15th November 2021 - Must TV

Get your Must booster with an armful of soothing TV to see you through the winter evenings.

We have powerful and entertaining documentaries, a brilliant drama with Will Ferrell… and… the Doctor is back.

Dopesick

1 Season Disney+ 6 x 62 mins

The truly shocking, and still unfolding, story about the opioid crisis which has claimed many thousands of US lives and livelihoods, since the launch of OxyContin in the 1980s. Powerful and gripping viewing.

Score: 8.2

100 Foot Wave

1 Season Now, Sky 6 x 60 mins

Incredible story of how surfer Garrett McNamara set out to conquer the biggest surfing challenge in history.

Score: 8.0

The Shrink Next Door

1 Season Apple TV+ 8 x 40 mins

Two of our favourite actors in Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd star in this unsettling comedy drama about a life takeover.

Score: 6.9

Curse of the Chippendales

1 Season Amazon Prime 4 x 45 mins

Who knew that men dancing in very small pants could be the starting point for one of the most startling crime docs of the year.

Score: 7.5

Doctor Who

13 Seasons BBC iPlayer, BritBox 171 x 50 mins

There are a handful of TV show theme songs that just send you right back to a certain point in your life. Like this one this one, with the instantly nostalgic sound of the Tardis flying through space and time, into the face of another adventure.

Score: 8.3