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This week’s best home entertainment: from Save Me to Cunk on Britain

Lennie James’s gripping abduction drama comes to a cliffhanger conclusion, while Philomena Cunk embarks on her most ambitious project yet

In a year of TV dramas characterised by boilerplate earnestness, Save Me has been a breath of fresh air. Lennie James’s creation has carried real emotional weight thanks to its flaky but likable hero, Nelly. In this finale, Nelly looks for answers in the pub – surely yet another reason to like the man. A second season is in the works so don’t expect closure.

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