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In Choosing Death, episode 2 of Altered States, Louis Theroux goes to California to investigate people seeking an early death

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In episode 4 of Park Chan-wook's adaptation of John le Carré's The Little Drummer Girl, Charlie (Florence Pugh) has to perform for her life

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Episode 3 of Park Chan-wook's BBC adaptation of John le Carré's book The Little Drummer Girl is building up to something big

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2018 has been filled with inadequate, cruel, and dysfunctional families on TV like Patrick Melrose and The Haunting of Hill House on Netflix. Here are some of our favourites

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In episode 2 of Park Chan-wook's adaptation of John le Carré's The Little Drummer Girl, actor Charlie (Florence Pugh) must perform into harm's way

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In the first episode of Louis Theroux’s Altered States, Love Without Limits explores the pleasures and pitfalls of polyamorous relationships

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Settle in for an action-packed autumn with these TV dramas on the small screens

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The BBC's new psychological drama The Cry it is is one of the most compelling things we've seen on television this year

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Immersive and entertaining – Doctor Who continues to deliver on thrills, one liners, and strange worlds

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Sad, poignant, and without much to laugh about – the Wanderlust finale is a character-filled ball of emotions

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It's finally come: the much-anticipated series premiere of Doctor Who – with a new face, new thrills, and a new look. Series 11 is off to an electrifying start

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Set entirely within the therapy room, episode 5 of Wanderlust delves into Joy's psyche like never before. Now we need emotional support

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Initially released on the BBC and nabbed by Netflix, Wanderlust is a sad, funny meditation on human relationships. We spoke to the writer Nick Payne about the show

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Danny Boyle's adaptation of the infamous J. Paul Getty story looks set to thrill on BBC Two

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With an award-winning cast and thought-provoking storyline, Black Earth Rising is important TV

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Could you protect the woman whose politics you hate? Richard Madden and Keeley Hawes star in this explosive BBC One drama

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Grimy BBC period drama Taboo is set for second series. We look forward to eight more episodes of candlelit Tom Hardy, as the show sets sail for foreign lands

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The sensual, mystical story with a dark heart starring Natalie Dormer brought lovingly to life on the BBC

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We sat down to meet the star ahead of the BBC's release of Picnic at Hanging Rock

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And it all comes crumbling down: A Very English Scandal episode 2 is a buffoonish decline for the high and mighty

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Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw bring us the very worst of English society with wit and verve

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Donald Glover's emotionally fraught comedy Atlanta comes to BBC Two

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The world's finest orchestras, conductors, singers and instrumental soloists head for London for the biggest music festival on the planet

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This Agatha Christie adaptation is slow but full of intrigue

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New date and cast announced for BBC Agatha Christie adaptation this Easter

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Killing Eve: a new eight-part thriller from Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge

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Golden Globe award-winning actor Jon Hamm to star in BBC and Amazon Prime adaptation of the Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett novel Good Omens

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Get ready for tonight's finale with our BBC Collateral recap

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Spoilers: Too much show, not enough tell. Episode three of BBC Two's Collateral was far too preachy

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Writer David Hare has kicked the conservative hornets' nest. Ignore the outrage: BBC Collateral episode two is excellent storytelling

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Kae Alexander talks #metoo, the portrayal of women and gay relationships in the BBC's Collateral

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Why the new David Hare cop thriller on BBC is every feminists' dream – not that you'll notice