Lord of the Flies
BBC One
Jack Thorne’s adaptation of the William Golding novel is rich with suspicion and paranoia as a group of marooned young boys betray friends to save their own skin – and fall recklessly for the excitement of a leader who promises easy alternatives. Sound familiar?
Small Prophets
BBC Two
Mackenzie Crook, creator of the hilarious metal detector enthusiast series, Detectorists, strikes gold again with this sitcom about a lonely man (Pearce Quigley) living in a Manchester cul-de-sac and at an existential dead-end. Also featuring Michael Palin.
Love Story
Disney Plus
The prolific Ryan Murphy has created a romance for the ages with a nine-parter following JFK Jr (Paul Anthony Kelly) and Carolyn Bessette (Sarah Pidgeon) from their 1996 wedding to their tragic end. Nineties nostalgia-bait dressed in very good clothes.
Knife Crime: What Happened to Our Boys?
BBC One
Disturbing evidence of organised crime’s grip on the country, this harrowing documentary tells the story of two teenage boys murdered in south-east London and the gangs they were caught up in.
Illustration by Charlotte Durance
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