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Big problems lie ahead when tetraplegic Freya moves in with her new lover. Plus: the rise of Mohammed bin Salman. Here’s what to watch this evening

10pm, BBC TwoThis cracking, sexy comedy drama upends the usual telly tropes about disabled women’s lives. It was created by Lee Getty and Kyla Harris, with Harris starring as the sardonic thirtysomething Canadian artist Freya, who is tetraplegic and was “disabled way before it was cool”. Freya is living in London with her new lover, Abe (Darren Boyd) – who has left his wife and is “having a midlife crisis, albeit a very inclusive one” – and she asks her chaotic friend Jo (Elena Saurel) to be her personal assistant. But a rift between Abe and Jo suggests big problems ahead. It’s inspired by the time Getty was Harris’s PA in real life, which explains the great writing. It will have you laughing loads. Hollie Richardson

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