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HERE’S YOUR ESSENTIAL HOLIDAY TV BINGE-WATCHES

’Tis the season to watch telly, and lots of it. But plotting a path through the sheer volume of shows being made is a tough task, while keeping up with every streaming platform is hugely expensive. So The Big Issue team have picked out our favourites from the year to help with those all-important TV binge-watching decisions.

Deadloch (BBC iPlayer)

An Australian feminist noir black comedy murder mystery, Deadloch is a riotously funny exploration of a small-town community. Add in the murder of a Bad Man, the culture clash between Deadloch’s large liberal lesbian community and the local right-wing male blowhards and an odd-couple detective duo (Kate Box and Madeleine Sami), and you have the best-kept TV secret of 2023. AL

Colin From Accounts (BBC iPlayer)

The acclaimed comedy

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