20 amazing non-Christmassy TV shows to watch over the festive season
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There is no better time for watching television than the lazy days between Christmas and New Year. But sometimes it can be hard to know what show to pick. Not in the mood for endless festive re-runs or Christmas TV specials? Well, there’s a whole world of thrilling shows out there to keep you hooked – and even better, you’ll have a whole week to properly get stuck in.
From Netflix to the BBC via Channel 4, here are our picks of the amazing shows to dive into this year. Eddie Redmayne smoulders (does the man really do anything else?) as a brutal assassin in this breakneck Sky thriller. He is, of course, the Jackal – a master of disguise who is hired to bump of some of the most prominent politicians and financiers around Europe. Chasing him ais Lashana Lynch’s MI6 agent, who’s determined to bring him to justice. The result is electric. Sky/NOW.
The historical drama to end all historical dramas. Netflix’s decades-long exploration of the life of Queen Elizabeth II lost steam towards the end, but the earlier series made a splash for a reason. Lavish, scandalous and historically liberal, it’s the perfect material for a festive binge-watch. Netflix.
Steven Knight’s tale of warring gangsters is still riveting. Cillian Murphy is Tommy Shelby, the leader of the brutal Peaky Blinders gang in post-First World War Birmingham. Watch them scheme, fight and broker their way to country-wide dominance: it’s a hoot. Netflix.
The book broke the heart of so many back in the early Noughties; now the long-awaited TV series promises to do the same. Ambika Mod, so good in This is Going to Hurt, is magnetic as Emma Morley, while Leo Woodall is equally good as her star-crossed lover Dexter. Netflix.
