44 h. ago Pluribus to All’s Fair: the seven best shows to stream this week

Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan is back with a gripping, funny, head-spinner of a show, while Kim Kardashian stars in a blazingly camp drama about divorce lawyers. Plus, the thrilling return of Squid Game: The Challenge Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan returns with a gripping, funny, bleak, bewildering head-spinner of a series. It begins with a mysterious communication from outer space. This turns out to be an earthly glimpse of extraterrestrial technology: a psychic glue, binding humanity together. Great news, right? If you are one of the few people across the world seemingly immune to this zombified bliss, not so much. The superb Rhea Seehorn stars as Carol Sturka, a cranky writer of bad, extremely successful historical romances and, reluctantly, the keeper of the flame of righteous human cynicism. Pluribus establishes and maintains a tone all of its own – dark humour, oddball surrealism and existential horror. Apple TV, from Friday 7 November Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Down Cemetery Road to Jimmy Carr’s Am I the A**hole? The seven best shows to stream this week

Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson team up in the cracking new thriller from Slow Horses creator Mick Herron, and Jimmy Carr’s new comedy will draw gasps by the minute. Plus: there’s a new Witcher!When a gas main explodes in a quiet Oxford street it initially comes as a merciful respite from the awkward dinner party being hosted by Sarah Tucker (Ruth Wilson). But soon, the fallout from the explosion becomes more disconcerting. Sarah (by day, a bored art historian) turns detective when an attempt to deliver a card to a child injured in the blast drags her into a conspiracy; soon she’s in cahoots with Emma Thompson’s spiky PI Zoe Boehm and getting entirely out of her depth. As befits a thriller adapted from a novel by Slow Horses creator Mick Herron, it’s an enjoyably astringent, increasingly nervy mixture of edgewalking intrigue and unsentimental, pitch-black humour. Apple TV, from Wednesday 29 October Continue reading...

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1 week ago Sean Connery's 'masterpiece' film that made fans 'cry five times' is on TV today

Sean Connery's 1976 film called a "masterpiece" by fans will be available to stream free for a limited time from this week

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2 w. ago NFL Week 6 scores and live updates: Highlights, stream, schedule, standings, playoff picture

NFL Week 6 scores and live updates: Highlights, stream, schedule, standings, playoff picture  The New York Times

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2 w. ago NFL Week 6 scores and live updates: Panthers upset Cowboys, highlights, stream, schedule, standings, playoff picture

NFL Week 6 scores and live updates: Panthers upset Cowboys, highlights, stream, schedule, standings, playoff picture  The New York Times

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3 w. ago JLR vehicle production restarts in Solihull after cyber attack

Remaining factories in Solihull and Halewood will come back on stream next Monday, followed by the last overseas sites later next week.

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3 w. ago Victoria Beckham's staggering net worth and how much she's made from Netflix documentary

Victoria Beckham's three-part documentary series will be available to stream on Netflix this week.

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