An Oscar-winner and Gangs of London Season 3 – what to watch this week

MONDAY

Skincare, Sky Cinema Premiere/NOW TV

Famed aesthetician Hope Goldman (Elizabeth Banks) is about to take her career to the next level by launching her very own skincare line, but her personal and work lives are challenged when rival facialist Angel Vergara opens a new skincare boutique directly across from her store. She starts to suspect that someone is trying to sabotage her reputation and business, and together with her friend Jordan, she embarks on a mission to unravel the mystery of who is trying to destroy her life.

TUESDAY

Bradley Walsh: Egypt’s Cosmic Code, Sky History/NOW TV

Bradley Walsh: Egypt’s Cosmic Code charts Bradley Walsh’s first trip to Egypt in search of answers to some of ancient history’s biggest mysteries – who built the pyramids, why and how? Could ancient Egyptians have had supernatural abilities and is the Great Sphinx much older than we think? This three-part series sees Bradley fulfil a lifetime ambition to visit the monuments of ancient Egypt and try to understand how it could have been possible to produce such ‘wonders of the ancient world’ 4,500 years ago.

WEDNESDAY

Twister: Caught in the Storm, Netflix

It is May 22, 2011; graduation day in Joplin, Missouri. As the Class of 2011 collects their diplomas, their hometown is hit by a rare EF-5 monster tornado. Believing it could be the end of the world, a group of young people find themselves in the eye of the storm. In the fierce 200 mph winds of the twister, they discover the power of their resilience as they fight for survival – each forever changed by their experience that day. The film features some never-before-seen footage filmed by the people in Joplin.

THURSDAY

Tyler Perry’s Duplicity, Prime Video

In Duplicity, high-powered attorney Marley (Kat Graham) faces her most personal case yet when she is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the shooting of her best friend Fela’s (Meagan Tandy) husband (Joshua Adeyeye). With the help of her boyfriend (Tyler Lepley) – a former cop turned private investigator – Marley’s search for what really happened leads her down a treacherous maze of deception and betrayal.

FRIDAY

Flow, in cinemas nationwide

Winner of Best Animated Feature at the Oscars this year, Flow is a wondrous journey through realms natural and mystical. The film follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, they must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet.

SATURDAY

Gangs of London Season 3, Sky Original

Anyone can fall as chaos erupts in London after a spiked shipment of cocaine kills hundreds, fan-favourite characters collide with new faces bound by blood ties, sparking brutal power struggles, unexpected alliances and fierce rivalries. Former undercover cop turned gangster Elliot navigates his new role as a top-level criminal alongside the Dumanis, but the spiking throws their operations into disarray. The Wallaces, Luan, Lale, and the street gangs face devastating consequences as personal vendettas collide with professional power struggles bleeding into violent turf wars. In the ruthless fight for control of London’s criminal underworld, no one is safe. This was no accident — it was a calculated attack. But who’s pulling the strings?

SUNDAY

Last One Laughing UK, Prime Video

Ten comedians, one rule: do not laugh. Jimmy Carr has assembled ten of the UK’s funniest people in one room and set them the challenge of making each other laugh, without laughing themselves. Over the course of the series, they will try any means necessary to try and break their opponents… but can they do it all with a straight face?