Steve to American Fiction: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Cillian Murphy is superb as the headteacher of a school for troubled boys in a tragic and brilliant drama, while Jeffrey Wright proves he can do no wrong in a knife-edge satire. Plus, Bridget Jones!Hot on the heels of their Magdalene Laundries film Small Things Like These, actor Cillian Murphy and director Tim Mielants keep things tragic and intense with a drama adapted by Max Porter from his own novella Shy. However, rather than focusing on conflicted teenager Shy (played with wonderful nuance