What To Watch W/C Monday 17th November
This week brings a mix of powerful films, real-life stories and a brand-new Derbyshire mystery. Director Jesse Quinones brings Cooper and Fry, Kingsley Ben-Adir leads Bob Marley: One Love from director Reinaldo Marcus Green, and Yinka Shonibare shares his life in a rare BBC interview. There’s plenty to watch, whether you want drama, documentaries or […]
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This week brings a mix of powerful films, real-life stories and a brand-new Derbyshire mystery.
Director Jesse Quinones brings Cooper and Fry, Kingsley Ben-Adir leads Bob Marley: One Love from director Reinaldo Marcus Green, and Yinka Shonibare shares his life in a rare BBC interview.
There’s plenty to watch, whether you want drama, documentaries or something inspiring.
Dive in and discover the stories worth staying in for.
A Thousand And One – Monday 17th November @ 11pm | BBC Two
Follows unapologetic and free-spirited Inez, who kidnaps her six-year-old son Terry from the foster care system. Holding onto their secret and each other, mother and son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability, in a rapidly changing New York City.
Starring Teyana Taylor, Josiah Cross, Will Catlett, Aaron Kingsley Adeola, Aven Courtney, Adriane Lenox & more. Directed by A V Rockwell.
Cooper And Fry – Tuesday 18th November @8pm | Channel 5
Young detectives Ben Cooper and Diane Fry clash as they probe two unearthed bodies on a Derbyshire farm. Guided by local folklore and pressured by alarming discoveries, the mismatched pair must overcome distrust to uncover dark secrets surrounding Tanglewood Farm, before its sinister past engulfs the town once more.
Directed by Jesse Quinones with Vincent Jerome .
In My Own Words: Yinka Shonibare – Tuesday 18th November @ 10:40pm | BBC One
The British-Nigerian visual artist Yinka Shonibare gives a rare interview about his life and career, prompted by archive footage, photographs and home movies. Topics include the moment his sculpture, Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle, was unveiled on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square in 2010, and his emotional homecoming trip to Nigeria – the first time he had been able to go back to see friends and family for 30 years. He also talks about the impact of the spinal virus he contracted as a teenager, which left him paralysed down one side of his body.
The Alabama Solution – Thursday 20th November @ 9pm | Sky Docs
Documentary film about the prison system in Alabama told from the perspective of incarcerated inmates, who reveal endemic abuse of power and a cover-up.
Bob Marley: One Love – Friday 21st November | Netflix
Celebrates the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love and unity. On the big screen for the first time, discover Bob’s powerful story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his revolutionary music.
Starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as the legendary musician and Lashana Lynch his wife Rita Marley. Also with Micheal Ward, Tosin Cole, Anthony Welsh, Nadine Marshall, Umi Myers & more. Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green.
The Holdovers – Saturday 22nd November | Netflix
Follows a curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually he forms an unlikely bond with one of them, a damaged, brainy troublemaker and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam With Da’Vine Joy Randolph.
Two Black Boys in Paradise – Streaming Now | Channel 4
Eden (19) and Dula (18) are two Black boys on a journey of self-acceptance. Their love for each other, and their refusal to hide it, lands them in a paradise free from shame and judgement.
From actor Ian McKellen and draws inspiration from the poignant words of award-winning poet and author Dean Atta, who not only serves as a co-writer but also assumes the role of Executive Producer.
Actor and musician Jordan Stephens lends his voice as the narrator with actor Arun Blair-Mangat providing non-verbal sounds for the film.
