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TV tonight: an Emmy-nominated US period drama finally lands on UK TV

The Guardian Culture Wednesday 14 October 2026, 05:15 UTC By Hollie Richardson, Hannah J Davies, Jack Seale and Ali Catterall 1 min read
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Fellow Travelers follows the clandestine relationship between Hawkins Fuller and Tim Laughlin in 50s’ Washington. Plus: Louis Theroux on Portrait Artist of the Year. Here’s what to watch tonight10pm, Channel 4 From the makers of Homeland, this suave, weighty, Emmy-nominated period drama finally lands on UK telly.

Fellow Travelers follows the clandestine relationship between Hawkins Fuller and Tim Laughlin in 50s’ Washington. Plus: Louis Theroux on Portrait Artist of the Year. Here’s what to watch tonight

10pm, Channel 4
From the makers of Homeland, this suave, weighty, Emmy-nominated period drama finally lands on UK telly. It is both a romance and a thriller, following Hawk (Matt Bomer) and Tim (Jonathan Bailey) who meet in Washington DC during the height of McCarthyism, and develop a sexual relationship across the next three decades. Hollie Richardson

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