Kristen Bell stars as Anna in The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the WindowFor full TV listings for the week, see thetimes.co.uk/tvplannerViewing guide, by James JacksonThe Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the WindowNetflixIt’s one way for a show to get attention: give it the longest title possible. Before you scoff, though, this series is actually a dark spoof. Look at the title again and you realise that it just has to be, sending up all those ludicrous “troubled woman” chick-lit potboilers with the word “girl” in the title, such as The Girl on the Train and Gone Girl. However, it’s played so straight that if you didn’t realise this, you might simply think you’re watching one of the worst series yet made. Kristen Bell (The Good

Source: The Times January 29, 2022 03:40 UTC