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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-pick-of-the-week"><em>PICK OF THE WEEK</em></h2>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-bad-monkey-apple-tv-wed-14-aug"><strong><em>Bad Monkey</em>, Apple TV+, Wed 14 Aug</strong></h2>



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<p>It’s been a minute since Vince Vaughn graced our screens but he is back with a corker of a watch in&nbsp;<strong><em>Bad Monkey</em></strong>. He plays deadbeat detective turned restaurant inspector, Andrew Yancy, who unwittingly finds himself pulled into a world of greed, corruption and, um, voodoo, after a tourist finds a severed arm while fishing. And yes, there’s a monkey! Jodie Turner-Smith, Rob Delaney, Zac Braff and Michelle Monaghan join him in this amusing crime thriller brought to you by the producers of&nbsp;<em>Scrubs</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Ted Lasso</em>. Bring on the belly laughs.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-kidnapped-the-chloe-ayling-story-nbsp-bbc-three-wed-14-aug"><em>Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story,</em>&nbsp;BBC Three, Wed 14 Aug</h2>



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<p>Many will remember model Chloe Ayling’s case, who back in 2017 was drugged, bundled into the back of a car and kidnapped on her way to a shoot in Milan, perhaps mainly from the media storm which followed accusing her of faking the whole thing. This dramatisation of events, starring Nadia Parkes, uses interviews, legal documents and Chloe’s book to piece together what happened from her kidnap and subsequent escape to the media frenzy and putting the kidnappers behind bars. An intense unbelievable watch.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-daughters-netflix-wed-14-aug"><strong><em>Daughters</em>, Netflix, Wed 14 Aug</strong></h2>



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<p>Tissues at the ready, Natalie Rae and Angela Patton’s searing documentary is inspirational and heartbreaking in equal measure.&nbsp;<strong><em>Daughters</em></strong>&nbsp;follows four young girls, aged between 5 and 15 years as they prepare for a special Daddy Daughter Dance with their fathers who are all in prison. The dance is part of a unique fatherhood program in a Washington DC jail to not only help inmates rehabilitate but also come to terms with their parental histories and responsibilities. Featuring interviews with the fathers and the young girls,<em>&nbsp;Daughters</em>&nbsp;will no doubt leave you with all the feels.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-emily-in-paris-netflix-thu-15-aug"><strong><em>Emily in Paris</em>, Netflix, Thu 15 Aug</strong></h2>



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<p>The Olympics may be over but we’re not ready to leave Paris just yet as we return to the glossy, idealised world of Emily Cooper (Lily Collins) for another high fashion, fizzy watch of&nbsp;<strong><em>Emily in Paris</em></strong>. Picking up where season three left us with a cancelled wedding, a breakup and a pregnancy announcement, newly single Emily is reacquainting herself with the hotness of Parisienne men despite the love triangle between her, Alfie (Lucien Laviscount) and Gabriel (Lucas Bravo) showing no signs of resolving. Coming to you in two parts, we’re watching for the cliched French tropes, outfits and mindless comfort its brought us from day one.</p>



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<p>In need of a dysfunctional family drama to make you feel smug about your own? Enter<strong><em>&nbsp;Daddy Issues,</em></strong>&nbsp;hot new comedy starring Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey as the father-daughter duo we never knew we needed. Gemma (Wood) is 24, lost in life and pregnant after a one-night stand, her father Malcom (Morrissey) is adrift, divorced and unable to do anything around the house without calamity. The pair decide to move in together to try and work life, and this whole parenting thing, out to heartwarming and hilarious effect.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-stags-paramount-thu-15-aug"><strong><em>STAGS</em>, Paramount+, Thu 15 Aug</strong></h2>



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<p>A stag do going awry? Tell us one that doesn’t, but that is the basic premise of this dark thriller from the producers of&nbsp;<em>Sex Education.</em>&nbsp;After attempting to smuggle drugs through South American customs, a group of Londoners find themselves banged up abroad in a remote prison run by a pair of cocaine-smuggling siblings. Unsurprisingly things go from bad to worse for the hapless&nbsp;<strong><em>STAGS</em></strong>&nbsp;– Jojo Macari, Asim Chaudhry and Charlie Cooper aka Kurtan from&nbsp;<em>This Country.</em>&nbsp;Pacy, occasionally gruesome but amusing comedy drama.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-union-netflix-fri-16-aug"><strong><em>The Union</em>, Netflix, Fri 16 Aug</strong></h2>



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<p>Your Friday night movie fix is sorted courtesy of Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry and some butt-kicking action in&nbsp;<strong><em>The Union</em></strong>. Wahlberg plays down to earth builder Mike who ends up slap-bang in the middle of a US intelligence mission after bumping into his high school sweetheart, Roxanne (Berry). Cue confusion and plenty of near misses but if anyone can rally and rise to the action-packed challenge, Wahlberg can. JK Simmons and Lorraine Bracco also star in this fun thriller.</p>


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