The Story in Pictures
Domhnall Gleeson plays Ned, the incoming editor whose arrival follows the team’s recent awards success, yet that acclaim has only sharpened their appetite for bigger and riskier stories. Sabrina Impacciatore is back as Esmeralda, the managing editor whose comic timing the review singles out as scene-stealing. Supporting cast members include Chelsea Frei as Mare and Eric Rahill as Travis, who populate a newsroom where HR headaches and a developing workplace romance add another layer of offbeat tension.
The programme leans on its Office US pedigree while staking out newsroom-specific targets, using documentary-style observation to turn ordinary editorial disputes into extended set pieces. That choice keeps the humour rooted in character awkwardness rather than one-off punchlines, and the return of familiar players means the show is free to escalate interpersonal absurdities rather than reintroduce basics.
The Paper is the headline recommendation for the evening, but the schedule offers other notable choices. Channel 4 airs Renovation Rescue at 8pm, following Luke Mabbott’s refurbishment of a 19th-century chapel in Cornwall. At 9pm BBC One resumes the quirky crime drama Ludwig with a guest turn from Stephen Merchant, while ITV1’s Long Lost Family presents a time-pressured search driven by a relative’s early onset dementia.
For film viewers, Netflix lists Call My Agent! The Movie (2026), reuniting the TV series’ cast amid starry cameos, and Dune: Part Two is available for those who want to catch up before Part Three arrives in cinemas in December. Sky Cinema Premiere shows Supergirl at 8pm, following Kara Zor-El’s violent, Guardians-style misadventures.
Tonight’s line-up offers a mix of comic character work, emotional documentary narratives and franchise cinema, but The Paper’s return is the clearest invitation to spend the evening inside a newsroom that still yields sustained, often uncomfortable laughs.
