TV so good you’ll forget it’s French

WHERE to turn for solace in the midst of all this? Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice’ books, works of witty genius about the folly of mankind, are one refuge. Poetry sometimes helps.

But I have also found that the brilliant French TV spy thriller series The Bureau is a great escape. Full of intelligent women, endlessly clever, and making much use of the glories of pre-virus Paris, I think it’s the best TV espionage thriller since the Alec Guinness version of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. You forget it’s in French after about 30 seconds.