Scunthorpe, Race Cars, and Bono

Ian goes solo this week to review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 30th May 2025, including:

A former top-rated detective is wracked with guilt following an attack that left his partner paralysed and another policeman dead. On his return to work, Carl is assigned to a cold case that will consume his life, in Netflix thriller series Dept. Q.

Fifteen young women break barriers in one of the world's most demanding sports as they race to get a female driver back on the Formula 1 grid in Netflix docuseries F1: The Academy.

Through words, music, and mischief, Bono pulls back the curtain on his deeply personal experiences that have shaped him as a son, father, husband, activist, and musician in Bono: Stories of Surrender on Apple TV+

Wannabe business guru Martin Parker has a perfect life and a flash car. But wife Diane and mistress Kath could put a spanner in the works. Sian Gibson stars in series two of The Power of Parker on BBC iPlayer

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