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From David Fincher's new cinematic endeavour Mank, starring Gary Oldman, to Mariah Carey lifting spirits in her Magical Christmas Special, this week in TV is both silly and investigative

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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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Keeley Hawes stars in this harrowing and fascinating ITV drama, based on the true story of Banaz Mahmod. Banaz was murdered by her family in an 'honour'-based killing

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In this film debut from Channing Godfrey Peoples, former Miss Juneteenth winner Turquoise (Nicole Beharie) encourages her daughter Kai (Alexis Chikaeze) to follow in her footsteps

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Pushing four new suspects into Criminal's snazzy interrogation room, this season stars Kit Harington, Sharon Horgan, Sophie Okonedo and Kunal Nayyar

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David Tennant stars as Dennis Nilsen in Des, ITV's new three-part drama about the serial killer's arrest and eventual conviction. Daniel Mays and Jason Watkins also star

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We need the darkness to enjoy the light, and Netflix provides. From Black Mirror to Mindhunter, here are the darkest shows to distract you during self-isolation

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Matthew Macfadyen (Succession) and Sian Clifford (Fleabag) play Charles and Diana Ingram in the small-screen take on the 2001 Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? cheating scandal

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Visual Arts 

From Willem Dafoe's turn at Vincent van Gogh to an epic depiction of Gerhard Richter's life, here are the most colourful portraits of the great artists

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From anxiously funny This Way Up with Aisling Bea to the drug-filled realities presented in Euphoria with Zendaya, 2019 has been a year packed with excellent television

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With Criminal, Netflix travels across four countries to provide 12 stories of extraordinary crime: all set within the interrogation room. David Tennant stars

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Theatre 

Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig premieres a gripping story of a whistleblower during the Chinese Aids crisis at the Hampstead Theatre

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Theatre 

The Globe stages Richard III, a deliciously villainous play featuring the hunchback that everyone loves to hate.

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Theatre 

Dominic Hill's A Midsummer Night's Dream at Regent's Park is dark, hilarious and open air theatre at its very best

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In The Widow episode 8, after Georgia (Kate Beckinsdale) learns the reasons behind her husband's disappearance, she still wants to help the Congo

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In The Widow episode 5 & 6, Georgia (Kate Beckinsale) finds Pieter Bello (Bart Fouche), and Martin (Charles Dance) and Ariel (Ólafur Darri Ólafsson) search for the Flight 19 bomber

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In The Widow episode 3 and 4, Georgia (Kate Beckinsale) starts resorting to extreme measures to find the frightening Pieter Bello (Bart Fouche)

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In ITV's The Widow, Kate Beckinsale (playing Georgia) flies to the Congo after seeing evidence that her husband may have survived a tragic plane crash

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From Killing Eve writer Rob Williams comes The Victim, the BBC's latest investigative drama that asks difficult questions about a child murder. Starring Kelly Macdonald and John Hannah

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In The Bay, ITV have brought us enticing twists, intriguing characters, and visually absorbing settings. Here's why you should watch it

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In Ben is Back, Julia Roberts plays Holly Burns, mother to recovering drug addict Ben (Lucas Hedges). But after coming home for Christmas, Ben's dark past catches up with him

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Nordic folklore is combined with grisly crimes in a Swedish genre-bender Border, based on the writings of John Ajvide Lindqvist

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From influential director Asghar Farhadi and starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, Everybody Knows is a fine-tuned family drama that sometimes falls flat

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In the Cleaning Up finale, Sam (Sheridan Smith) is losing control and her persona 'Nancy' starts to evaporate. Her plans fall apart, but she's not giving up

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In Pure episode 2, Marnie (Charly Clive) still struggles with her sexually intrusive OCD, but tries to find herself through Charlie (Joe Cole), a recovering porn addict

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In Cleaning Up episode five, Sam (Sheridan Smith) starts to enjoy her persona 'Nancy' a little too much – which may prove to be her downfall

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In True Detective episode 5, 1990 Wayne (Mahershala Ali) is getting closer to finding the truth and so is 2015 Wayne. The latter seeks an old friend for help

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In Pure, Channel 4's new sex-infused comedy-drama, Marnie (Charly Clive) suffers an especially intrusive form of OCD. She hops on a coach to London in the hope of finding answers

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In Cleaning Up episode 4, Sam (Sheridan Smith) has to delve into her conning talents to support her new alter-ego. But now, there's a greater risk of 'Nancy' being revealed

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In True Detective episode four, the season reaches its halfway point and Wayne (Mahershala Ali) is close to finding answers

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In episode three of ITV's Sheridan Smith drama Cleaning Up, Sam is moving deeper into the world of insider trading – even creating a fake persona to get ahead

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In episode 3 of True Detective, the Purcell case is reopened in 1990 – causing Detective Roland (Stephen Dorff) to seek out Wayne (Mahershala Ali)