Screen Queen: Rogue Heroes, RHOS, Dope Girls, Berlin ER and No Taste Like Home With Antoni Porowski

Rogue Heroes

Wednesday, 9.30pm, SBS

I feel uncomfortable saying this, but this series, about the swashbuckling exploits of the first SAS fighters operating during World War II, makes war look . . . kinda cool.

I know, this is a very problematic thing to admit. And I’m sure my grandfather, who served in the British military during this time, would have one or two things to say about my sentiments, and this series.

Then again, maybe not: he left me an incredible photo album in his will. It included hundreds of photos he took with his little Brownie box camera during his time spent in the Middle East and Africa.

There are photos of him snowed in with a Kurdish family in Iraq, atop a pyramid (try topping THAT for a selfie location), larking about with his mates on their downtime, swimming in rivers, patting local dogs — it actually looked a right vibe.

But then, he was a signalman, so technically out of harm’s way, not risking life and limb like the men of the SAS, as they’ve now been renamed as we pick up the action in 1943.

With Stirling (Connor Swindells) now holed up as a prisoner of war, it’s up to Paddy (Jack O’Connell) to steer his men to their next challenge, “attacking an entire f...... continent” — with just 35 in their cohort. It’s a suicide mission, but if these lads know one thing, it’s that going against the orders of a man like Paddy could turn out to be a worse proposition than getting off that landing craft.

Like my grandad’s photos, this show tells only a fraction of what really went down, and what those men actually endured, though it’s based on fact — and sometimes the facts are even more interesting than their fictional retelling.

Either way, this is five-star excellent television.

No Taste Like Home With Antoni Porowski

Monday, streaming on Disney Plus

Antoni Porowski, aka The Hot One From Queer Eye Who Left, now has his own show, and he’s inviting audiences to join him as he journeys to all sorts of far-flung places to chat to his celeb guests about their gastronomic roots.

“As the son of immigrants, I can tell you food can tell you more about who you are and where you’ve come from than you could ever imagine,” he says in ep one, which sees him talking food with actor Florence Pugh.

Other guests include Awkwafina, James Marsden and Issa Rae — I challenge you to find a more charming selection.

Part travelogue, part cooking show, part family history exploration, this looks every bit as delightful as Porowski himself.

Dope Girls

Streaming now on Stan

There’s a real fever-dream quality to this new drama, about a bunch of women who helped reimagine post-WWI Soho into the den of iniquity it went on to become. Peaky Blinders, but from a female gaze — intriguing concept.

The Real Housewives Of Sydney

Tuesday, streaming on Foxtel and Binge

Forget the niceties: this season’s Housewives are hitting the ground running with some all-in fisticuffs right from the get-go. Pop the kettle on: tea will be served — I’ll take mine piping hot.

Berlin ER

Wednesday, streaming on Apple TV Plus

The Bear, but make them all German ER workers — yes please! This is all about an underfunded hospital in Berlin and its new emergency room overseer, Dr Parker (Haley Louise Jones). Sign me up.