Pick of the new releases
The best new shows to enjoy this week on streaming services...
The Shell Seekers Monday 11 April
The 2006 miniseries based on Rosamunde Pilcher’s novel stars Dame Vanessa Redgrave as the daughter of a renowned artist who looks back on her fascinating life. With Maximilian Schell.
Hard Cell Tuesday 12 April
In a mockumentary series set over six weeks in a women’s prison, Catherine Tate plays multiple characters including the governor and a psychopath serving a life sentence as the inmates rehearse a musical. See feature, page 17.
Almost Happy Wednesday 13 April
Season two of the Argentinian comedy series following a comedian and radio host as he navigates his relationship with his ex-wife, whom he still loves, and their two kids.
Our Great National Parks Wednesday 13 April
Barack Obama narrates an epic series celebrating a selection of national parks around the world. Highlights include mountain gorillas in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park and African savanna elephants in Kenya’s Tsavo East National Park.
The Taming of the Shrewd Wednesday 13 April
In a Polish romantic comedy, when a heartbroken scientist moves back home to start over, her scheming brother hires a handsome stranger to convince her to sell their land.
Ice Age: Scrat Tales Wednesday 13 April
Six animated shorts featuring Scrat, the hapless sabre-toothed squirrel of the Ice Age adventures, who experiences the ups and downs of fatherhood with the mischievous Baby Scrat.
Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? Thursday 14 April
Hugh Laurie directs a three-part adaptation of Agatha Christie’s novel about a pair of amateur sleuths – vicar’s son Bobby Jones (Will Poulter) and his socialite friend Lady Francis ‘Frankie’ Derwent
(Lucy Boynton) – investigating a murder. See feature, page 14.
Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted Thursday 14 April
A new documentary about legendary TV producer Gerry Anderson, the creator of Thunderbirds, Stingray and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.
Jesus of Nazareth Thursday 14 April
Robert Powell takes the title role in this sweeping 1977 miniseries recounting the life of Jesus, directed by Franco Zeffirelli. The starry cast includes
Anne Bancroft, Laurence Olivier and Christopher Plummer.
Becoming Jane Thursday 14 April
A 2007 romantic drama depicting the passionate romance between a young Jane Austen (Anne Hathaway) and roguish barrister Tom Lefroy (James Mcavoy) which inspired her future works. The cast also includes Dames Julie Walters and Maggie Smith.
The Kardashians Thursday 14 April
TV’S premier celebrity family bring the cameras back into their lives to show the pressures of running billion-dollar businesses and the joys of playtime and school drop-offs.
Ultraman Thursday 14 April
Season two of the anime superhero series set several years after the original Ultraman was active. Shinjiro takes on the mantle from his father to be the new Ultraman of the Earth.
Roar Good Friday
A darkly comedic anthology starring, among others, Nicole Kidman, Meera Syal, GLOW ’s Betty Gilpin and Chewing Gum’s Cynthia Erivo, which offers poignant, surreal and funny portraits of what it means to be a woman today.
It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown Good Friday
A new original Peanuts special in celebration of Earth Day featuring an original song by Ben Folds.
Anatomy of a Scandal Good Friday
The life of an MP’S wife (Sienna Miller) unravels when her husband (Rupert
Friend) is accused of rape in a psychological thriller co-starring Michelle Dockery. See feature, page 4.
Heirs to the Land Good Friday
Resourceful young Hugo Llor works to make a name for himself in 14thcentury Barcelona while keeping a vow he made to the Estanyol family in this Spanish historical drama.
Choose or Die Good Friday
A college dropout (Iola Evans) plays a 1980s survival computer game to win $100,000 but is soon playing for her life in a horror thriller.
Outer Range Good Friday
A rancher (Josh Brolin) fighting for his land and family discovers a supernatural mystery in Wyoming’s wilderness and must then grapple with the unknown.
Almost Paradise Good Friday
This drama follows Alex Walker (Christian Kane), a former US DEA agent who, after his partner’s betrayal and a serious health battle, is forced into early retirement. Despite his attempts to begin a quiet new life on a small tropical island, he’s soon pulled back into a world of deadly assignments.