The TV series for the weekend: “The Devil’s Hour” and the new seasons of “Boris” and “Gangs of London”

Lucy always wakes up in the middle of the night, always at the same time: 3:33. It’s not the only oddity in her life. The eight-year-old seems to have no emotions, the mother talks to the empty chairs, her house is full of memories that belong to her. It is the plot of The Devil’s Hourthe six-episode series produced by Steven Moffat (Doctor Who, Sherlock) available from today on the Amazon streaming platform. The title, in Italian “devil hour”, refers to an old belief according to which between 3 and 4 in the morning happened most of the supernatural phenomena. In the 16th century, even, for fear of witchcraft, the Church banned all activities during this time slot.