As thrilling and unmissable as The Traitors has been, sometimes you need to watch something that brings your pulse down, not raises it: the blood pressure monitor on my Apple Watch certainly wasn’t happy with me during Friday night’s big finale.

So to offset those elevated adrenaline levels and soothe us through the last few days of this 10-year month and into February, I’ve tiptoed into softer territory to pick out the TV and films that always bring me comfort.

Comfort will mean different things to different people, but for me, it’s something heartening that I would watch on my laptop if I was a bit ill in bed – a special treat to make me feel better. But it also needs to be something I would happily watch more than once. While there are lots of things I will watch again and again – The Sopranos, Broad City and I May Destroy You to name a few – they don’t necessarily make me feel warm and peaceful inside, so they don’t make the cut here.

So, cocoon yourself in your most yielding clothing, prepare your snack tray and get ready for the forehead stroke of entertainment.

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