What to watch now you’re stuck at home: The Capture, Bloom S2, The Secrets She Keeps and more

A former soldier is accused of kidnap and murder. He says he’s innocent but there’s CCTV to prove it. But sometimes, video lies.

From new Australian dramas to a compulsive British thriller to a tour through a chocolate factory, there really is something for everyone in this week’s selection of what to watch now you’re stuck at home all the time.

SOMETHING NEW

The Secrets She Keeps was shot in Sydney.

The Secrets She Keeps: Channel 10 released all six episodes of its new thriller weeks ahead of the broadcast premiere so you can binge it while stuck at home – and probably because no one remembers what day it is. Despite the show’s terrible name, it’s an intriguing story about two pregnant women (Jessica De Gouw and Downton Abbey’s Laura Carmichael) whose hidden lives threaten destruction. Watch it: 10Play

Bloom S2: What if you could recapture your youth? That was the question posed by the first season of Bloom, which returns for a second instalment this week. Now, the rejuvenating magical plant that caused so much anguish in a small town has morphed and with greater power comes greater threats, especially as the secret is revealed and strangers arrive looking for their own slice of vitality. Watch it: Stan

SOMETHING THRILLING

Holliday Grainger is on the case.

The Capture: Starring Holliday Grainger, Ben Miles and Callum Turner, this BBC crime mystery features a special forces army man who stands accused of kidnapping and killing his barrister – and there’s CCTV footage to back it up. He insists he’s innocent and the detective in charge of the case starts to believe it when she unravels a conspiracy that suggests even video can lie. Twisty, compulsive stuff. Watch it: ABC iview

Little Drummer Girl: If you burned through The Night Manager last week, here’s another richly textured John Le Carre miniseries, this time starring Alexander Skarsgard and the criminally talented Florence Pugh. Set in 1979, Pugh plays a young English actor recruited by Israeli forces in a plot against a Palestinian terrorist believed to be responsible for a series of bombings. Watch it: SBS On Demand/Stan

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SOMETHING FUNNY

Celia Pacquola is here to make you laugh.

Amazon Stand-Ups: Oh boy, do we all need a good laugh right now, and here are 10 stand-up comedy specials to get you cackling or guffawing or however you respond to mirth. Amazon is rolling out 10 Australian stand-up specials starting this week, among them shows from Lano & Woodley and Tom Gleeson. The first two are from Celia Pacquola and Zoe Coombs Marr. Watch it: Amazon Prime Video from April 10

Finding Joy: Created by and starring Irish comedic actor Amy Huberman, Finding Joy is one of those easy-to-watch light comedies that fill a couple of hours but doesn’t necessarily leave a lasting impression – sometimes, that’s exactly what you need. Joy (Huberman) is a slightly neurotic single woman coming out of a long-term relationship whose life changes when she’s forced to fill in on-air for a popular presenter. Watch it: Acorn TV

SOMETHING LONG

Consistently intriguing to the end, Elementary remained a pleasurable TV show to watch.

Elementary: Episodic crime shows are wonderfully comforting things because the puzzles are (almost always) solved by the end of the 42 minutes run time – the world makes sense again. And it’s particularly satisfying when it’s a clever brain that deduces the intricately plotted crime. Elementary also has the added layer of one of the few TV friendships based on respect, admiration and platonic love. Watch it: Netflix/Stan/Amazon Prime/10Play

Schitt’s Creek: After six seasons, Canadian sitcom Schitt’s Creek wrapped up this week in the US and Canada, though it’s not yet available in Australia. But that makes it as good a time as any to either start or rewatch the first five seasons of this riotous, inappropriate and droll comedy about the unlikeable yet somehow loveable riches-to-rags Rose family. Watch it: Netflix

SOMETHING OLDER

Rising stars.

Freaks and Geeks: You wonder if Freaks and Geeks hadn’t been unfairly cancelled after one season whether it would still enjoy the cult following it has today. This high school dramedy launched the careers of Jason Segel, Seth Rogen, Linda Cardellini and James Franco, and captures that moment of teenage discovery, of trying to figure out who you’re going to be. Watch it: Amazon Prime Video

Twin Peaks: This week marks the 30th anniversary of Twin Peaks, that opener when Laura Palmer was famously declared, “she’s dead, wrapped in plastic”. David Lynch’s strange and obsession-inducing series has remained one of the most influential shows on TV with its central mystery of the seemingly perfect dead girl and the demons – literal and figurative – that haunt the town. Watch it: Stan

SOMETHING WITH THE KIDS

Chicken soup for the soul.

Paddington 2: One of those rare instances where the sequel is better than the original, this ludicrously charming adaptation of the Paddington Bear books, the unfailingly kind bear in the duffel coat returns for a new adventure. This time, his nemesis is the dramatic has-been theatre actor Phoenix Buchanan, possibly the best Hugh Grant has ever been in a role. Watch it: Netflix/Foxtel/iTunes/Google Play

Cadbury’s Chocolate Factory: Anyone with a sweet tooth will salivate over this chocolate factory tour as part of SBS’s slow TV programming, designed to get you switching off. Watching cocoa swirl together with milk while conveyor belts carry along chocolate bunnies sound heavenly hypnotic right now. Totally stress-free. Watch it: SBS, Saturday at 8.30pm