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★★★½
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Yes it’s another British crime drama, but it’s not your usual suspect
The Jetty flips gender archetypes, but Detective Constable Manning is more than a standard antihero police detective.
- by Craig Mathieson
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Luke McGregor had to do a ‘sexy dance’ on The Amazing Race – with his mum
As if dancing the tango wasn’t difficult enough, the comedian overcame health anxieties and missing his wife to compete on the reality travel show with his mum, Julie.
- by Bridget McManus
Colin Farrell’s Penguin is more Godfather than feathered fiend
Light on leotards, this series paints a grim picture of mob warfare in Gotham City’s underworld.
- by Michael Idato
How David Chase and The Sopranos rewrote television’s rule book
Three decades after The Sopranos’ was first pitched, filmmaker Alex Gibney puts the TV show’s creators, writers and stars under the spotlight.
- by Michael Idato
★★★½
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In neo-noir Babylon Berlin, the heroes are never black and white
The Weimar Republic detective has dead bodies, political heat and a rail wagon full of Russian gold to deal with - and then there are his personal problems.
- by Ben Pobjie
Bullying, backstabbing and betrayal: Is Industry the new Succession?
Adding the star power from Kit Harington, the media giant is getting behind the urban jungle that is fictional investment bank Pierpoint & Co.
- by Debi Enker
The dark role that takes actor from knockabout bloke to leading man
The master of playing regular guys, Stephen Peacocke takes on a darker star-making turn role in Human Error.
- by Debi Enker
Shogun v The Bear: Who will dominate this year’s Emmy Awards?
With no Succession dominating the awards, a power vacuum has opened up, making it one of the more unpredictable ceremonies in years.
- by Louise Rugendyke
★★★½
Streaming
Jeff Goldblum is deliciously good as Zeus in this Greek myth update
Ancient mythology gets a modern twist in Kaos, as the gods strut around Olympia in billionaire leisurewear.
- by Craig Mathieson
He was typecast as the sleazy love interest, now Tai Hara is in Paradise
The former Home and Away star hopes his role in the Death in Paradise spin-off will mark a turning point in his career.
- by Bridget McManus
Timothy Spall delivers a tour de force in this addictive tragedy
Based on a true story, The Sixth Commandment tells of an inspirational teacher whose life is turned upside down by an unlikely romance.
- by Ben Pobjie
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