The Shows Must Go On : Unmissable TV to watch this November

Culprits (Disney+)

Former Peaky Blinders star Ned Dennehy and Niamh Algar fly the Irish flag in this pulsating post-heist drama, which also finds room in its heavyweight cast for Gemma Arterton, Misfits man Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and Eddie Izzard. Several years after committing what seemed like the perfect robbery, the members of a disbanded crime gang find themselves being killed off one by one. The paranoia levels ramp up as they try to find out who the vengeful assassin is.

Fellow Travelers (Paramount+)

Adapted from the Thomas Mallon novel of the same name, this historical Washington D.C. drama is set against the backdrop of the McCarthy witch-hunts, which targeted not only communists but also ‘sexual subversives’ like political staffers Hawk and Tim whose love is most definitely forbidden. Similar in tone and execution to Mad Men - yes, it’s that good - it features a great turn from Jonathan Bailey who bears an uncanny resemblance to Lord Anthony Bridgerton.

Fellow Travelers on Paramount+

A Murderer At The End Of The World (Disney+)

From the makers of The OA comes this old fashioned (in a good way) whodunnit about Darby Hart, a Gen Z amateur sleuth and tech-savvy hacker who, along with eight other guests, is invited to a remote retreat by a mysterious billionaire. When one of them dies of supposed natural causes, it’s left to Darby to prove that it was in fact murder of the foulest kind. While stopping short of parody, there are lots of knowing nods to Agatha Christie and moments of stratospheric camp. Lead duties fall to Emma-Louise Carron who was last seen playing Princess Diana in The Crown and hails from yours truly’s hometown of Sevenoaks.

A Murderer At The End Of The World on Disney+

Carmen Curlers (Walter Presents strand of Channel4.com)

Walter Iuzzolino strikes televisual gold again with this stylish Danish ratings-grabber about Axel Byvang, the 1960s tech investor who helped bring the electric hair curler to the world. The effect it has - good and bad - on the small rural town where the Carmen factory is based provides both the drama and some good belly laughs. We binged the whole lot in a single day and reckon you will too.

Carmen Curlers on Disney+