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Heartwarmi­ng Dutch relationsh­ips drama

Walter Presents is taking us to the Netherland­s for its latest continenta­l offering. Both series of Maud Wiemeijer and Valerie Bisscherou­x’s coming-of-age drama are being made available; the writers hope the story will provide young gay women with the kind of role models missing from their own lives while growing up. After bumping into her former lover Lily, Anne reminisces about her past romances and realises that they all played a part in shaping her life. All 4/Walter Presents, from Friday

WACO

The full horrific story of the religious cult inferno

Although criticised by some for its failure to place all the blame on the shoulders of cult leader David Koresh, this mini-series actually benefits from trying to paint a more rounded picture of what happened in 1993, when a 51-day siege at a compound just outside the Texan town of Waco ended with a massive fire that claimed the lives of 76 people – including Koresh himself. At the time, he was head of the Branch Davidians religious sect, but his activities, it transpired, were far from Christian, leading to a fatal showdown with sections of the US authoritie­s, including the FBI. Taylor Kitsch, Michael Shannon, Rory Culkin and Andrea Riseboroug­h star.

UKTV Play (uktvplay.uktv.co.uk), available now

OTI’S BOOGIE BEEBIES

The Strictly star has workouts for toddlers

Joe Wicks and Mark Wright are among the exercise gurus attempting to keep the nation fit via online classes, and now current Strictly Come Dancing champion Oti Mabuse is getting in on the act. Her target audience – toddlers – can barely walk, so it should be interestin­g to see what kind of routine she comes up with across 15 episodes. They won’t be too strenuous, so you might find yourself joining in and swimming like a fish or wriggling like a creepy-crawlie if you don’t feel like getting sweaty with Joe and Mark.

BBC iPlayer, available now

FIVE BEDROOMS

The one that’s a bit like an Aussie Friends

Imagine Neighbours crossed with Friends and you get the idea of this Australian comedy drama. Five singletons are thrown together at a wedding when they’re all seated at the same table. As the wine flows, they bond over tales of where their lives have gone wrong – and decide that one way to put things right would be to buy a house together. You might think that in the cold light of day they’d change their minds, but not a bit of it – they find somewhere that seems perfect, but that’s when their troubles really begin.

BBC iPlayer, available now

McMAFIA

Totally gripping crime saga

Before starring in this shady Russian underworld, slowcookin­g potboiler, James Norton (left) was widely touted as the next Bond. After totally owning the part of conflicted Alex, son of a mafia boss, who is trying to be a straight businessma­n and avoid the family temptation­s, it was hard for many fans to see him in any other role. The eight-part drama pulls no punches – whether it’s depicting the cruelties of sex traffickin­g (David Strathairn is excellent as a slimy profiteer) or the brutalitie­s of the internatio­nal underworld. And the series manages to keep the tension in Alex’s engagement to the increasing­ly suspicious Rebecca (Juliet Rylance) tightrope-taut right up until the final moment. And possibly beyond: it’s reported that a second series is in the pipeline.

BBC iPlayer, available now

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