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Momentum
Genre: Comedy Available: Monday
30 September Runs: 64min

After co-hosting C4’s The Big Narstie
Show and having his own C4 series The
La te i s h S how w i th M o G i ll ig a n, the
rising stand-up star becomes
the first black UK comedian
to get a comedy special
on Netflix. In it, he riffs on
humble beginnings, family
dynamics and the complex
art of dancing in a club.
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the new series...


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NEW


Genre: Drama Available: Tue 1 Oct
(episodes released weekly) Season: 2
Runs: 30min approx TVSW says: A hidden gem

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for You r L os s


NEW


Genre: Drama Available: Friday 4 October Season: 3
Episodes: 8 Runs: 60min TVSW says: Thornton is superb

There are plenty of famous
guest stars in the third season
of Amazon Prime Video’s
addictive legal drama starring
Billy Bob Thornton as defence
attorney Billy McBride.
Following Billy’s ill-fated
romance with Marisol, the
new series begins with the
u n e x p e c t e d d e a t h o f a n o l d

friend (Twi n Peaks’ Sherilyn
Fenn), which leads Billy to take
a case in a drought-stricken
region where he encounters
a billionaire rancher and his
sister, played by Dennis
Quaid and The Leftovers’
Amy Brenneman. Beau
Bridges and Westworld’s
Julia Jones also guest.

Goliath


For fans of


stand-up...


What we’re watching...


Paul Hollywood’s Big


Continental Road Trip


Season: 1 Episodes: 3 Runs: 59min
The Great British Bake Off judge embarks on a road
t r i p t o I t a l y, G e r m a ny a n d F ra n c e t o d i s c o ve r h o w
much the local people share his passion for cars.

Travel Man


Seasons: 1- 8 Episodes: 39 Runs: 23min


W i t h Jo e Lyc e t t s e t t o t a ke o ve r a s p r e s e n t e r, w e ’ ll m i s s
Richard Ayoade’s wit and likeability in this entertaining
series in which he and celebrity travellers see how
much they can cram in to 48 hours in a city.

The Great Travel Hack


Season: 1 Episodes: 5 Runs: 12min
The Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco hosts a fun travel
challenge with an environmental angle. Two teams
compete in a road trip across the USA and the one
with the lowest CO 2 emissions wins.

Bob Mortimer and
Richard Ayoade in
Hamburg on Travel Man

A sneak peek at what’s being watched in the TV&Satellite Week office


What the critics are saying


about the latest releases...


THIS WEEK: TRAVELOGUES


This moving drama about a young woman
struggling to cope with the sudden death of
her husband, Matt, has received rave reviews.
Elizabeth Olsen stars as grieving widow Leigh,
who gives up her writing job and moves back
in with her mother Amy (Janet McTeer) and
sister Jules (Kelly Marie Tran) as she tries to
get her life on track again. The action resumes
with Leigh’s efforts to get Matt’s graphic
novel published posthumously.
● facebook.com/watch/sorryforyourloss

Unbelievable
Genre: Drama Season: 1 Episodes: 8
Runs: 44-59min

Critics have praised this
true-crime drama about two
detectives hunting a serial
rapist, calling it ‘powerful’
and ‘serious’, with top-
tier performances from
its stars Toni Collette
and Merritt Wever.

Tall Girl
Genre: Romantic comedy
Runs: 102min

‘Heartfelt and hilarious,’
says one review of this
coming-of-age romcom
about a 6ft 1in teen
(Ava Michelle, left), who
struggles to fit in until
an equally tall exchange
student arrives.

Tom Clancy’s


Jack Ryan
Genre: Action thriller Season: 1
Episodes: 8 Runs: 43-64min

With the second series coming
to Amazon Prime Video on
1 November, catch the
first season now. John
Krasinski plays Jack
Ryan, a former Marine
and CIA financial analyst
forced into the field for
the first time.

Jack Whitehall:


Travels with My Father


Season: 3 Episodes: 2 Runs: 49-61min
Watching Jack Whitehall introduce his curmudgeonly
dad to all the weird and wonderful things on offer in
the American West is a delight and highly amusing.

Billy Bob Thornton
as Billy McBride
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