Scrapper to Paul McCartney: Man on the Run – the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Scrapper to Paul McCartney: Man on the Run – the seven best films to watch on TV this week A witty, optimistic tale of a father-daughter bond. Plus, a fascinating documentary about an ex-Beatle’s attempt to find himself as a solo artist Pick of the week Scrapper Charlotte Regan’s delightful debut feature takes a slice of social realism and gives it a topping of whimsical wit and touching optimism. Lola Campbell is a real find as 12-year-old Georgie, who secretly lives by herself on her east London estate after her mum’s death, stealing bikes with best mate Ali (Alin Uzun) to pay her way. She’s a resourceful, artful dodger so is mightily put out when her long-absent dad, Jason (Harris Dickinson), turns up to take care of her. The development of a parental bond is slow and painful: Jason struggles with the mysteries of fatherhood, while Georgie – despite her brave front – is still wrapped up in grief. With this charmer of a drama, Regan is one to watch. Friday 27 February, 11pm, BBC Two The Fabelmans Steven Spielberg mines his own history for his most personal film yet, a 1950s-set drama about family, growing up and the power of cinema. It follows Sammy Fabelman (played by Gabriel LaBelle as a teenager), who becomes obsessed with movie-making at a young age and persists with his celluloid dream as the family relocate from New Jersey to Arizona to California. Although there is nostalgia for the postwar age of opportunity, there is antisemitism, too – and domestic turbulence between his very different parents (Michelle Williams and Paul Dano). Saturday 21 February, 9.15pm, Channel 4 Breathless For those in need of an education after watching Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague – his new film about the making of Breathless (AKA A Bout de Souffle) – here’s Jean-Luc Godard’s 1960 classic to help you out. It encapsulates the rule-breaking, improvisational spirit of the French New Wave – all jump-cuts, handheld camerawork and blithe indifference to typical plotlines – as Jean...