What To Watch This Week 09.09.24

Jack Whitehall: Fatherhood With My Father, Netflix 

Jack Whitehall’s comedic road-trip documentary series, Travels With My Father, spanned five seasons and was a big hit for Netflix. Now, after becoming a father himself, Jack is on a new sort of adventure and is (maybe) finding more common ground with his own father. This time the bickering duo are back visiting various destinations across the world to find new ways to be the best version of themselves and better fathers. 

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Grand Designs: 25 Years & Counting, Channel 4

Everyone’s favourite architecture show is turning 25 this year and to celebrate, Kevin McCloud returns for a special episode. The milestone episode looks back at some of the most ambitious and dramatic projects from the show, reflecting on its impact on home innovation. He'll revisit families from some of the series' most memorable builds, where babies have grown into university students and construction sites have become lived-in homes.

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In Vogue: The 90s, Disney+

The hotly anticipated series In Vogue: The 90s offers a definitive look at the decade that reshaped fashion, told through the eyes of Vogue icons like Anna Wintour, Hamish Bowles and Edward Enninful. Spanning key moments – from the supermodel era and Kate Moss's rise to the impact of Aids – it’s a perfectly curated, star-studded dive into the 90s. Featuring insights from fashion and pop culture legends like Naomi Campbell, Marc Jacobs, Kate Moss, and Gwyneth Paltrow, the six-part series captures the era’s game-changing moments, from grunge to Hollywood and hip-hop’s influence on global fashion.

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Emily In Paris: Part 2, Netflix 

After the tumultuous part one of season four, our favourite plucky American Emily Cooper (Lily Collins) is heading to Rome – embracing her Hepburn-esque Roman Holiday adventure for part two. Naturally, Emily is never too far from romance and meets Marcello, a new love interest with a business connection to her company. As her glamorous life unfolds in Rome, the show’s signature drama – and big fashion moments – continue. 

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Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter, Netflix

At 17, Cathy Tarkanian placed her daughter for adoption and long wondered about her fate. In this two-part documentary, produced by Charlize Theron, Tarkanian uncovers a shocking mystery: her child went missing from her adoptive family in 1989. Determined to find her daughter, Tarkanian embarks on an unexpected journey. 

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Lee

Based on the book The Lives Of Lee Miller, written by her son,  Lee is a new biographical film that tells the story the extraordinary but under-documented American photographer and photojournalist. When World War II broke out, Lee applied her expertise as a fashion and fine art photographer to document pivotal moments in history such as the London blitz, the liberation of Paris and the concentration camps of Buchenwald and Dachau. The cast includes Kate Winslet as Lee Miller, as well as Marion Cotillard, Andy Sandberg, Josh O’Connor and Alexander Skarsgård.

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Speak No Evil

James McAvoy is at his most terrifying in this Hollywood remake of the Danish cult thriller. Speak No Evil tells the story of an American family who are invited to spend a weekend in an idyllic British country house, only to find their hosts slowly become more and more psychotic. It's a boiling-lobster kind of psychological thriller – by the time the family realises what is going on, they are already in hot water. Famed horror/thriller director, James Watkins (Eden Lake, The Woman In Black) is directing.

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The Critic 

Based on Anthony Quinn’s novel Curtain Call, The Critic is set in 1930s London and tells the story of scathing theatre critic, Jimmy Erskine (played by Ian McKellen). After the owner of the Daily Chronicle passes away and his son assumes control, Jimmy's job is at risk. To secure his position, Jimmy strikes a deal with Nina Land (Gemma Arterton), a struggling actress, setting off a chain of events involving desire, blackmail and betrayal. 

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Nightsleeper, BBC

Alexandra Roach (The Light in the Hall) and Joe Cole (Gangs of London, Peaky Blinders) star in Nightsleeper, a six-part thriller written by Bafta winner Nick Leather (Murdered For Being Different). The series follows a hijacked train en route from Glasgow to London, plunging into a tense, action-packed night. Joe Roag (Cole), an off-duty cop, and Abby Aysgarth (Roach), acting director at the National Cyber Security Centre, must uncover who's behind the attack before time runs out. Part action-adventure, part whodunit, expect twists and non-stop suspense.

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