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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Sara Davies talks Dragons’ Den series 19 and her time on Strictly Come Dancing

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Sara Davies talks Dragons’ Den series 19 and her time on Strictly Come Dancing

Award-winning entrepreneur Sara Davies was a regular feature on British TV screens last year, interrogating business pros on Dragons’ Den and wowing audiences on Strictly Come Dancing.

Now, Sara’s back amongst her fellow Dragons for 2022 with a new series. That’s right, Dragons’ Den returns for a 19th series on Thursday, January 6 at 8pm.

We chatted to Sara about the impact of the pandemic on business, her experiences on the dance floor, and what to expect on Dragons’ Den series 19.

The world has changed so much since you became a Dragon. How have the last couple of years changed the pitches you’ve seen on the show since 2019?

What’s been interesting is we filmed this series in the summer of last year, after a full year of pandemic and lockdowns. We did film the previous series in Covid times, but all the businesses we saw had been recruited before the pandemic happened. What you’re going to see [this series] is people who have invented products that help with the pandemic: people have acknowledged the way the world’s changed and that they can deliver products or services that help with that.

Generally in business a lot of people are just full of doom and gloom [about the pandemic], but what we saw was people being proactive. There’s more money committed in this series than in the 18 series before it, and I honestly think that’s down to the calibre of businesses we’ve seen.

So you would say the pandemic is a good thing for Dragons’ Den?

I think it’s a good thing for business in general. When I started my business, it was in times of real economic prosperity. My business was in crafting and you had all these little craft shops opening up left right and centre. Everyone had cash, banks were loaning out money, everything was brilliant. A few years later, I traded my business through a global recession, and I saw loads of these businesses failed. The ones that are left come out stronger as a result of it, both because they’ve had to weather the storm and also they’ve picked up the opportunities that these failed businesses left behind. We’re seeing that in the den – the real fighters, both showing you how their business can succeed but then also the whites of their eyes.

There’s a new dragon this series – Steven Bartlett. I wonder if you could tell me what it’s like working with him and how he changes the dynamic in the den?

He massively changes the dynamic. When I came in, I was the youngest dragon. I’m a real people pleaser so I didn’t lord it over the other dragons in any way shape or form. He comes in, he’s even younger than me, and it felt really noticeable: the way he dresses, the language he uses, the body language, his mannerisms, and the business examples he drops when he pitches himself with the other entrepreneurs.

[Steven]’s got such a different skillset and comes from such a different world than any of the other Dragons had operated in. When he started to interrogate some of the businesses, I used to sit with my note book and write things down I wanted to look up later.

Were there any new business ideas that just sort of blew your mind this series?

Absolutely. We had some corkers. It was often the simple stuff, where you just look at it and you go, that’s so obvious, why has nobody done that?

In episode one there is a fantastic investment. As soon as they pitch it, it’s kind of a product kind of a service, and I just thought oh my word I am totally gonna be a consumer for this. I want this investment, I’m going to go for it. All five Dragons scrap for it. What a way to start the series.

Are there any products that you’ve discovered from the show that you now use in your everyday life?

There was one product this series which was so awesome. They didn’t pick me – they went for one of the other dragons, but I loved the product and we got free samples. I was using the free samples every day and then I was trying to sell them the other Dragons. I remember Peter saying to me at one point, “wait, you didn’t do that investment did you?” I was like, “no, I just love the product.” You’re really pleased for your colleagues, as they’ve got a great investment. You’re a bit bitter at the time, but you’re pleased for them later.

I was wondering about that. You’ve all got such strong personalities in the den, so is there ever any in-fighting?

It’s a bit like a boardroom setting. [In my business] we’re a husband and wife team. Me and my husband had a board meeting yesterday and there are not many things he and I agree on in our business. It makes for really good drama in our board meetings, yet we can then come out of that and go home and have a cup of tea and everything is normal. We know that to operate in business at a very high level you have to be able to have healthy conflict. That’s where people challenge each other and create results.

It’s the same in the den as it is in the boardroom. We can fight like dragon and dragon, but then as soon as we come out of the den, we have a grown-up conversation about it.

How would you say it’s different being on a judging panel on Dragons’ Den compared to being judged on Strictly Come Dancing?

Worlds apart – I was not ready for the judging on Strictly Come Dancing. The irony: that first dance I did on Strictly was a Dragons’ Den type sketch. So many of my friends rang me afterwards like, it’s like we were watching the screen and it wasn’t you.

I was just so far out of my comfort zone. The best way I can describe it is within business, you don’t always see the real me. You see the me that is appropriate for that situation. I’ve got the armour up – you’re seeing businesswoman Sara.

So what I tried to do when I started dancing was work really hard. I learnt the steps with the armour up, so when those judges say something to me they’re not going to get through it. Actually, it was not letting the armour down that hurt even more, because the comments and the criticisms were so harsh.

Basically what they were saying to me was you haven’t given it your all. I had given it my all in terms of learning the steps but I hadn’t let the vulnerable me go out there. That’s what I had to learn how to do if I was going to make it anywhere in the competition. I couldn’t be businesswoman Sara, I had to go out there and be this real me. Even if that meant being vulnerable, which was really difficult.

Now that you and Deborah [Meaden] have both done Strictly, are you going to try to convince the other Dragons to try it?

I’m sure the next time we’re filming, there will be glasses of wine flowing and we’ll be doing our best. The way Deborah used to talk so passionately about how much she loved her time on the show is a big part of [why I said yes]. She loved the experience so much. All the way through filming, she would be talking to me almost every day to ask how it was going and how I was feeling. She’s been a fantastic emotional support through it.

Dragons’ Den returns for series 19 on BBC One on Thursday, January 6 at 8pm.

REVIEW: National Geographic’s Lost Treasures of Egypt explores Tutankhamun’s biggest secret

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REVIEW: National Geographic’s Lost Treasures of Egypt explores Tutankhamun’s biggest secret

The first of a series of brand new episodes of National Geographic’s Lost Treasures of Egypt explores the peculiar tomb of Ancient Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun.

Tutankhamun is one of the world’s most well-known Egyptian pharaohs, owing to the discovery of his well-preserved tomb in the 1920s and the global exhibitions of its many treasures. Despite his fame in the modern era, the boy king was sickly and reigned Egypt for only nine years. He was buried in the Valley of the Kings, near Thebes, in a tomb that was surprisingly small for his status.

Lost Treasures of Egypt looks at a big mystery regarding the newly excavated tomb: namely, why was Tutankhamun’s tomb so unimpressive?

Archaeologist Ezz El Noby explores a newly discovered tomb

Archaeologist Ezz El Noby explores a newly discovered tomb

We meet experts including Aliaa Ismail, who use cutting edge technology to digitally recreate Tutankhamun’s tomb and compare it to that of his successor, Ay. We visit Gebel El-Silsila, where we meet Maria Nilsson and John Ward, who are trying to uncover a temple built by Tutankhamun to shed light on his political legacy. Meanwhile in Saqqara, Tarek Tawfik and Ola El Aguizy visit the tombs of Tutankhamun’s military elite to investigate the type of tomb typical of the period. And in the Asasif Necropolis in Luxor, makes the surprising discovery of a servant with a larger tomb than their own pharaoh.

It’s a lot to examine in one episode, but Lost Treasures of Egypt does a fine job of following the work of top researchers and bringing it all together. By exploring different facets of Tutankhamun’s reign, viewers get an in-depth look at how discoveries are made and linked to create cohesive conclusions. The result is engaging and informative, while being easily broken down into digestible pieces.

The well-preserved mummy of the boy king Tutankhamun

The well-preserved mummy of the boy king Tutankhamun

The highs and lows of the archaeology teams are a delight to see, bringing across both the difficulty and danger of excavating some of these relics while also celebrating the fruits of their labour when a discovery is made. The enthusiasm with which the search teams have for their field makes for great TV, and it’s a privilege to watch as they make some of the biggest discoveries in Egyptology in modern years.

The technology being used in the field is also fascinating to watch first hand. Ismail’s use of 3D modelling reveals Ancient Egyptian tombs like we’ve never seen them before, offering interesting new insights into the boy king’s life and death.

Lost Treasures of Egypt is a must-see for anyone who fancies themselves an Egyptologist, as well as history buffs and documentary lovers. It’s a terrific insight into the field of archaeology, delivered concisely and by the people making the discoveries at the forefront of the field.

Check out this sneak peek from the new series:

The brand new season of Lost Treasures of Egypt premieres on National Geographic, Sundays at 7pm. National Geographic is available on Sky, Virgin Media, TalkTalk, NOW and TVPlayer.

Explore Ancient Egypt’s greatest mysteries with National Geographic’s Lost Treasures of Egypt

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Explore Ancient Egypt’s greatest mysteries with National Geographic’s Lost Treasures of Egypt

The groundbreaking documentary series following archaeologists at the forefront of Ancient Egyptian research, Lost Treasures of Egypt, returns to National Geographic on Sunday 7th November at 7pm.

The brand new season offers viewers unprecedented access to the top experts in the field of Egyptology as they do what they do best: unlock Ancient Egypt’s greatest secrets.

Eight new episodes follow archaeologists as they battle with difficult conditions, use cutting edge technology to reveal otherwise undecipherable inscriptions, and make some of the biggest discoveries of their careers.

The first episode explores the reign of one of Ancient Egypt’s most well-known pharaohs: the boy king Tutankhamun. Crowned at the age of nine, he died only nine years later before being buried in a tomb seemingly unfit for purpose. Could it be due to his father Akhenaten’s unpopular legacy?

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The pyramids of Giza

Episode two examines Egypt’s Pyramid Age, during which 20 pyramids were built across four centuries. None of the subsequent pyramids were as grand as the first – the Great Pyramid of Giza, the tomb of Pharaoh Khufu. Why was this, and what does that say about the later Pyramid Age kings?

Also to come are new insights into the life of celebrated pharaoh Ramses the Great, who reigned Egypt for 66 years from 1279 BC, expanding its borders and infrastructure. Believed by experts to be Ancient Egypt’s most successful and often feared pharaoh, episode three unveils the reasons for this reputation – and whether it is justified.

An inscription depicting Ramses' prowess on the battlefield

An inscription depicting Ramses’ prowess on the battlefield

Episode four explains the rise of mummification as a practice – why did the Egyptians store so much faith in the process and how was it achieved? Next, we take a look at the secrets of Egypt’s queens, including Nefertari and Cleopatra, who managed to exert their authority even in a male-dominated society. And of course, where there were treasures there were also thefts – episode six reveals Ancient Egypt’s real life tomb raiders.

We return to Tutankhamun in episode seven, which asks how he filled his tomb with so many priceless treasures. And finally, the series concludes with a hunt for Cleopatra’s long lost tomb, exploring along the way her fascinating reign and intriguing relationships with Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony.

As always, some of the biggest names in Egyptology are on hand to decipher all the evidence in an unmissable new series.

Check out this sneak peek from the new series:

Tune in to a brand new season of Lost Treasures of Egypt on National Geographic on Sunday 7th November at 7pm. National Geographic is available on Sky, Virgin Media, TalkTalk, NOW and TVPlayer.

No one is safe in chilling Coronation Street trailer for next week’s episodes

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No one is safe in chilling Coronation Street trailer for next week’s episodes

A new trailer for Coronation Street has teased terrifying events to come.

A week of deadly drama hits the cobbles from October 18, with the promo warning to “Watch your back” and that “No one is safe”.

In first look scenes from the upcoming episodes, drug lord Harvey escapes an overturned prison van in a devastating storm. Elsewhere, Abi attempts revenge on Corey in a spooky house of horrors, before the pair end up trapped together in a drain shaft.

The storm proves relentless, with further scenes depicting the ground opening up beneath Jenny – as well as a terrified and costumed Leanne face to face with the murderous Harvey.

The episodes form part of ITV’s Super Soap Week, with at least one character confirmed to perish in a shock twist.

Speaking about the episodes, Coronation Street producer Iain McLeod said: “We set out to make a week of breathless, brilliant drama – and boy, have our outstanding cast, crew, design team and writers delivered!

The week is jammed packed with twists and turns, and astonishing visual spectacle. It also has heart, heroism and humour in the most unexpected places.”

Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7.30pm and 8.30pm.

RECAP: Gordon Ramsay’s Uncharted – How the celebrity chef created those stunning Texan dishes

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RECAP: Gordon Ramsay’s Uncharted – How the celebrity chef created those stunning Texan dishes

Series three of Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted kicked off last night (Wednesday 15th September), showcasing sensational Texan landscapes, flavours and food.

The series sees Gordon Ramsay travel to international food hotspots to discover new ingredients and do battle with local chefs. In the first episode, Gordon challenges award-winning Texan chef Justin Yu to a cook off, before travelling across the state to source unique ideas, ingredients and flavours.

His first stop is meeting Justin, who quickly puts Gordon to work harvesting mesquite wood. Mesquite is a native tree to the dryer American states, which is commonly used for smoking meats in Texas.

Next, Gordon is off to find the “best beef anywhere in Texas”. His efforts lead him to Markham, where he meets rancher Clint Radley, as well as Clint’s daughters Maddie and Meredith. It becomes clear pretty quickly that wrangling cattle is not Gordon’s forte, and neither is riding a horse. Nonetheless, Gordon secures rib eye steak for his feast.

Gordon goes exotic with his next stop, meeting survival expert Bob Hansler in Runge to hunt rattlesnakes. This proves a more proactive task than Gordon expects, as Hansler is legally blind. With some difficulty, Gordon does catch a snake and the pair grill it over a fire. Apparently, the texture is like chicken. It won’t ever be a dining staple, but it is a pretty interesting local ingredient.

Next up is meeting Hansler’s daughter Bree, who teaches Gordon what ingredients can be foraged from the forest. These include wild pecans, which are sweeter and smaller than standard pecans, prickly pear cactus fruit (called tuna and not to be confused with the fish) and sweet wild onions.

For his next big dish, Gordon recruits local hunter Ric Rosser to help him acquire local pork. Wild feral hogs are a pest in Texas, as they love to tear up crops and land. They’re also very difficult to catch, as Gordon goes home empty-handed even after dousing himself in a special homebrew designed to make him more appealing to the hogs. Nonetheless, Ric agrees to help get Gordon the meat for the dish.

Finally, Gordon seeks to incorporate some Tex Mex flavours into his feast. He meets local chef Emmanuel Chavez, who explains how to make tortillas from blue corn. He also picks some pequin peppers to add a bit of spice to the proceedings.

As Gordon and Justin prepare to face off, Gordon heightens the stakes. If Justin wins, Gordon will don a cowboy hat. If Gordon wins, Justin will wear a Scottish kilt. Both promise not to lose.

All of the efforts made in the episode come to fruition with a selection of delicious dishes. Both chefs prepare three dishes. Gordon makes pork ribs, smoked and grilled with barbecue sauce and topped with toasted pecans. Then there’s grilled ribeye steak with coffee ancho rub, which he serves with chimmichurri. And finally, there’s the rattlesnake, which Gordon rolls in cornmeal and grills before serving it in a hog bone broth soup with sweet onions on top.

Justin prepares his signature dish, chilli, but with wild boar instead of his usual venison. He also chooses beef for his second dish, combining grilled hanger steaks with baked potatoes loaded with the boar liver and heart and marinaded in whisky. And his final dish, after a bit of bargaining with Gordon, is tostadas – made with the same blue corn tortillas that Gordon sought out for himself.

The final result is absolutely mouthwatering, and one wishes they could have a place on a judging panel made of the same Texans Gordon met along the journey. The next episode looks set to be just as delicious, as Gordon visits Portugal to challenge local chef, Kiko Martins, to create the perfect feast for the Mayor of Nazaré. We can’t wait to see what Gordon comes up with next.

Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted season three airs Wednesdays at 9pm, only on National Geographic.

REVIEW: Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted returns for a bigger, bolder, tastier Texan adventure

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REVIEW: Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted returns for a bigger, bolder, tastier Texan adventure

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is famous for his Michelin Star-winning food, his formidable television presence and liberal use of expletives. This Wednesday on National Geographic at 9pm, he’s back for a new series of cooking expedition series Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, which shows the chef out of his element like you’ve never seen him before.

Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted is part travelogue, part survival series and part cooking show. It celebrates the landscape, history and culture of the places it visits, while also offering up spectacular culinary experiences. Season three picks up in Texas, where Gordon makes a bet with James Beard Award-winning chef Justin Yu that one of them can cook a meal to impress the locals.

The first episode sees Gordon embark on a several adventures to source local ingredients, including herding cows while riding an uncooperative horse, tackling an angry rattlesnake and hunting down feral hogs in the black of night. He’s taught to forage in the forest like a local and even grind down blue corn to make an authentic tortilla. It’s not quite the controlled, authoritative presence that we’ve become accustomed to from Gordon – and that’s really entertaining. Those who want the trademark bleeping, worry not, there’s still a lot of that.

Through food, Gordon creates a wonderful tribute to Texas, posing the question of what it means to be Texan. The episode celebrates the use of local ingredients while highlighting techniques and flavours that might be new to the audience. It also celebrates the hardy nature of Texans, who pride themselves on being “bigger, bolder and tougher” – just like their flavours. They’re also not afraid to let their opinions be known, making them the perfect judges for the ultimate cooking showdown in the Lone Star State.

There’s much more to come from the series, which is fully global with visits to Portugal, Croatia, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Iceland also on the itinerary. If the passion with which the show has explored Texan cuisine is anything to go by, it’s going to be a thrilling and mouth-watering adventure.

Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted season three starts Wednesday, September 15 on National Geographic at 9pm.

Coastline crimes are coming in new Murder by the Sea season six

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Coastline crimes are coming in new Murder by the Sea season six

True crime aficionados are in for a treat tonight, as CBS Reality’s Murder by the Sea returns for a sixth season.

There’s something strange about the British seaside… it seems to be the setting of an awful lot of murders. This is the premise of documentary series Murder by the Sea, which explores murders committed amidst the sun, sand and candy floss. Presented by crime historian and author Dr Nell Darby, this true crime series exlores the shocking stories that might make British holidaymakers think twice.

The sixth series sees Dr Nell re-visiting high-profile murder investigations such as the murder of Margaret Whitcombe by her jealous ex-husband Philip Manning, which sparked a national manhunt in 1994.

She’ll also examine the 1995 murder of Margaret Wilson, which took over three years to solve after the well-liked 66-year-old was targeted in a seemingly random attack.

Television dramas have long used the concept of a murder taking place alongside the crashing waves upon the shore of the British coastline. Murder by the Sea reveals the horrible truth – that such murders are common on the British shoreline – and asks the question of why that may be. Complete with reconstructions, witness reports and expert analysis, Murder by the Sea is unique take on the true crime genre.

Murder by the Sea season six begins tonight (September 7) on CBS Reality at 10pm.

Review – NCIS: New Orleans is back with a timely season six premiere

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Review – NCIS: New Orleans is back with a timely season six premiere

NCIS: New Orleans returns to form with a timely season six premiere.

It seems like there’s no stopping NCIS, the second longest-running scripted live action series on American TV. Seventeen series and three spin-offs speak for themselves in their success. Watching NCIS: New Orleans‘ season six premiere ‘Judgement Call’, it’s not hard to see why.

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Just like the ease at which the characters throw new information, realisations and analysis at one another in their hunt for a suspect, NCIS: New Orleans is a well oiled machine. It’s a format that works, mixing impressive action scenes with jaw-dropping plot twists while still maintaining a handle on the emotional stories of its characters.

‘Judgement Call’ is a perfect example of all this at work, contrasting the emotional journeys of Pride and Khoury, through the story of finding a former serviceman on a revenge mission. There is drama (the episode literally opens in the midst of a huge secret service operation), there are fast decisions and mistakes, and there are consequences.

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By contrasting Pride, the team’s supervising agent, who is older, white and male, with the actions of Khoury, a younger woman of colour – we can see clearly the barriers that the latter faces. Both face reviews for their behaviour, but while Pride is commended, Khoury is punished. The ordeal reaches a tipping point that finds Khoury with almost no agency on the future of her career, while Pride gains the ability to pull strings in matters that barely involve him.

It’s a smart, and very topical way of examine the difficulties women, and particularly women of colour, face in the workplace – even in the NCIS.

NCIS: New Orleans‘ season six premiere ‘Judgement Call’ premieres Friday 17th July at 9pm on FOX.

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REVIEW: Emergence on FOX is an intriguing new mystery that leaves us wanting more

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REVIEW: Emergence on FOX is an intriguing new mystery that leaves us wanting more

FOX’s suspenseful new mystery Emergence is the latest import from across the pond, and it’s a doozy.

Starring Fargo‘s Allison Tolman in the lead role of police chief Jo Evans, Emergence starts with a plane crash and the discovery of a mysterious young girl (Alexa Swinton) at the scene. As Jo races to put together the pieces and uncover the real identity of ‘Piper’, she realises she may have stumbled across a dangerous conspiracy.

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Emergence has the mystery format perfectly right. After finishing the first episode, I have so many questions that have me itching for the next part, and probably the one after that. The first episode is fast-paced, revealing just enough information to pique one’s curiosity and leave one wanting more. It starts with an incident that sounds simple enough, and a little girl who seems perfectly healthy, but by the end of the pilot has spiralled into something much more.

Part of what’s so good about the series is its focal character, police chief Jo Evans. In just one episode, Allison Tolman delivers multiple facets of Jo Evans. At work, she’s a fierce and respected police chief. At home, she’s a maternal, caring parent, still reeling from a break up with ex husband Alex (Donald Faison). She’s a shrewd investigator with what seems to be a decent judge of character. This handling of a character’s personal and professional balance draws one in to the story, and makes her curiosity and anxiety our own.

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The handling of the science fiction elements of the show is also well done. It fits slickly into the modern setting of Long Island’s Peconic Bay. Whatever Piper’s secret is, we’re not discovering it in a hurry. There’s lots to talk about from a short 43 minute episode. What is the truth behind that plane crash? Who is Piper? Why is she wanted, and who by? Who is the investigative journalist Benny Gallagher (Owain Yeoman)? How much of all this is Piper aware of, but not telling?

It’s a promising first episode, filled with intriguing questions and a fascinating lead character, with a hook that will leave one wanting more.

Emergence starts today (Monday, April 20) on FOX at 9pm.

When does Sex Education return for series 2?

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When does Sex Education return for series 2?

The hit Netflix high school drama is back this week for another series of awkward teenage moments, friendships and sexual misadventures.

We’ve compiled everything you need to know about Sex Education‘s upcoming second series.

What happened in series one?

Series one of Sex Education introduced us to socially awkward sixthformer Otis (Asa Butterfield) and his sex therapist mother Dr Jean F. Milburn (Gillian Anderson). After Otis accidentally counsels a school bully with performance anxiety, his entrepreneurial classmate Maeve (Emma Mackey) hatches a business plan: a school sexual health clinic.

When will series 2 be released on Netflix?

The second series of Sex Education hits Netflix this Friday, January 17.

Who is in the cast?

All the series mains will return, alongside three new guest stars.

Newcomers Sami Outalbali, George Robinson and Chinenye Ezeudu will join Sex Education for series two.

Outalbali plays a new French student at Moordale Secondary, while Robinson will become Maeve’s new neighbour at the caravan park, Isaac. Ezeudu plays Viv, an academically brilliant student who struggles in the love department.

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What happens in Sex Education series 2?

Here’s what we know so far:

After Otis and Ola got together at the end of series one, Otis’s relationship with business partner Maeve is strained. There’s no shortage of work to do, however, as the school is in the midst of a mass chlamydia outbreak.

School bully Adam is now at military school, but remains conflicted over his hook up with Eric last season. Eric, however, has a new sense of self-confidence.

How can I watch series 2 of Sex Education?

You’ll need a Netflix subscription to watch the new series of Sex Education, which offers options to watch the show on mobile, tablet, laptop and Smart TV. Subscriptions start at £5.99, with one month trials for new customers.

NOW TV subscribers will be thrilled to learn that Netflix is now available via their NOW TV Smart Stick, NOW TV Smart Box and NOW TV Box (black). Just sign into the app on a NOW TV device to watch Sex Education on the big screen.


Sex Education returns to Netflix on January 17.