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Nolly review – Helena Bonham Carter is brilliantly camp in Russell T Davies’s impeccable drama

The actor is flamboyant, frank and funny as a Crossroads legend. It’s a joy to watch this warm, thoughtful tribute to soaps, fabulous older women – and showbiz itself

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For the Love of Dilfs review – Stormy Daniels’s gay dating show is a hoot from start to finish

Essentially a queer Love Island, this ‘hypersexualised reality show’ sees ‘daddies’ and ‘himbos’ try to find their soulmate. It’s tonnes of lean, not-so-clean fun

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Casa Susanna review – this portrait of queer life in an era of illegality is incredibly moving

This beautiful documentary tells the tale of a 1960s resort that offered total freedom to ‘cross-dressing men’ to be themselves. It’s a poignant, celebratory, sad story

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Three Minutes: A Lengthening review – Helena Bonham Carter is profoundly poetic in an astounding documentary

The actor’s meditative voiceover guides viewers through a hugely moving look at a 1938 video clip of a Polish village – before it was decimated by the Holocaust

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100% ruthless: why the nasty US Traitors ruins the reality show

It’s full of reality TV stars, packed with mean competitiveness and has none of the charming sincerity of the UK version. Hopefully it’s not a warning sign for series two …

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Know Your Sh!t review – a cheery odyssey into other people’s poo

Avoid eating chocolate ice-cream while watching this surprisingly poignant gut health show, which is filmed in ‘Poo HQ’. Think Embarrassing Bodies meets You Are What You Eat …

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‘A modern-day fairytale’: the joyful Japanese food and friendship drama you should never watch hungry

This gorgeous series from a Palme d’Or-winning director shows life in a Japanese geisha house, and its kitchens. It’s so beautiful that it even turns vegetable shopping into a delight

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The Last of Us review – one of the finest TV shows you will see this year

This desperately moving drama set in a zombie-ravaged US is a phenomenal blend of horror and heart, with a cast that could not be more perfect

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The Reunion review – one scene is so violent it’s actually unwatchable

This ITV thriller is full of ludicrous plot twists and every single trope you’d expect from murder mystery hokum. Until it turns unexpectedly gruesome and queasily retro about sexuality

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The Lying Life of Adults review – another impeccable Elena Ferrante TV show

Netflix takes Ferrante’s coming-of-age tale about a bored teen and her brash, entrancing aunt and adds rocket fuel. They’re having a blast – and you will too

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Stonehouse review – Matthew Macfadyen is a brilliantly bad baddie in this fun, death-faking romp

Macfadyen and Keeley Hawes are a cheeky, campy delight in the endlessly entertaining story of the inept MP – and worst spy ever – who disappeared from a Miami beach

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Romantic Getaway review – Katherine Ryan and Romesh Ranganathan are brilliant in IVF heist caper

This romcom/thriller about a couple who steal from their work sees its two leads – and Johnny Vegas as their boss – form a killer trio. Expect daft fun

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Without Sin review – Vicky McClure is fantastic in this heavyweight thriller

The Line of Duty star is predictably great as she wrestles with the grief of her daughter’s murder in a top-notch conspiracy drama

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Riches review – prepare to be addicted to this Jackie Collins-esque drama

Soapy, slick and thoroughly enjoyable, this series about the battle to inherit a Black beauty brand is like Empire meets Dynasty meets Footballers’ Wives. It’s confident, escapist fun

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Emily in Paris season three review – there’s no point fighting this nonsense any more

The plot lurches from melodrama to high farce, it’s frequently baffling and the supposedly luxury marketing could have come from a task on The Apprentice. But – whisper it – it’s really fun …

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The 50 best TV shows of 2022: No 2 – Sherwood

This beautiful, gripping story about Britain past and present had crossbow murders, decades-long feuds, gallows humour and a glorious cast. Who could ask for more?

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I’m 100% faithful: The Traitors is the most exquisite reality TV of the year

On paper, it sounds a bit tepid. In reality, I am devouring each episode with multiple text chats on the go. This is White Lotus meets Big Brother 1 – the most addictive show in ages

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‘If Agatha Christie was writing now, there’d be a tech billionaire’: Daniel Craig and the stars of Knives Out on the new age of whodunnits

It was the slowburn hit of 2019 that revived murder mysteries for the big screen. Now Knives Out is back with another killer cast – who talk dressing up, their festive plans and the Mafia fiend among them

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Children of the Taliban review – this beautiful documentary is an absolute must-watch

There are too many moving scenes to count as we follow four youngsters living in Kabul. This is thought-provoking TV that’s full of hopes, dreams – and the necessity of education

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Undercover: Sexual Harassment – The Truth review – so upsetting it should come with a trigger warning

In the most shocking part of this disturbing documentary, Ellie Flynn pretends to be drunk in city centres and is circled by men who insist on taking her back to her hotel

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The White Lotus finale review – an absolute televisual chef’s kiss

Yet again, this show has proved that it is possible to make outstanding TV that both plays to the crowd and refuses to sing the classics. What a glorious way to see off the year

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The 50 best albums of 2022: No 10 – Nilüfer Yanya: Painless

The bracing and compulsive follow-up to 2019’s raved-about Miss Universe saw the genre-dabbling London guitarist confidently refining her sound

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The White Lotus is sure to end with a bang – but who will it kill off this time?

Series two of Mike White’s intricate social satire draws to close against a backdrop of Sicily and high body count

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A Spy Among Friends review – don’t take your eyes off this star-packed espionage thriller

Guy Pearce is a charismatic traitor, Damian Lewis is an enigma and Anna Maxwell Martin carries along a fabulous drama that’s full of excitement – if a tad stuffy

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I’m An Alcoholic: Inside Recovery review – the first ever peek inside an AA meeting is hugely moving

This candid chronicle of an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting is sensitive, impeccably balanced – and incredibly uplifting

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