THE 20 BEST TV SHOWS TO WATCH THIS AUTUMN
A new take on Prince Andrew’s infamous Newsnight interview? The last hurrah for the petrolhead trio that is Hammond, May and Clarkson? Former MP Jacob Rees-Mogg taking a Kardashian-style turn by letting reality TV cameras into his family home?
There will never be a dull moment on the small screen this autumn – and you won’t want to miss any of them.
Here are the 20 best TV shows to watch this autumn
Slow Horses, season four
Jackson Lamb and his band of MI5 misfits return in a series that never lets up in quality. The baddie this season: a heavily bearded Hugo Weaving.
Apple TV+, Sept 4
The Grand Tour, finale
After nearly 22 years, the Hammond-May-Clarkson axis comes to an end with one last Boys Own petrolhead blowout for the road – this time in Zimbabwe.
Amazon Prime Video, Sept 13
Agatha All Along
Marvel’s most endearing villain since Loki gets her own spin-off show. Last seen in WandaVision, witch Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) must break free of the spell that keeps her trapped.
Disney+, Sept 19
A Very Royal Scandal
Prince Andrew’s infamous Newsnight interview, which was also recreated in Netflix’s film Scoop, is the latest subject in the drama anthology. Michael Sheen plays Prince Andrew and Ruth Wilson is Emily Maitlis in this three-part series.
Amazon Prime Video, Sept 19
The Penguin
Buried beneath hefty prosthetics, Colin Farrell stars in this dark origin story of Batman’s nemesis.
NOW and Sky Atlantic, Sept 20
Apples Never Fall
The latest perfect-lives-gone-awry bestseller from Liane “Big Little Lies” Moriarty has an all-star cast in Sam Neill, Annette Bening, Alison Brie and Jake Lacy.
BBC One, Sept
Joan
We’ve already had dramas about the Hatton Garden heist and the Brink’s-Mat robbery. Now Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones) stars in this biopic of the notorious 1980s diamond thief Joan Hannington.
ITV1, Sept
Ludwig
Not a biopic about the composer but a quirky comedy detective series starring David Mitchell as a man who assumes his twin brother’s identity when that twin (a successful DCI) disappears.
BBC One, early autumn
La Máquina
Y tu mamá también’s Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna reunite for this handsome Mexican drama about an ageing boxer (Bernal) and his one last shot at the title.
Disney+, Oct 9
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Alfonso Cuarón returns to TV for the first time in a decade with this atmospheric thriller starring Cate Blanchett as a journalist trying to keep her murky past hidden.
Apple TV+, Oct 11
Rivals
The first Jilly Cooper-based miniseries since the 1990s is a starry affair. David Tennant, Victoria Smurfit, Aidan Turner and Danny Dyer are among the cast of this steamy tale of upper-class rivalry.
Disney+, Oct 18
The Day of the Jackal
Frederick Forsyth’s acclaimed spy novel gets a thrilling update, with Eddie Redmayne taking on the role made famous by Edward Fox. No Time to Die’s Lashana Lynch co-stars.
NOW and Sky Atlantic, Nov 7
Bad Sisters, season two
Sharon Horgan’s Bafta-winning drama about five Irish sisters hiding the murder of the eldest’s abusive husband returns for a second series.
Apple TV+, Nov 13
Landman
Yellowstone’s Taylor Sheridan turns his attention from cowboys to oil tycoons. A stellar cast includes Billy Bob Thornton, Demi Moore, Jon Hamm and Andy Garcia.
Paramount+, Nov 17
Showtrial, season two
A whole new case for the Bafta Award-nominated drama, with Michael Socha’s disgraced copper standing accused of murder. Adeel Akhtar is his jittery defence solicitor.
BBC One, autumn
The Listeners
Rebecca Hall stars in this intriguing drama as an English teacher who begins to hear a low humming sound that few others can.
BBC One, autumn
Meet the Rees-Moggs
None of us expected the former Leader of the House of Commons to turn Kim Kardashian, but he and his family have let the cameras into their home for this reality series.
Discovery+, autumn
Wolf Hall
The third book in Hilary Mantel’s trilogy finally makes its way to screen, almost a decade after the first two. Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis return. It will be brilliant.
BBC One, autumn
Mr Loverman
In this adaptation of Bernardine Evaristo’s 2013 novel, Lennie James stars as the swaggering septuagenarian of the title who faces a reckoning when his long affair with his male best friend is uncovered by his wife.
BBC One, autumn
Generation Z
The ever-widening social gap between baby boomers and Gen Z is spoofed in Ben Wheatley’s horror satire about a chemical spill outside a care home that turns its ageing inhabitants into zombies.
Channel 4, autumn
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