The best of TV and streaming this week Our critic’s selection of the latest in home viewing © BBC/The Forge/Nick Wall Hugh Laurie turns scandalous politician in David Hare’s RoadkillIngenious BBC1 series follows a fictional MP with many a skeleton in his closet The Twelve — chilling Belgian courtroom drama comes to Channel 4This slow-burning Flemish series follows a double murder trial through the eyes of a jury Enslaved, BBC2/Epix — black history from the seabed to the underground railroadSamuel L Jackson co-presents a series that emphasises the bravery of fugitives from US slavery Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor makes The Turn of the Screw newA loose, creepy adaptation transfers the characters and setting of Henry James’s novella to the 1980s At home with Marina Abramovic in BBC1’s ImagineThe performance artist reflects on her childhood and her groundbreaking works in an intimate documentary Miscarriage: Our Story on Channel 5 — a sensitive discussionJanice Sutherland’s well-handled film is broadcast on Infant Loss Remembrance Day More from this Series Porn industry comedy Adult Material crackles with humour Hayley Squires excels as a porn star and mum in Lucy Kirkwood’s new Channel 4 series Isis hostages tell harrowing stories in BBC2’s In the Face of Terror A grimly gripping three-part series about the quest to unmask and punish the group’s so-called “Beatles” Boswell and Johnson’s Scottish Road Trip retraces a 1773 adventure Frank Skinner and Denise Mina follow the journey undertaken by the two literary greats on Sky Arts Brave New World brings a very polished dystopia to Sky One A new adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s novel about a libidinous and inhumane future society is already dated Tehran — a nauseatingly tense spy drama on Apple TV PlusThe platform’s first non-English-language series follows an Israeli agent at large in the Iranian capital Ratched — Cuckoo’s Nest nurse gets starring role in Netflix seriesSarah Paulson, Judy Davis and Sharon Stone in a show of garish plot, gleaming visuals and febrile atmosphere The Singapore Grip on ITV — action hots up among the expatsThe adaptation of JG Farrell’s novel sees characters sheltering in their gardens from a distantly booming war BBC4 traces one of humanity’s most important inventions in The Secret History of WritingThe three-part documentary examines how writing developed through the millennia, from hieroglyphics to the alphabet Criminal returns to Netflix for a second round of questioningAn authentic Sophie Okonedo and pompous Kit Harington feature in the interrogation drama’s new season Jude Law stars in mysterious new mini-series The Third DaySplit into three parts, the drama begins with a man’s journey to the strange island of Osea Bizarre and filthy — Netflix’s The Duchess explores modern parenthoodKatherine Ryan writes and stars in a new comedy about a single mother in north London BBC4’s Mindful Escapes: Breathe, Release, Restore — soothing and light-as-airHeadspace co-founder Andy Puddicombe guides the viewer through peaceful images of nature Stylish Senegalese crime series Sakho and Mangane comes to All 4The French-language show follows two mismatched detectives who must solve a case shrouded in the supernatural Hilary Swank leads a mission to Mars in Netflix space drama AwayThe streaming service has spared no expense, but this ambitious series is let down by a laboured script Maisie Williams is on the hunt for revenge in Sky’s Two Weeks to LiveThe Game of Thrones star plays a young misfit searching for her father’s killer in the comedy-thriller Peter: The Human Cyborg, Channel 4 — an extraordinary battle against motor neurone diseaseThe documentary covers one of the boldest transitions ever undertaken using technology I Hate Suzie is a masterclass in messy disintegration starring Billie PiperAn actress’s life unravels after her phone is hacked in a new comedy by Lucy Prebble on Sky Atlantic BBC4’s African Renaissance is a dazzling investigation of art, power and cultureThe three-part series delves into the fascinating histories of Ethiopia, Senegal and Kenya Lovecraft Country — a dark fantasy set in the Jim Crow eraThe new HBO/Sky series channels the unsettling novels of horror author HP Lovecraft to explore race in 1950s America BBC1’s A Suitable Boy adapts Vikram Seth’s epic set in post-partition IndiaAmid social change, cocktails and tango parties vie with prayers and obedience to family Channel 4’s The Talk explores how parents prepare their children for racismProminent black Britons discuss the conversations where children learn how skin colour will impact their lives
