Brave new world!

David Thewlis and Aneurin Barnard star in an epic drama about 17th-century settlers in Canada…

- Emma Bullimore, Hannah Davies, Sean Marland

BARKSKINS Tuesday, 9pm & 10pm National Geographic (Sky 129, Virgin 266) Drama

Harry Potter’s David Thewlis plays wealthy landowner Claude Trepagny, a pioneer ready to make his mark in sweeping new drama Barkskins, which follows the 17th-century settlers of New France, now part of Canada. Starting with a double bill, the eight partners follow the rich and powerful traders and their lowly servants, each with their own ambitions.