolfe’s novel of the same name. Created by David E Kelley of Ally McBeal and Big Little Lies fame, it focuses on Charlie Croker (Daniels), an Arizona real estate mogul whose once successful business is facing bankruptcy. Charlie desperately attempts to protect everything he’s worked for as the vultures begin to circle… Diane Lane, Lucy Liu, Aml Ameen and Bill Camp co-star.

Clarkson’s Farm, Prime