Ted Lasso season 3 (AppleTv+)

Richmond FC has made it into the Premier League and everyone is tipping them to bomb out and be relegated straight back down. A star recruit looks likely to defy the critics, but the sugar hit doesn’t last. Can Ted reinstil the joy and save the season, or is he too distracted by missing his son and resenting his ex-wife’s new relationship? Meanwhile, Rebecca wants a baby; Keely’s love life takes a different turn after Roy dumps her; and Nate struggles to maintain the mongrel at West Ham. Season 1 was sublime, season 2 was patchy and season 3 falls somewhere in between, with a few episodes a bit meh and some causing gales of out-loud laughter. It finishes, as would be expected, on a high, but is nonetheless a satisfying end to a show that, for all its flaws, is just plain nice. Keep your Successions, with not one redeemable nor likeable character, Ted Lasso takes the chocolates every time.