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Enjoy some entertainment newness for February!

TV: Small Town, Big Story (watch on Sky Atlantic)

A new 6 part television series created by Chris O'Dowd (Bridesmaids & The IT Crowd) and starring Christina Hendricks (Madmen) and Paddy Considine (Dead Man’s Shoes, Peaky Blinders & House of the Dragon). 

The series is set in the fictional rural Irish town of Drumbán which sees a major Hollywood film production come to the town only to have the spotlight shine on a hidden secret in the town that’s been kept quiet for a quarter of a century.

Creator and director Chris O’Dowd said: “I bloody love television, and am most engrossed by stories that bring the remarkable to the everyday. I hope we’ve made a beautiful show that an audience will find funny and will keep people on the edge of their seats…and beyond.”

Film: Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy (dir. Michael Morris - in cinemas from 13th February)

What would Valentine’s Day be without a new all-star romcom? This February we welcome the fourth movie in the canon that is ‘Bridget Jones’, adapted for screen from the books of author Helen Fielding. The movie stars all of the usual suspects as we see the return of Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson & Jim Broadbent and welcomes some new talent.

In ‘Mad About The Boy’ Bridget navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel. Back to work and on the apps, she's pursued by a younger man and maybe - just maybe - her son's science teacher.

In an interview Hugh Grant shares “It’s based on Helen Fielding’s own experience of losing her husband and bringing up her kids alone, so it’s got a huge amount of heart. It made me cry. Have I made it sound to dour? It’s also extremely funny!

Music: Bartees Strange: Horror (release date 21st February)

The fourth studio offering from Mustang, Oaklahoma artist Bartees Strange is due out this month. 

Strange said “I think I made this record to reach out to people who may feel afraid of things in their lives, too,” he said of Horror in a press statement. “For me it’s love, locations, cosmic bad luck, or that feeling of doom that I’ve struggled with for as long as I can remember. I think that it’s easier to navigate the horrors and strangeness of life once you realize that everyone around you feels the same. This album is just me trying to connect. I’m trying to shrink the size of the world. I’m trying to feel close—so I’m less afraid.”