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Five shows to get into the Halloween spirit… for scaredy cats

If you experience soaring heartrates and sweaty palms at the sight of haunted dolls or evil nuns, it doesn’t mean you can’t participate in spooky evenings – you just need to choose something a little milder.

Read on for five TV series with Halloween vibes, that won’t give you night terrors…

Wednesday adds Joanna Lumley, Billie Piper and Steve Buscemi for series two

The cast of Wednesday series two stand in line

The Addams family spin-off focuses on the eponymous youngest sibling and her stay at Nevermore Academy, a boarding school for outcasts.

Series one saw Wednesday, played by Scream’s Jenna Ortega, figuring out the mystery of a monster killing and terrorising the school; as well as getting trapped in a love triangle with a local barista and a psychic.

BBC and Moonage Pictures release first-look images of A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder

Pip Fitz-Amobi stands in front of a green chalkboard with a timeline of events and newspaper clippings

The show follows teen investigator Pip Fitz-Amobi as she tries to prove the innocence of Sal Singh, who is accused of murdering his girlfriend Andie Bell five years ago. If Sal really isn’t guilty – despite what everyone in his town thinks – then the real killer is still at large. Anyone would go to great lengths to protect a secret that terrible: Pip will need to keep her wits about her. 

Our Friend in Dublin: Agnes Cogan

Things have been very quiet here in Dublin, lately, what with the screenwriters’ strike and the SAG strike bringing film and TV activity almost to a halt. However, the strikes are now over and a brighter future is on the horizon.

Evidence for this is the great news that Wednesday, Netflix’s most-watched English ­language show ever, is relocating from [Romania] to Dublin for its next season. Filming is due to start at the end of April at locations in Dublin and Wicklow.

What's On TV This Week: 21st November - 27th November

David Baddiel: Jews Don’t Count

Monday

Channel 4, 9pm


David Baddiel (credit: Channel 4)

Comedian David Baddiel, author of the eye-opening book Jews Don’t Count, explores the modern-day rise of anti-semitism in this one-off special documentary. In Baddiel’s opinion, anti-Semitism is often seen as a lesser form of racism.