TV tonight: Miriam Margolyes in New Zealand is a guaranteed hoot

Any documentary with the adored, uncensored actor is always a treat. Plus: John Cena returns as a hulking hero. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, BBC Two After her great series exploring Australia, Miriam Margolyes is now in New Zealand, shooting a film in which she plays a nun. She invites the cameras to follow her as she asks how being a New Zealander is different from being Australian. (“I haven’t got a flying fart of an idea.”) Any show with Margolyes is a guaranteed hoot and serves up wisdom, too. Hollie Richardson Continue reading...

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