Great films, tV and cultural treats
WORDS
jason best, nick cannon, selina maycock, sharon sweeney
PhOtOgRaPhS
alamy, bbc, bbc/lookoutpoint/jaybrooks,
bbc/redproductions/guyfarrow, fox, itv, rhs/jimwileman, starz, ursulacoyote/netflix
Hatton
Garden
timothy
spall and
kenneth
cranham play pensioner criminal
masterminds in this four-part
drama based on the infamous
hatton garden jewellery heist
of 2015. ItVYears
and Years
this six-part
family saga
set in the future
stars russell tovey, rory kinnear
and anne reid, with emma
thompson playing an outspoken
celebrity-turned-politician. BBC OneGentleman
Jack
suranne jones,
sophie rundle
and katherine
kelly are among the all-star cast
of this eight-part series focusing
on forbidden lesbian love in the
19th century. suranne plays anne
lister, who faces harassment for
her sexuality. BBC OneMum
the third and
final series of
the touching
comedy sees
pauline (lesley manville) take her
family to a massive hired house
in the countryside for a week to
celebrate derek’s (peter mullan)
birthday. will they all manage
to get on? BBC twoHot new shows
On THe BOx
Amazing Grace
this fascinating documentary captures
Queen of soul aretha franklin at her
musical peak, performing the songs
for her bestselling gospel album,
Amazing Grace, at a baptist church
in los angeles in 1972. Out 10 MayThe Hustle
anne hathaway and rebel wilson
team up as chalk-and-cheese con
artists looking to fleece rich gullible
men on the côte d’azur in this gender-
switch remake of the 1988 comedy,
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Out 10 MayMust-see movies
Tolkien
this beautiful, moving biopic about the early life of jrr tolkien traces the emotional
roots of The Lord of the Rings author’s future mythical world back to his rural
worcestershire childhood, school-day friendships and the horrors of wwi. nicholas
hoult and lily collins shine as tolkien and his lifelong love, edith. Out 3 MayBiographical tale
Must-see coMedy
Musical docuMentary
lyrical fantasy
Rocketman
looking to repeat the box-office
bonanza of Bohemian Rhapsody,
this epic musical about elton john’s
breakthrough years stars Kingsman’s
taron egerton as elton and jamie bell
as lyricist bernie taupin. Out 24 May198 woman&home it’s all about you!