Better Call Saul
Bob Odenkirk’s Jimmy McGill has finally taken the Saul Goodman name for the fifth season of this Breaking Bad prequel, and it looks as if he is ready to delve into the dodgy dealings we came to love him for. As we get closer to the Breaking Bad timeline, work on Gus Fring’s meth lab is progressing and DEA agent Hank Schrader looks to be on the trail.
From Monday 24 February, Netflix
Dead Eyes
When actor Connor Ratliff was fired from a minor role in the miniseries Band of Brothers by Tom Hanks for having “dead eyes”, it sparked years of hilarious and often poignant soul-searching through the acting industry, which he now unpacks in this entertaining podcast.
Podcast
Last Tango in Halifax
Sally Wainwright’s tale of her mother’s second marriage returns for its fifth season, with Alan (Derek Jacobi) now looking for a part-time job to keep himself busy and Celia (Anne Reid) pursuing the finer things in life. It’s a charmingly sedate family drama.
Sunday 23 February, 9pm, BBC One
Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier
The inspiring story of the cold war race between the US and USSR to put the first black man in space – a power-play that was reframed to make a radical statement during the height of the civil rights era.
Thursday 27 February, 9pm, Smithsonian Channel
A Very British History
Academic Aminul Hoque takes a trip back to his birthplace of Bangladesh in this thoughtful documentary probing the often harsh realities of his father’s generation, who came to Britain in the 1960s. Now taking his children with him to Bangladesh for the first time, he asks how our sense of home and immigrant identity changes over the course of generations.
Wednesday 26 February, 9pm, BBC Four
I Am Not Okay With This
The creators of Stranger Things and The End of the F***ing World bring a new series based on Charles Forsman’s graphic novel about a teenage girl, Syd, who discovers there is more to her puberty than the occasional rage at her mum – there are superpowers involved. Also dealing with the recent death of her dad, this is a wry take on grief and young adulthood.
From Wednesday 26 February, Netflix
Young, Welsh and Pretty Minted
Playing like an advert for influencer culture, this series on the brightest of Wales’s young entrepreneurs returns. There is online currency trader Ashley, video game streamer Gonth, and sisters Sophie and Hannah, whose brand of makeup brushes has left them worth a sweet £12m.
From Monday 24 February, BBC Three
Altered Carbon
It’s 2348 and humanity seems to have ensured its immortality by being able to transfer consciousness to new bodies – but only for the rich and powerful. As the second series of the show begins, we follow Takeshi Kovacs as he continues to try to discover the reasoning behind his death 250 years before.
From Thursday 27 February, Netflix
The Midwife
The two Catherines are great in Martin Provost’s funny, moving drama. Catherine Frot is the rather abstemious, serious-minded midwife Claire; Catherine Deneuve the older more playful Béatrice, former mistress of Claire’s late father. The pair establish a charming rapport when Béatrice reveals she has a terminal illness.
Saturday 22 February, 10.45pm, BBC Four
The Twilight Zone
The 1950s horror anthology series gets a reboot from Get Out’s Jordan Peele, starring the likes of Seth Rogen and Chris O’Dowd. The opening episode sees Parks and Recreation’s Adam Scott playing an investigative journalist on a seemingly doomed transatlantic flight, except he is the only person who knows its fate and can save his fellow passengers.
Tuesday 25 February, 9pm, Syfy
