What’s on this week
Romeo and Juliet Now TV
A bold new film of Shakespeare's classic romantic tragedy, from the National Theatre. Starring Jessie Buckley, Josh O’Connor, Tamsin Greig and Adrian Lester. Set in modern-day Italy where two young lovers strive to transcend a violent world.
The Mauritanian Amazon Prime
Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.
The Dissident Amazon Prime
When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world piece together the clues to a murder and expose a global cover up.
Dolly Parton: A Music Cares Tribute Netflix
Iconic performers celebrate country artist Dolly Parton as MusiCares person of the year.
Thunder Force
Netflix
Superhero comedy starring Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer as childhood friends reuniting after one of them develops a treatment that imbues superhero powers.
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BBC iPlayer
Amie settles into life at the hostel, while her mum travels 30 miles to bring her universal credit. Stacey risks a breach to pick up drugs & Jody wants to turn her life around.
Made In Italy Amazon Prime
A bohemian artist travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house he inherited from his late wife. It stars Liam Neeson and his son, Micheál Richardson.
Scam Stories: The Money Drop BBC iPlayer
Scam Stories tells the shocking tales of Ofunne, Victoria and Zachary, three young people who have fallen prey to social media scammers.
Duped by false promises of easy money, they soon learned that their accounts would be used to deposit and withdraw large sums of stolen money in a process known as ‘Squares’ or ‘Drops’, or better known to the police and the Fraud Squad as ‘Money Muling’. The results are often catastrophic for the defrauded people and the unwitting hosts.
Concrete Cowboy Netflix
A teenage boy moves to Philadelphia to live with his estranged father and learns of the world of urban horseback riding. Stars Idris Elba.
Madame Claude Netflix
A Parisian madam’s bordello is threatened by incriminating pictures involving high-profile clientele.
Six Minutes to Midnight Now TV
Summer 1939. Influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town to learn the language and social skills. A teacher there sees what is coming and is trying to raise the alarm. But the authorities believe he is the problem.