It’s almost December and the nights are drawing in. What better excuse could there be to curl up on the sofa this weekend and enjoy some cracking telly?

This week we have Matt Smith, the Doctor Who and House of the Dragon star, in a darkly comic adaptation of a novel by Nick Cave, while Aimee Lou Wood returns with Daddy Issues after wowing the world in The White Lotus. Billy Bob Thornton’s Tommy Norris once again leaves political correctness at the door in the Texas oil drama Landman and Ed Sheeran is playing music on the streets of New York with the director of Adolescence in tow. If that’s not enough, we take a look at the secret life of one of Britain’s most famous painters, JMW Turner.

Here’s your weekend watchlist …

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The Death of Bunny Munro (Sky/Now)

Based on the 2009 novel by Nick Cave (yes, he of the Bad Seeds fame), this is the story of a sex-addicted travelling salesman, the titular Bunny Munro (Matt Smith), who uses selling beauty products as a way to meet women. Ignoring his wife, Libby (Sarah Greene), Bunny leads a life of irresponsible pleasure and grubby sordid deals. However, when tragedy strikes and he’s forced to assume some sort of fatherly role to his bookish young son, Bunny Jr (Rafael Mathé), the dysfunctional pair become embroiled in a truly bizarre and modern gothic tale. Read our full review here.

Landman (Paramount+)

Those familiar with the gun-toting, black gold-digging, politically incorrect world of Landman will be cheered by the news that, in this second season of the glossy Taylor Sheridan show, everything is just as chaotic as it was when we left off. Billy Bob Thornton again lights up the screen as the straight-talking oilman Tommy Norris, a protagonist who somehow manages to retain sympathy from the audience while saying the unsayable. Tommy is now the chairman of M-Tex Oil and, alongside Cami (Demi Moore), is fending off investors while dealing with his dysfunctional family under the looming spectre of a cartel boss. It’s a wild ride so get ready for a rodeo like no other.

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One Shot with Ed Sheeran — A Music Experience (Netflix)

Fresh from picking up an Emmy for his incredible directorial work on Adolescence, Philip Barantini is back to bring alive an afternoon in the life of the British musical sensation Ed Sheeran. A one-hour, one-shot spectacular, the film follows Sheeran as he makes his way across the Big Apple, guitar in hand, meeting fans and members of the public while playing many of his most famous songs. Music and high-concept TV together at last. You’re in for a treat (unless you don’t like Sheeran, of course).

Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks (iPlayer)

JMW Turner didn’t leave a written diary from which historians could determine his moods and emotions throughout his life. However, he did leave behind more than 37,000 watercolours, drawings and sketches that give a fascinating insight into his life and times. This show uses contributions from a starry panel of guests — from Tracey Emin and Ronnie Wood to Timothy Spall, who played Turner in a 2014 film — to unpick the painter’s thoughts and feelings on a number of subjects, from his mentally ill mother to the rigid class establishment of the time. Read our full review here.

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Daddy Issues (iPlayer)

Since the first series of this BBC comedy aired in 2024, its star Aimee Lou Wood has been catapulted to international fame after her turn in series three of The White Lotus opposite Walton Goggins. The show explores the complex father-daughter relationship between the pregnant Gemma (Wood) and her recently divorced father, Malcolm (David Morrissey), when they end up living together in his Stockport flatshare. You can catch up with the first series on BBC iPlayer.

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