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The Gilded Age review – so gloriously soapy the suds practically foam on the screen

With its fun new series, Julian Fellowes’ preposterous ‘transatlantic’ Downton has morphed from joylessly pompous to truly joyful TV. Consider me a convert!

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Mayor of Mayhem review – a jaw-dropping look at a crack-smoking politician who opened the floodgates

This provocative documentary about the hugely controversial Toronto politician is a chaotic watch – and features tactics that would go on to serve Trump

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The Gold season two review – this thrilling tale of stolen millions is top quality British drama

Thunderingly good performances, including Hugh Bonneville at his best, drive this story of the Brink’s-Mat heist. This time round, it’s the 1990s, the locations are sunnier and the action has gone international

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Beth: Channel 4’s first ‘digital drama’ is so snoozy that no young people will watch it

This meditative, 45-minute tale of a glamorous couple, split into three chunks for YouTube, is very far from snappy viewing. It just feels like terrestrial TV

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Dover 24/7: Britain’s Busiest Port review – you won’t believe the fact about the bananas!

Like Border Force meets Inside the Factory, this documentary is basic comfort viewing that doesn’t ask much of you – but does flow freely with absolutely wild stats (and may even help out some spies along the way)

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The Black Forest Murders review – like watching a hugely satisfying puzzle come together

This complex, precise German true crime drama about the real-life killing of two young women is painstaking in its detail. Its pleasure lies in watching the detectives slowly reveal the truth

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And Just Like That season three review – finally! The Sex and the City spin off hits its stride

The series has given up trying to squeeze its characters into the modern age and is content to just be. Fans of the original will sink into it as if it is made of marshmallows and air

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The Rise and Fall of Michelle Mone review – a thrilling dive into a life of money, models and political scandal

This hugely entertaining documentary runs from fly-on-the-wall footage of the entrepreneur’s Cool Britannia-era lingerie brand – to a gripping investigation of the PPE Covid debacle

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Faking It review – finally! A TV reboot that is a genuinely great idea

This hugely fun version of the 00s life-swapping show works even better than the original. First up: a posh Surrey estate agent tries running a market stall in Bolton

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Virgin Island review – a sex therapy show that Alan Partridge would pitch

As 12 virgins try ‘sexual surrogacy’ and roll around on the floor moaning, this sexperiment is surprisingly touching. Still, you will watch the excruciating bits through your fingers

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Inside Our ADHD Minds review – Chris Packham’s revelatory show couldn’t be more crucial

Packham refutes harmful anti-woke ideas about the overdiagnosis of neurodiversity by meeting people like Henry, who finds day-to-day life a severe struggle, and Jo, who has spent years constantly being told she’s ‘too much’

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Long Way Home review – Ewan McGregor’s latest motorbike adventure is mesmerising slow TV

The actor’s new travelogue with Charley Boorman is far from action-packed – and could do with fewer episodes. But watching them ride eventually becomes entrancing

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Forever review – an absolutely adorable TV take on Judy Blume’s banned teen sex classic

The 1975 novel might be barred from US schools and libraries, but it gets a hugely important telling here. It’s powerful, sweet – and with a cast as excellent as Heartstopper’s

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‘It normalises the abhorrent’: is The Handmaid’s Tale the most frustrating show on TV?

As the world edges ever closer to authoritarianism, it would be incredible to watch June fight back against a hellish, misogynistic dystopia. And yet, the final season is as bleak as ever. Where’s the hope we all need?

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Poker Face: Natasha Lyonne’s seriously funny whydunnit caper is back with a cracking A-list cast

Cynthia Erivo plays sextuplets! Katie Holmes is an undertaker! And Kumail Nunjiani is the new Tiger King! The super cool, celebrity-packed show is even wilder than ever

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Carême review – a sexy French romp about a chef who’s too spicy to handle

It’s hard to resist this moreish story about Napoleon’s renegade pastry chef (who is also a spy). Orgies, opium and tantalising fun with whipped cream are all on the menu

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You final season review – an insultingly rubbish ending

Penn Badgley’s ‘sexy’ serial killer story was once ludicrously fun. But despite plenty of fan-pleasing cameos and a propulsive twist, the show’s sign-off is so bad that it’s offensive

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‘This weird dream just keeps going!’ Wet Leg on overnight success, sexual epiphanies and facing fears

The UK indie-rockers won two Grammys for their debut album. Ahead of their second, they explain how they protected one another amid sudden fame – and how queer love and Davina McCall inspired them

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Rose Ayling-Ellis: Old Hands New Tricks review – funny, beautiful TV that leaves a lump in the throat

The Strictly winner’s attempt to teach British Sign Language to a retirement home is far from a fairytale. But it is a smart, nuanced documentary that blossoms into something profound

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Keira Knightley at 40: her 20 best films – ranked!

Ahead of her 40th birthday next week, we look back over the 25-year big-screen career of the Oscar-nominated actor, from Atonement to Love Actually, Pride & Prejudice to Star Wars

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‘Truly jaw-dropping’: astonishing true-crime show Devil in the Family is next-level TV

The shocking tale of a Mormon family YouTuber who was imprisoned for child abuse distils thousands of hours of footage to genuinely push the story forward. It’s as sensitive as it is out-there

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Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway review – this Robin Hood heist is a total inspiration

The Welsh actor is rightly indignant as he meets people struggling with debts in his home town … then devises an elaborate ploy to pay them off using his own cash. You can’t help but root for him

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‘Hiya’ – my brutally honest hour with Siobhan Finneran, the unsung queen of TV

From Happy Valley to Alma’s Not Normal, the Oldham-born actor has been a scene-stealer for years, but new thriller Protection is her first ever top billing. She talks about cuppas with Sarah Lancashire and hitting it big in her 50s

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A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story review – the sad, shocking tale of the last woman to be hanged in Britain

Lucy Boynton and Toby Jones’s outstanding performances meet beautifully claustrophobic cinematography in this tale of a young mother sentenced to death for killing her violent lover

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The Americas review – Tom Hanks’ beautiful new nature series pretends the climate crisis doesn’t exist

This look at the wildlife of the American continent is vast, grandiose and awe-inspiring. But its approach to nature is so cosy it’s the eco equivalent of wearing blinkers and sticking your fingers in your ears

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