What the Ipswich Star team are watching on TV this week

Shikhar Talwar

Watching: Silicon Valley and The Franchise

Where to watch: HBO

Shikhar Talwar (Image: Lucy Taylor) "I have been rewatching Silicon Valley, which is an American sitcom from the 2010s that is mostly a satire on how tech startups in California get launched and the hurdles they go through.

"I am also catching up on a TV show called The Franchise starring Himesh Patel, which again is a satire on the superhero franchises. "

Abygail Fossett

Watching: Call the Midwife and The Traitors Uncloaked

Where to watch: BBC

The Call the Midwife cast in the town of Poplar (Image: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire) "I am still coming to terms with the Traitors being over and have been watching the reveals on the Traitors Uncloaked.

 "I then went back to watch Call the Midwife, specifically season six and the thalidomide scandal."

Ben Robinson

Watching: Squid Game

Where to watch: Netflix

Ben Robinson, who has been watching Squid Game (Image: Lucy Taylor)

"So last week I said I was watching Out There with Martin Clunes. I'm now watching this with someone else so finding the time is difficult and I haven't made a huge amount of progress.

"It has got a lot darker though, while the Welsh accents have got worse!"

"I am also late to that party and I'm finally watching Squid Game season two which is set in South Korea.

"I have an episode and a half to go, and I am so intrigued as to how it ends and whether Gi-Hun confronts player 001. Surely he will?!"

Cerys Baker

Watching: Playing Nice

Where to watch: ITVX

Cerys Baker (left) has been watching Playing Nice on ITVX (Image: Denise Bradley) "I have loved watching Playing Nice on ITVX as I enjoyed watching the twists and turns that happen throughout the show as you don't know what is going to happen next."

"The ending was also unexpected and I love when I can't guess what is going to happen and when you haven't watched something like it before.

"I would recommend to everyone to watch this show if you like something different that will keep you on the edge of your seat "

Paris Maben-Hume

Watching: Sweetpea

Where to watch: Sky

Ella Purnell, who plays Rhiannon in Sweetpea (Image: Ian West/PA Wire) "It's a really good show full of twists, the engaging type, not the predictable ones.

"Ella Purnell is amazing as the lead character, Rhiannon, who is ignored and overlooked.

"Funnily enough she's a receptionist at a local paper, wanting to become a journalist.

"There are definitely some ethical issues that would warrant an IPSO complaint but it's so much more than that.

"There's a part of it where she snaps and you want her to get revenge, but you realise maybe you shouldn't be condoning it!"

Katie Drake

Watching: Peaky Blinders

Where to watch: BBC & Netflix

Barry Keoghan and Cillian Murphy, in the upcoming Peaky Blinders film, as the two Irish actors wrap production (Image: Netflix/Robert Viglasky/PA Wire) "Ahead of the new Peaky Blinders film being teased, I've decided to rewatch Peaky Blinders for the 16th time all the way through.

"I'm on season two already after a long weekend of binge-watching the Brummy series.

"Every time I watch the series I see and notice things I haven't before.

"To top it all off, I'm a huge Cillian Murphy fan anyway and have yet to watch Small Things Like These - his newest release."

If you have recommendations for us, email katie.drake@newsquest.co.uk.