WHAT TO WATCH 17-23 October

Unseen Only Fools & Horses? Yes please!

This week's best telly includes some previously unseen archive from Only Fools and Horses, the return of Netflix hit Nobody Wants This and Leo Reich's debut comedy It Gets Worse on Channel 4.

As Halloween approaches, Linda Cardellini leads Sky's Friday the 13th prequel series Crystal Lake, and last One Laughing returns to Prime Video for its first Halloween special.

Elsewhere, Ellie White and Natasia Demetriou bring us a second series of their BBC sketch show Ellie & Natasia and Lupin returns to Netflix for its fourth season.

Here are 7 TV shows you can't miss this week...

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 BRAND NEW DRAMA

CRYSTAL LAKE

Monday 19th October on Sky Atlantic

Stream on Sky and NOW

Launching this week on Sky Atlantic is Crystal Lake, a prequel to the Friday the 13th franchise, following single mother Pam Voorhees, played by Linda Cardellini.

Paula has been unable to shake her grief after her young, sickly son Jason tragically drowned in the town lake almost a year before. When two strangers arrive at Pam's door, digging into her past, a disturbing chain of events is set into motion, leaving the townspeople of Crystal Lake wondering: just who is Pam Voorhees?

In the first episode, local cop Levon Brooks, tries to help Pamela move on, but her dark past comes back to haunt her.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jupj4f7Zris&pp=ygUYY3J5c3RhbCBsYWtlIHRyYWlsZXIgc2t50gcJCTcMAYcqIYzv

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2

 BRAND NEW DOCUMENTARY

ONLY FOOLS & HORSES:

THE LOST ARCHIVE

Tuesday 20th October at 9pm on U&Gold

Stream on Sky and NOW

Launching this week on U&Gold is Only Fools & Horses: The Lost Archive, as Sir David Jason, along with the cast and crew of Only Fools & Horses, reunite to watch and relive previously unseen archive from the iconic sitcom.

The two-part documentary shows how painstaking research has uncovered an astonishing treasure trove of this comedy gold, hidden in the BBC vaults, including never-seen-before scenes, rushes and outtakes.

As the cast watch this amazing material, most of it shown on British TV for the first time ever, we hear their memories of the fun they had making it, the incredible team effort it involved, the superstellar talent of the writer and creator John Sullivan, and discover what they are most touched by from this incredible new haul of hidden gems, the Lost Archive of Only Fools and Horses.

In the first episode, David Jason and the cast explore archive found lying in a vault for decades, including material from The Class of ’62, Chain Gang and rediscovered scenes from fan favourite The Jolly Boys’ Outing.

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3

 RETURNING COMEDY

ELLIE & NATASIA

Wednesday 21st October at pm on BBC Two

Stream on BBC iPlayer

Ellie & Natasia returns this week to BBC Two for its second series, as Ellie White and Natasia Demetriou are back for three new episodes of their surreal sketch show, over four years since the first aired on BBC Three.

Running roughshod over past boundaries of conventional sketch comedy, the opening episode plunges viewers straight back into their uniquely bizarre, hyper-magnified universe. Brace yourself for an overwhelming influx of high-energy ridiculousness, a touch of social commentary, and a masterclass in character acting.

The new series will see the return of fan favourites such as Mums and the ambitious Internet Nails entrepreneurs, Donna and Nikki, ready to scale their hilariously flawed beauty empire to dizzying new heights alongside many new characters and some very special guest stars.

Series two will feature a host of guest stars including Steve Coogan, Sian Clifford, Jamie Demetriou, Asim Chaudhry, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and many more.

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4

 RETURNING COMEDY

NOBODY WANTS THIS

Thursday 22nd October on Netflix

Nobody Wants This returns this week to Netflix for its third season, as Kristen Bell and Adam Brody are back to play Joanne and Noah.

This season, the couple take their relationship to the next level as they move in together, amid sibling drama, maternal meddling and one giant leap of faith. Enjoying all the “firsts” that come with a stable, fulfilling love as they start building their life together.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XETbiJM2LZ0

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5

 BRAND NEW COMEDY

IT GETS WORSE

Thursday 22nd October at 10.05pm and 10.35pm on Channel 4

Stream on Channel 4

Launching this week on Channel 4 is It Gets Worse, a new comedy written and created by rising star Leo Reich and narrated by acclaimed novelist Zadie Smith.

It Gets Worse follows best friends from uni, Ethan, Abi, and Sam, played by Leo Reich, Emily Fairn and Olive Gray, who are soulmates for life and dysfunctional roommates.

It's been one year since they finally moved to London, and collectively, they have accomplished nothing. And now their landlord is selling up. They’re getting kicked out. What now?

Can they keep their friendships alive when they are scattered across a city that seems to want them dead? Can they find a six out of ten or higher to have bad sex with? Can they get their shit together when the world is so obviously falling apart? Probably not. But they’re going to have fun trying.

It's a show about three young people who are starting to look around themselves, at their humiliating jobs, their non-existent love lives and their rapidly dwindling will to live, and think: wait. Wait wait WAIT. Surely it gets better than this? It has to get better than this. Right? Spoiler alert! It doesn’t.

The series also stars Sean Delaney, Dane Williams, India Mullen, John Tothill, Arian Nik, Safia Oakley-Green, Nicole Sadie Sawyerr, Phil Zimmerman, Billy Rilot, Kirsty Bloom, Luca Kamleh-Chapman and Emmeline Downie. Guest stars include Andrew Scott, Lena Dunham, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Blake Harrison, Vicki Pepperdine and Clayton Pettet, known professionally as Babymorocco.

Look out for interviews with the cast on Instagram soon!

https://youtu.be/z45bvj3cLWs

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6

 HALLOWEEN SPECIAL

LAST ONE LAUGHING: HALLOWEEN

Friday 23rd October on Prime Video

Launching this week on Prime Video is Last One Laughing: Halloween, a new four-part Halloween spin-off of the hit format as seven famous faces will use every ounce of their comedic talent to break their opponents without laughing or screaming.

And it's not just their rivals they need to watch out for. Cursed props, ghostly interruptions and spine-tingling surprises are all designed to catch even the bravest comic off guard. The rules are simple: laugh and you're out, scream and you're out. Who will survive Last One Laughing: Halloween?

Taking part are Harriet Dyer, Jack Dee, Phil Wang, Reece Shearsmith and Tom Allen, alongside Daisy May Cooper and Lou Sanders, who both took part in the first series of Last One Laughing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2IksvXLQgo

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 RETURNING DRAMA

LUPIN

Friday 23rd October on Netflix

Lupin returns this week to Netflix for its fourth season, which takes place four years after the end of the previous part.

Assane is still in prison. For him, Lupin is no more: he wants to serve out his sentence and keep the promise he made to his son to go and meet their family in Senegal. But his plans are turned upside down by a mysterious announcement signed by Lupin: multiple museums are to be hit with simultaneous heists! In spite of heightened security, the thefts go off as planned.

Assane proclaims his innocence, but everything points to his guilt. A camera even shows him in one of the museums during a robbery in which Captain Belkacem is seriously injured. To prove his innocence and unmask the copycat, Assane must escape and don the Lupin costume once more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr4zLkYblMA&pp=ygUHbHVwaW4gNA%3D%3D