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From I May Destroy You to The Crown to The West Wing, here are some of the most absorbing dramas to stream during the second lockdown
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Kids
In the opening episode of series two, plunging Philip Pullman's The Subtle Knife, Lyra (Dafne Keen) and Will (Amir Wilson) enter the eerie city of Cittagàzze
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Devised by Mat Fraser, CripTales is a brilliant, shocking, and funny, collection of monologues about disability. Ruth Madeley (Years and Years) and Liz Carr (Silent Witness) star
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Opera
As the nights draw in, an evening at home with the world's finest singers and players is more appealing than ever. For our favourites, click on 'read more'
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TV
Hugh Laurie stars in David Hare's latest TV project Roadkill. The four-part BBC series follows populist MP Peter Laurence, who has some skeletons tucked away. Helen McCrory also stars
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In this new BBC adaptation of David Nicholls' Us, Tom Hollander stars as a pedantic biochemist who hopes to fix his family relationships with a trip across Europe
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In Lethal White, the fourth series of Strike, private investigators Cormoran (Tom Burke) and Robin (Holliday Grainger) get wrapped in a complex family conflict wrapped in political division
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In the latest BBC film from Jimmy McGovern, Anthony is a metafictional examination of Anthony Walker, a teenager murdered in 2005 for being black
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In the final episodes of I May Destroy You, Michaela Coel examines a mind-bending, torturous journey into empathy, understanding, and acceptance
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In Mrs America, Cate Blanchett stars as the American anti-feminist Phyllis Schlafly who, in the 70s, battled feminists like Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan to oppose the Equal Rights Amendment
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Arabella (Michaela Coel) continues to struggle with her second work, but finds communal solace in her support group. Terry (Weruche Opia), on the other hand, is sceptical
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Theatre
The BBC's new Talking Heads remake uses Alan Bennett's original stories along with well as two premieres. Jodie Comer, Martin Freeman and Imelda Staunton star
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TV
Based on Eleanor Catton's Booker-winning novel, The Luminaries is an endlessly confusing murder-mystery wrapped in gold nuggets and zodiac signs. Eva Green stars
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Tried and Tested
TV
Michaela Coel wrestles with hurricane confessions and complicated flashbacks, as I May Destroy You continues to be one of the best TV shows of the year
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TV
Based around the Salisbury Novichok attacks on Sergei and Yulia Skripal in 2018, this three-part BBC drama follows the efforts by Tracy Daszkiewicz (Anne-Marie Duff) to contain the poison
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Episodes 3 and 4 of Michaela Coel's BBC series plunges into the sticky issues of consent, drugs, and period sex
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Cinema
At once relevant and timeless, the story of Anthony Bryan, who was wrongly threatened to be deported, is brought to the BBC by his brother, playwright Stephen S. Thompson
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TV
In this new BBC drama from Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You follows the carefree life of Londoner Arabella (Coel), who pieces together the traumatic night before
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Opera
The virtual festival of the arts continues with new relays of opera, classical music and documentaries, plus theatre and visual art
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Tried and Tested
TV
The final two episodes of the BBC adaptation see Sally Rooney's lovers finally accept their pain, and lean into their love for one another
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In the season finale, Villanelle (Jodie Comer) considers different career options and Carolyn (Fiona Shaw) gets closer to her enemy
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TV
Connell and Marianne suffer individual losses in titanic spadefuls in episodes nine and 10, as abusive relationships and premature deaths create a sense of immense anguish
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In episode three, Villanelle (Jodie Comer) is encouraged to keep killing by the Twelve, Eve (Sandra Oh) is catching up with her assassin/lover, and Konstantin (Kim Bodnia) is stressed
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TV
The second half of the BBC's Normal People lurches into focus with great pain – Hettie McDonald directs a strained academic year and a suffocating holiday
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TV
In episode six, Eve (Sandra Oh) investigates her ex's puncturing and Villanelle (Jodie Comer) hangs with Konstantin (Kim Bodnia) after last week's explosive finish
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Lenny Abrahamson directs his last two episodes of the series by dealing in extremes, delivering an hour of television both satisfying and devastating
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Episode 5 is all about Villanelle (Jodie Comer) as she travels back to Mother Russia to visit her family. Get ready for strange reunions, harvest festivals and Elton John
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Marianne and Connell navigate the end of school and the start of college in two searing, stunning episodes crystallising the devastation of youthful mistakes
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In episode 4, Eve (Sandra Oh), Villanelle (Jodie Comer), Carolyn (Fiona Shaw) and Konstantin (Kim Bodnia) all question their life choices
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The BBC adaptation of Sally Rooney's bestselling novel begins with two simmering episodes directed by Lenny Abrahamson, introducing the characters intimately
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Episode 3 shows how funny Killing Eve can be, as Villanelle (Jodie Comer) makes friends with a baby and Carolyn (Fiona Shaw) tries to have fun
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We've watched four episodes of Normal People, based on Sally Rooney's second novel, and we're already in love with it. Here's why you need to watch the upcoming BBC adaptation
