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“We were building the plane as we flew it”: Mickey Down and Konrad Kay on the success of Industry

Goldberg sits in an office while Myha'la stands, talking with a Bloomberg screen in-between the two of them

What about the difference between a bond’s coupon and yield-to-maturity? They’re the same if the paper’s trading at par (obviously), but what happens when that fateful line on your Bloomberg terminal starts to nosedive? Answer quickly, because the MD needed to know five minutes ago, and it won’t be long before he starts shouting. Again.

Sky confirms air date for series two of The Last of Us

The two stand between abandoned, ruined cars covered in thick weeds and an abandoned city, its buildings in various states of disrepair and covered with overgrown foliage

Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian) and RTS award-winner Bella Ramsey (Game of Thrones) will both reprise their roles in the hit video game adaptation. In series one, broadcast in 2023, Joel (Pascal) was tasked with taking Ellie (Ramsey) across America after it had been ravaged by a zombie apocalypse. Ellie is immune to the ‘cordyceps’ disease, meaning she may be the secret to creating a vaccine that saves humanity.

Suranne Jones and Rose Leslie to return for Vigil series three

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This series will see DCI Amy Silva (Jones) and DI Kirsten Longacre (Leslie) investigate the shooting of a special forces operative on a remote Arctic base.

Series one focused on a murder in a naval submarine, whereas series two centred around a drone attack that left several soldiers dead. This time round, Silva and Longacre will find themselves in the middle of another political storm. With multiple countries interested in the resource-rich Arctic, the pair will be operating in the midst of what could turn into an international showdown. 

Game of Thrones and The Crown stars amongst cast for Jean Charles de Menezes drama

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The four-part series looks at the true story of an innocent Brazilian man mistaken for a terrorist and shot dead by the Metropolitan Police on his way to work. The incident occurred weeks after the 7/7 bombings, as part of police efforts to find the suspects of a failed follow-up terrorist plot.

BBC releases trailer and release date for Keeley Hawes drama Miss Austen

Keeley Hawes, a white woman in her forties, holds a sheet while looking out the window, smiling and wearing a blue 19th century everyday-wear dress

It’s 1830, and Jane Austen has been dead for over a decade. Alive and kicking, though, is her sister Cassandra, who will later take the decision to burn a huge portion of Jane’s letters. The four-part series, an adaptation of Gill Hornsby’s novel of the same name, uses Cassandra’s decision to explore the friendship, romance and regrets that shaped the Austens’ lives.

Game of Thrones and Time stars appear in first-look images for Get Millie Black

Tamara Lawrance sits in a police interrogation room, looking at a suspect, of whom all we see is the back of their head

The crime noir stars Tamara Lawrance (Time) as the eponymous Millie, a police officer who leaves the Metropolitan Police behind and swaps London for her native Kingston. Raised in England but born in Jamaica, Millie doesn’t feel at home in either.

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Patra as Hit Girl (credit: Channel 4)

BBC confirms air date for Industry series three

Kit Harington stands indoors, looking crestfallen in a white and green t-shirt with the logo for Lumi, an in-world green energy company

The first series introduced viewers to Pierpoint & Co, a leading investment bank that expects nothing less than perfection from its employees. A crop of young starters have to do everything they can to stay ahead.

As if the work wasn’t enough, there’s also the lifestyle. The drugs, sex and drinking prove just as demanding as the never-ending office hours.

Series three will see Pierpoint put everything on so-called ethical investing. Part of their strategy involves Sir Henry Muck (Kit Harington, Game of Thrones), a major player in green energy.

UKTV releases first look images of Alibi original drama I, Jack Wright

Nikki Amuka-Bird and Eden Hollingsworth stand in a church in funeral attire, unsmiling

The suicide of successful businessman Jack Wright sends his already-fractured family into a tailspin. As if grieving wasn’t difficult enough, his third wife Sally and two sons are left reeling by the discovery that they have been largely left out of the will.

The police investigate Wright’s death, and begin to suspect foul play. When difficult questions emerge about members of the Wright family, decades’ worth of feuds and resentments bubble up to the surface.