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Hayley Campbell and Scott Bryan join Kylie Pentelow to review the latest TV.

This week that includes the third, and probably final instalment of Jimmy McGovern’s anthology series Time, which features David Tennant playing a prison officer at a young offenders’ institution.

Amazon Prime Video has adapted Stephen King's horror 'Carrie' for TV, and for the 21st century. It stars Summer H. Howell, and still includes the prom, the blood staned dress, and the resulting fire.

And finally, it's ITV's five-part drama based on the acclaimed Elizabeth Day novel 'The Party' - starring Sarah Solemani, Joanna Scanlan and Luke Evans.

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Hayley Campbell and Scott Bryan join Naga Munchetty to review the latest TV.

Netflix is releasing a new adaptation of John Steinbeck's magnum opus East of Eden. Florence Pugh stars as Cathy Ames, as well as Mike Faist (Challengers), Christopher Abbott (Poor Things, Girls) and Joe Anders (1917).

From Channel 4, there's the drama Pierre, which stars David Harewood as the titular London solicitor as he investigates institutional corruption following the death of one of his clients. Written by John Donnelly and the playwright Roy Williams, and also starring Michele Austin, Jason Flemyng, and Dean-Charles Chapman.

Finally, there's Brothers on Apple TV. Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey play ever-so-slightly fictionalised versions of themselves in this comedy from Apple. Revelations come to light when Woody brings his family to live on McConaughey’s ranch.

Plus, we pick Scott's brains on Celebrity Traitors Series 2.

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Naga returns to complete the Must Watch trio once again this week, and joins Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell to review the latest TV

First up, Channel 5's Micheal Palin in the Philippines, following the former Python as he explores the landscape, politics, poverty and culture of the Philippines in this latest edition of his travel programmes.

Then there's Kill Jackie on Amazon Prime, a thumping crime thriller series starring Catherine Zeta-Jones. Jackie thought she'd left her troubled past behind, living for decades as one of the highest-of-high end art dealers. But when that past begins to catch up with her, Jackie needs to turn the tables on her attackers.

War, on Sky and HBO, follows the highly destructive and dramatic divorce of a tech mogul (Dominic West) and an A-list actor (Sienna Miller). They wrestle with how the destruction of their marriage came about as their respective lawyers gear up for one of the biggest divorce battles of modern times.

Adrian Chiles sits in for Naga Munchetty in today’s episode of Must Watch, as he joins Hayley and Scott for this week’s reviews.

Sky One’s The Wargame is up first, real politicians react to a fictititious scenario, to explore how the UK might react to a Russian attack. Former Cabinet Minister Michael Gove portrays the Prime Minister, former Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is his deputy, and former defence secretary Penny Mourdant work together to respond to a simulated scenario where Russia carries out a cyber and military attack on the UK.

Sharon Horgan’s newest project 'Youth' on HBO Max is next, a comedy following 50-something divorcee Alex (Horgan) as she juggles her dating life, career, and teenage son. Also starring Rupert Friend, Sharlene White and Aran Murphy.

Lastly, on MGM+ (the streaming-service-within-a-streaming-service, attached to Amazon Prime Video) there’s the crime drama American Hostage, starring Giovanni Ribisi as manic hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis and Jon Hamm as Fred Heckman, the affable Indianapolis radio host who finds himself in Tony’s crosshairs.

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Kylie Pentelow sits in for Naga Munchetty in today’s episode of Must Watch, as she joins Hayley and Scott for this week’s reviews.

Our first review is the highly anticipated end of the Seven Up series, with 70 Up: The Final Chapter. It began in 1964, with the late director Michael Apted filming seven-year-olds talking about their lives and ambitions. He revisited them every seven years, until he passed away in 2021. This final edition catches up with the original cast one last time.

Apple TV crime drama Last Seen is next, starring Patrick Brammal (Colin from Accounts) and Maxine Peake. A former police officer, still grieving the loss of his kidnapped daughter over a decade prior, starts seeing signs that she may still be out there.

Lastly, there’s the Australian crime comedy Reckless, a four-part Australian adaptation of the Scottish programme Guilt. Two siblings accidentally cause the death of an elderly man on the way back from a wedding. Rather than calling in the accident, they decide to try and cover their tracks instead.

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Hayley Campbell and Scott Bryan join Naga Munchetty in the latest episode of Must Watch. This week's shows include Gary Lineker’s new game show The Box (ITV). A group of celebrities are subject to a series of unpredictable challenges as they’re carted around the UK in giant metal boxes, in order to keep their trials a secret until the very last moment. Featuring Joey Essex, John Bercow, Jenny Ryan, and Ellie Taylor as well as a host of other celebs.

There’s the Disney+ dark comedy Ms. X, which follows a suburban stay-at-home mum named Mia (played by Melissa George) as she tries to scare her unfaithful husband, but things quickly turn dangerous as the criminal underworld gets involved.

Finally there’s New Zealand Spy, a comedy series created by Paul Williams, written by and starring Williams, Rose Matafeo, and Flight of the Concords’ Bret McKenzie. Three unlikely candidates respond to a newspaper ad and must navigate the world of espionage.

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Naga’s back alongside Hayley Campbell and Scott Bryan to review the latest TV releases in this special bumper episode. There’s the second series of the Disney+ comedy Adults, a Gen Z coming-of-age sitcom about a group of 20-somethings living in a house together in New York.

From Netflix, there’s the new documentary Turning Point: Generation 9/11, examining the consequences of the World Trade Center attacks twenty five years on. 50% of Americans living today are too young to remember 9/11; but they are the generation processing the consequences of it.

On Sky and NOWTV, there’s a new instalment of Tea with Judi Dench, featuring fellow national treasure and longtime friend Sir Ian McKellen. The two legends of stage and screen catch up and reminisce about their long and illustrious careers.

Finally, there’s a new adaptation of the bestselling John Grisham novel The Rainmaker, previously adapted into a film in 1997, starring Matt Damon. This version shifts proceedings to the modern day and stars Milo Callaghan (Rivals) as idealistic young lawyer Rudy Baylor. He has to square up against his former employer Leo Drummond (John Slattery) in this courtroom drama.

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Emma Vardy sits in for Naga Munchetty in today’s episode of Must Watch, as she joins Scott and Hayley to review the new superhero show from HBO: Lanterns, starring Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre. This new adaptation of the legendary superhero follows experienced intergalactic peacekeeper Hal Jordan (Chandler) as he trains his new fellow green lantern, Jon Stewart (Pierre) and solves a crime in rural Nebraska, with extraterrestrial implications.

Also, on the box this week, there’s a new crime caper starring Brooke Shields called You’re Killing Me, which follows a famous author (Shields) and a Gen Z podcaster (Amalia Williamson) as they unite to investigate a series of murders. There’s also the third series of the horror anthology The Terror, Devil in Silver, which stars Dan Stevens as a man wrongfully imprisoned in a sinister psychiatric hospital and his fight to remain sane.

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Emma Vardy stands in for Naga Munchetty on Must Watch this week.

This week the trio reviewed ‘My Brilliant Career’ the iconic Australian story that began as a 1901 semi-autobiographical novel by Miles Franklin. It follows Sybylla Melvyn (Phillipa Northeast), a headstrong and rebellious young farm girl in rural Australia who dreams of becoming a writer, without wanting to let romance get in the way.

Next, it's 'Buried' with Michael Sheen, a new two-part documentary series with the well-known actor. Here he looks at allegations that a chemicals giant decades ago dumped huge amount of industrial chemicals all around Wales, resulting in contamination and concerns from locals that it could be responsible for an increase in cancer rates in the region.

Finally, it's 'Race Against The Tide', a competitive sand sculpting competition on BBC Two. Expert professional sand sculptors are partnered with creative newbies and their sand sculptures are judged on technical prowess and detail. As the title suggests, they are racing against the tide.

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Emma Vardy stands in for Naga Munchetty on Must Watch this week.

This week the trio reviewed 'Hit Point' a six-part series on U&Dave and from the creators of Misfits. The series starts when three men in animal masks intercept a Range Rover carrying ten million pounds in cash and detectives Bella and Leo are called to investigate. It premiers on the 13th of August and stars Peter Serafinowicz, William Abadie and Nick Blood.

Next, 'The Shards' a nine-part teen drama on Disney+, based on the book by Bret Easton Ellis and directed by Ryan Murphy. It follows Bret (Igby Rigney) a student in his final year of high school in 1981 in Los Angeles who becomes obsessed new student Robert Mallary (Homer Gere), at the same time as a serial killer rips through the local community.

Finally, 'The Westies' an eight-part drama about the real-life 1980s Irish-American gang The Westies, who partnered with the Italian-American mafia in Manhattan. It features JK Simmons as the Irish gang leader, Eamon Sweeney.

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