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The upcoming four-part drama, Close to Home, starring Anthony Boyle and Jessica Reynolds, comes from the producers of Normal People Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, the new anthology series created by Ryan Murphy, drops on Disney+ on Friday The 40-year-old Londoner is the daughter of jewellery designer Theo Fennell and author Louise Fennell. Her sister, Coco, is a fashion designer Cash Queens has just landed on Netflix, and fans of the French-language heist series have been bingeing the show's eight parts in just "one evening" Michaela Coel creates and stars in the new drama, First Day on Earth, which has added the likes of Thandiwe Newton and Maxine Peake to its cast… The BBC has a history of adding critically acclaimed films to its library, and after adding One Life, viewers have been praising the tear-jerking film The Strictly professional was first diagnosed with breast cancer back in 2023 and underwent a second mastectomy at the end of last year The American actor sadly lost his battle with bowel cancer aged 48, leaving behind an impressive legacy on both the small and big screen Bridgerton's Claudia Jessie and Downton Abbey star Penelope Wilton join Glenn Close in Channel 4's upcoming drama, Up to No Good Roísín Gallagher, Caoilfhionn Dunne and Sinéad Keenan star in Lisa McGee's brilliant new crime comedy With Valentine's Day on the horizon, these ten TV and film picks are sure to satisfy your craving for stories filled with longing The original detective series of Dalziel and Pascoe was brought to life by Colin Buchanan and Warren Clarke between 1996 and 2007 Suranne Jones and Rose Leslie are joined by a host of new faces for Vigil series three, which comes to BBC One and iPlayer later this year A Woman of Substance stars Brenda Blethyn and Jessica Reynolds in this Channel 4 adaption of the novel by Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE Secret Level is one of Prime's most underappreciated shows, despite the fact that it stars the likes of Keanu Reeves, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kevin Hart Netflix recently resurrected the 1987 classic Overboard, which stars Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, and fans have been falling in love with the incredible romcom The popular forensic crime drama, starring Emilia Fox and David Caves, returned to the BBC for its 29th season earlier this February Copper is set in 1860s New York during the American Civil War and follows a copper patrolling the notorious streets of Five Points Small Prophets is created, written and directed by Mackenzie Crook and follows an ordinary man who sets out to create mystical creatures in his garden shed… Awake, which stars Hayden Christensen and Jessica Alba, was originally a flop, but the thriller is now becoming popular on Prime after being added to the network Season 29 of the hit crime drama returned to the BBC earlier in February, seeing newlyweds Nikki and Jack investigate crime in Birmingham Emerald Fennell's bold take on Emily Brontë's classic novel, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, has divided film critics The Strictly Come Dancing and Traitors host will be adding another string to her bow in this exciting new role on Channel 4's dog show The last season of Doctor Who saw Ncuti Gatwa as the fifteenth Doctor before he regenerated into Billie Piper, who played Rose Tyler Apple TV's upcoming crime drama stars Jack Lowden as iconic Berlin detective Bernie Gunther from Philip Kerr's bestselling book series Fuze first hit screens at Toronto International Film Festival and stars Theo James, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Aaron Taylor-Johnson Virgin River returns viewers to the remote northern Californian town as newlyweds Mel and Jack embark on a new adventure Unfamiliar stars Felix Kramer and Susanne Wolff and is currently sitting in third place on Netflix's most-watched TV list The streaming service will arrive in the UK and Ireland in March and brings with it titles like The Pitt, Harry Potter and One Battle After Another This week's picks include a historical drama, a crime thriller, an intriguing love story and the return of one of Netflix's biggest dating shows Shaun Evans stars as M15 officer, John Hughes, in ITV's new four-part spy thriller, Betrayal, which premiered on ITV on Sunday 2026 has kicked off with a new BBC One adaptation of William Golding's timeless 1954 novel, Lord of the Flies Silent Witness has been a permanent fixture on the BBC for 30 years, and the returning 29th season moves from London to Birmingham We love Korean dramas over here at HELLO!, and Netflix's latest crime thriller, Undercover Miss Hong, is definitely checking all of the right boxes Channel 4 recently added Wildfire, an Irish thriller with a 95% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and its fans have been hailing the 2020 film The Finnish crime drama, Arctic Circle, which follows a police chief as she takes on dangerous cases, is available to stream for free on Channel 4 Valentine's Day is just over a week away, but Prime viewers have been left divided by their latest romcom, Relationship Goals, which stars Kelly Rowland Idris Elba will reprise his role as tormented detective, John Luther, in a second film for Netflix, which also stars Ruth Wilson Two years after becoming James Bond, Daniel Craig starred in war film Defiance, and fans have been rediscovering the movie after it landed on BBC iPlayer The Lincoln Lawyer, which stars Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as LA defense attorney Mickey Haller, is back with its fourth season Lord Alan Sugar, Baroness Karren Brady and Tim Campbell are back in the boardroom for season 20, which sees 20 candidates compete for the £250,000 investment Netflix's new true-crime documentary, The Investigation of Lucy Letby, delves into the story of convicted murderer Lucy Letby