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BOYD’S TV LAND
All the week’s news, views and erm, things to amuse from Boyd Hilton, heat’s King of Telly
MYTOP3
SHOWSONTV
StarTrek:Picard
Evennon-StarTrekfans
should enjoy this beautifully
made return to TV for Patrick
Stewart’s much-loved
Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
Amazon Prime Video,
from Friday
#80
DeadwaterFell
Therearenewrevelations
in the case of the horrific
fire at the centre of this
gripping mystery drama
starring David Tennant.
Channel 4, Friday, 9pm
Avenue5
ArmandoIannucci’shugely
entertaining sci-fi comedy
looking at the downside of
space tourism continues
in hilarious form.
Sky One/NOW TV,
Wednesday, 10pm
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Soz, Otis, don’t think
that first aid kit is
gonna help with
the chlamydia
situation...
MY VERDICT ON…
SexEducation
Season 2
exEducationissetinafantasy world. The
Britishschoolatthecentreof the action is
S likeadreamvisionof every American high
schoolmoviemashedtogether. Then, there’s the
housewheremaincharacter Otis (Asa Butterfield)
andhistherapistmumJean (Gillian Anderson)
live.LikesomethingoutofGrand Designs, it’s a
massivewoodencreationperched atop a mountain
withstunningvalleyviews. Dr Jean’s counselling
businessmustbegoingreally well. And yet,
somehowtheweirdunreality of the setting works
tounderlinetheshow’sspectacularly honest
depictionofyoungpeopleand their sex lives.
Seasontwo,whichdropped in full on Netflix last
Friday,outdoesthefulland frank tone of the first
serieswithanopeningthree-minute masturbation
sequencetoreintroducethe characters, and
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episode one revolves around a chlamydia
outbreak. Other topics tackled are sexual assault,
dirty talk and pretty much every type of adult
activity you can imagine. All this is handled with
the show’s wit and lightness of touch, helped no end
by the brilliant cast. The friendship between Otis
and his best pal Eric (Ncuti Gatwa) feels deeper
this time around, and Eric’s newly busy love life is
one of the most beautifully modulated storylines.
As for the new characters – Isaac, a newbie at the
caravan park, smart girl Viv who helps troubled
swimmer Jackson, and hot French student Rahim
– they’re all instantly engaging and fully formed,
making the show’s amazing ensemble feel even
more authentic and rounded. Two seasons in
and Sex Education is already one of TV’s all-
time great teen series. Long may it continue.
Spectacular competition
in which six British couples
compete for the ownership of
an extraordinary home in the
Alaskan wilderness, situated
over 100 miles from the nearest
road. BBC2, Sunday, 9pm