# The Gilded Age returns with glossy escapism and old-money intrigue

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tv-tonight-the-gilded-age-returns-in-all-its-glossy-julian-fellowes-glory/
- Published: 2026-11-02T06:15:32+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T06:48:19+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/nov/02/tv-tonight-the-gilded-age-returns-in-all-its-glossy-julian-fellowes-glory
- Topics: Business, Culture, Entertainment, Markets, TV

## Key points

- The Gilded Age returns with society manoeuvring and threats to old money.
- The TV guide also features documentaries on displacement, Afghanistan and stroke recovery.
- David Harewood’s duty solicitor returns to work after a hospital stay.

## Summary

The Gilded Age returns for its third season with the lavish period drama leaning into its appeal as glossy escapism. Its opening episode follows Agnes as she tries to protect her place in society, while the threat posed by newly wealthy monopolists gives the old-money plot a contemporary edge.

The article also previews the evening’s other programmes, including a documentary about Ugandan Asians forced to leave in 1972, a legal drama in which David Harewood’s character resumes a case after being diagnosed with angina, and films following young stroke survivors. It highlights a Dispatches documentary about Afghans trying to rescue relatives under Taliban rule, alongside a property series and the Paris Masters tennis.

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