The week in TV: Supacell; Skint: The Truth About Britain’s Economy; A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder; The Man With 1,000 Kids – review

Claudio Ctin3 months ago1 mins

A south London superhero drama feels scrappy but real; economist Tim Harford dishes up hard facts; a gen Z Miss Marple is pure middle England. Plus, one seriously rogue sperm donor

Supacell Netflix
Skint: The Truth About Britain’s Economy (Channel 4) | channel4.com
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (BBC Three) | iPlayer
The Man With 1,000 Kids Netflix

Is the superhero genre all out of super? The perpetual big- and small-screen deluge has surely led to viewer burnout. How many times can protagonists earnestly zip about, saving the world one CGI explosion at a time? Indeed, in a genre devoted to exceptionality, it’s increasingly difficult for superpower stories to stand out.

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