special guest in the TV Gold studio this week as TV Tonight’s David Knox joins the episode.

Programs we review this week below. What will be the Show of the Week?

• Dune Prophecy (Binge, 6 episodes) A prequel to the two Dune movies. An ambitious storyline that has a flavour of Games of Thrones about it. The cast features five Australian actors including Travis Fimmel.
• Nuggett Is Dead (Stan) The latest Christmas movie from the streamer and two very different reviews from Andrew and James.
• Bad Sisters S2 (Apple TV+) A great cast tries to recapture the magic that was Season 1. And you haven’t seen that, forget Season 2 until you’ve enjoyed those episodes.
• Television Event (SBS On Demand) A documentary about the 1983 US telemovie The Day After which pulled a huge audience of people worried about the nuclear arms race.
• Countdown50 (iview) All three commentators this week agree this was a brilliant special. David Knox was in the audience and the TV Gold commentary was unanimous – more please ABC.

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We power through five shows this week – four new series plus the return of Yellowstone.

• The Day of the Jackal (Binge/Foxtel, 10 episodes) is the big show of the week with a stunning performance in the lead role from Eddie Redmayne.
• The Jury: Death on the Staircase (SBS ON Demand, 5 episodes) A re-enactment of a real manslaughter case, presented word-for-word with actors taking on the roles of the jury.
• Matlock (Paramount+/10) Kathy Bates is a lawyer in her 70s who rejoins the work force at a prestigious law firm, where she uses her wily tactics to win cases and expose wrongdoing. One of our critics got the plot twist, the other one…well, not so much!
• A Remarkable Place to Die (Seven, 4 episodes) Rebecca Gibney features in this, but despite the publicity, she’s not the star. This murder mystery feels a little like Return to Paradise and it stars Chelsea Preston Crayford.
• Yellowstone (Return of S5, 6 episodes) At last Taylor Sheridan’s biggest hit is back. But without its biggest star. Just how do they tidy up that plotline?

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Andrew and James have seen five new series and a movie between them this week.

They have both watched just the same two though – the Netflix movie Woman of the Hour and the Disney+ series, Doctor Odyssey.

Meanwhile, Andrew has also seen Rescue High Surf (Binge) and It's Florida Man (Binge).

James has returned to the second seasons of two shows he loved the first time around – The Diplomat (Netflix) and Lioness (Paramount+).

Listen to what they both have to say including their Show of the Week.

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