New TV shows coming soon
New on BBC
Strictly Come Dancing
BBC One, Saturday 14th September
Get set to shimmy on your sofa as Strictly Come Dancing will be returning to our screens very soon! Presented by Tess Daly, alongside the ever-faithful Claudia Winkleman! With the 15 new celebrities just announced it really is beginning to feel like Strictly season!
Nightsleeper
BBC One + BBC iPlayer, Sunday 15th September
This fast-moving heart-in-mouth action-adventure has so many twists and turns that you’ll be holding on to your seats! When a sleeper train is highjacked while travelling from Glasgow to London, the passengers find themselves on an uncertain journey with an extremely less certain destination. With a star-studded cast expect to see Joe Cole, Alexandra Roach, James Cosmo and many others!
Waterloo Road (season 14)
BBC One + BBC iPlayer, from Tuesday 10th September
This British TV drama series is going to be returning to our screens this autumn! Set in greater Manchester, Waterloo Road explores a range of social issues that are often considered a taboo, such as mental illness, bullying and teenage pregnancy. Joining Waterloo Road for the next season is Saira Choudry who will be playing the new maths teacher Nisha Chandra, alongside a host of new students who will be played by Olly Rhodes, Nathan Wood and Sonya Nisa.
We Might Regret This
Stream now on BBC iPlayer
Inspired by the lives of its creators, Kyla Harris and Lee Getty, We Might Regret This delves into the life of Freya (Harris), a Canadian tetraplegic who moves to London to live with her new boyfriend Abe (Darren Boyd). After struggling to find a full-time carer to help with her disability needs, Freya offers the job to her chaotic and impulsive best friend! What could go wrong?
Sherwood (season 2)
BBC One + BBC iPlayer, Sundays and Mondays at 9pm
With a divided police force, a persistent manhunt and a killer on the loose, season one made the already fractured tensions even worse for the Nottinghamshire mining village. Season 2 further explores the themes of fractured communities and the political turmoil in today’s Britain! Starring Lesley Manville as Julie Jackson and David Morrissey as DCI St Clair.
New on ITV & STV
Joan
ITV1 and STV, coming soon
Sophie Turner will start in this six-part crime drama as the real-life renowned jewel thief Joan Hannington. The series documents Joans journey from housewife and mother to petty offender to criminal mastermind and jewel thief in 1980’s London!
Mr Bates vs the Post Office: The Impact
Stream on ITVX and watch ITV1 and STV from Monday 9th September
After the popular drama series hit our screens and gained an overwhelmingly positive reaction, this documentary dives even deeper into the scandal and how it affected those involved. Mr Bates vs the Post Office: The Impact will feature leading figure Alan Bates as well as the sub postmasters who have come forward in the aftermath of the series!
The Family
Stream now on STV Player (UK wide)
Drama fans, this is not a show to miss! 10 years after a politicians youngest son goes missing, he mysteriously returns. But the question is, is he really who he claims to be? This chilling thriller is a must see! Available on STV player across the UK. Starring Joan Allen, Rupert Graves and Andrew McCarthy.
The Tower (season 3)
Watch on ITV1 and STV from Monday 2nd September
After a very successful two seasons, this gripping crime thrillers return with Game of Thrones star Gemma Whelan once again leading the cast. This season, the team become entangled in the world of a major South London drugs gang. DI Sarah Collins (Whelan) investigates two murders potentially connected to the gang, whilst Kieran Shaw (Emmet J. Scanlan) leads an undercover team to bring down the mafia boss at the centre of it all.
My Mum, Your Dad (season 2)
ITV1 and STV, coming soon
Once again, the grown-up kids head to the surveillance room where their single parents’ romantic fate is placed in their hands. Get ready for some new twists along the way as the kids get a front row seat to how their parents fare in their bid to make a romantic connection and in the end, they’ll decide whether to give their blessing to potential matches!
New on Channel 4
Taskmaster (Season 18)
Watch on Channel 4, from Thursday 12th September
Get ready for famous faces and infuriating challenges as taskmaster Greg Davies and sidekick Alex Horne return for season 18 to oversee this weird and wonderful BAFTA winning- comedy game show!
With fresh celebrities, this season features Andy Zaltzman, Babatunde Aléshé, Ema Sidi, Jack Dee and Rosie Jones!
The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Channel 4, from Wednesday 11th September
With unprecedented access, this documentary series shines a light on the life of convicted murderer Gypsy-Rose, a victim of Munchausen Syndrome by proxy at the hands of her mother. The series captures the events that led to Gypsy-Rose arranging for her boyfriend to stab her mother to death...
New on Channel 5
The Teacher (Season 2)
Channel 5, coming soon
In this new series, a passionate art teacher seeks intimacy outside of her marriage, sparking an affair with another teacher which quickly spins out of control! After a school trip turns tragic when a student dies under her watch, she begins to become entangled in a web of lies. As dark secrets come to the surface, she risks everything to right the wrongs she’s caused and bring about justice!
The Wives
Channel 5, coming soon
This mysterious drama follows the unravelling of a family in a summer that changes their lives, forever! One year previously, Anabelle Morgan (Christine Bottomley) disappeared whilst on holiday in Malta, leaving behind her husband Charlie and daughter Sky. The police concluded that she had fallen to her death from the perilous cliff where they found her phone. This summer the Morgan clan return to Malta but when Charlie arrives with a new girlfriend, questions begin to surface about what really happened to Annabelle!
Nashville
Stream now on My5
This binge-worthy free to air exclusive is not one to miss! Set against the backdrop of the iconic Nashville music scene, this award-winning drama centres on the life of 40-year-old country superstar Rayna James (Connie Britton) as her career begins to fade, young trendy musician Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere) is on the rise!
New on Netflix
The Perfect Couple
Stream on Netflix from Thursday 5th September
Adapted from the 2018 novel of the same name, this American mystery drama stars Eve Hewson as Amelia Sacks, a young woman about to marry into one of the wealthiest families on Nantucket. With no expense spared its expected to be the premier wedding of the season – until a body washes up on the beach. Secrets come to light and suddenly everyone is a suspect! Starring Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber and Dakota Fanning.
Apollo 13: Survival
Stream on Netflix from Thursday 5th September
Using original footage and interviews this nail-biting documentary tells the story of Apollo 13. Just nine months after Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, NASA faced it’s worst crisis to date… three astronauts stranded halfway to the moon on a spacecraft with a ruptured oxygen tank!
New on Prime Video
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (season 2)
Stream now on Prime Video
After a two year wait, this Middle-Earth saga returns delving even deeper into the rise of Sauron and his cunning efforts to forge the Rings of Power which will give him the power to bend all the peoples of Middle-Earth to his sinister will. Building on Season one’s scope and ambition, the new season plunges even the most loved characters into the world of rising darkness! Elves, dwarves, men wizards and Harfoots, every soul on Middle Earth is in peril!
New on UKTV
Flowers
Stream on U, from Wednesday the 4th September
This dark poetic comedy stars Olivia Colman as Deborah Flowers and Julian Barratt as her husband Maurice Flowers. As Maurice fights his inner demons and dark secrets, Deborah tries to keep their family together no matter what…
The Chelsea Detective
U&Drama, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11th September
Set in the wealthy London neighbourhood of Chelsea, this crime drama series sees DI Max Arnold (Adrian Scarborough) and his partner DS Priya Shamsie (Sonita Henry) battle to bring criminals to justice, no matter their wealth or status!
Jamali Maddix: Follow the Leader
U&Dave, Tuesdays at 10pm from 17th September
Over four episodes, comedian and documentary maker Jamali Maddix investigate religious cults, political movements, underground radicals and ostracised groups to try and understand how our post-pandemic world has been splintered and reformed.
Emma Willis: Delivering Babies (season 4)
U&W, Mondays at 8pm
After a year and a half break, Emma Willis is returning to our screens but this time in a bigger hospital, Watford General. Over 10 weeks, Emma faces the challenges involved in training to be a Maternity Support Worker, one level up from her previous job of Maternity Care Assistant.
New on BLAZE
Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman
Tuesdays at 9pm
Hosted by Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, Great Escapes investigates eight renowned prison breakouts from history’s toughest prisons, including the death-defying escape from Alcatraz! With dramatic re-enactments, dynamic storytelling and cutting-edge visual effects, the prison escapes are brought to life in every episode!
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