Retired neurosurgeon Henry Marsh confronts guilt over patient deaths and a cancer diagnosis in a documentary that probes conscience, mortality and the cost of surgical decision-making. Hostage is a fast, furious political thriller in which a prime minister's husband is kidnapped and terrorists demand her resignation, supported by strong performances and location-driven production. Long Story Short is an animated, time-hopping comedy about a Jewish family spanning the 1950s to the 2020s, blending melancholy with humor. The Real Housewives of London delivers a glossy, drama-prone reality series set in the capital.
An exquisite documentary, following pioneering neurosurgeon Henry Marsh, who is racked with guilt over patients who've died, and wrestling with his conscience following a cancer diagnosis What our reviewer said A deep meditation on what it means to have lived: death hands us a ledger of triumphs and mistakes, the happiness we've spread tallied against the pain we've inflicted. Was it all worth it? Jack Seale Read the full review Further reading How brain surgeon Henry Marsh went from doctor to patient: I blurted out the question we all ask how long have I got?'
A fast, furious political thriller starring Suranne Jones as a PM whose husband is kidnapped, with terrorists demanding her resignation as the ransom. What our reviewer said Everyone is terrific in this, and the budget is well spent on location shoots in French Guiana (or somewhere very like it), with Jones doing her usual sterling work as an everywoman in extraordinary circumstances. Lucy Mangan Read the full review Further reading Kidnap, blackmail and Suranne Jones as PM: inside Hostage, Netflix's breakneck new political thriller
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