Dougray Scott (Crime, My Week with Marilyn), Shirley Henderson (Bridget Jones, Harry Potter), and Valene Kane (Blue Lights, Gangs of London) will lead the cast of compelling Scottish drama, Summerwater, airing this November. The six-part drama series has recently finished filming in Scotland, with other cast members including Arnas Fedaravičius (The White Lotus S3, The Last Kingdom), Anna Próchniak (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Showtrial), Daniel Rigby (Black Mirror, Landscape

Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators is returning for its sixth series, with filming starting this week in Stratford-Upon-Avon.   The new series of the hugely popular cosy-crime drama, produced by BBC Studios Drama Productions in Birmingham, is a co-commission by BBC Content and UKTV, and will premiere exclusively on UKTV’s specialist crime drama channel, U&alibi in 2026, before launching later on the BBC and iPlayer.   Created by Paul Matthew Thompson and the late J

Kate Phillips is back as Eliza Scarlet, Victorian London’s trailblazing female private detective, for a sixth series of hit period drama Miss Scarlet. A teaser shares: "When we last saw Eliza Scarlet, her life seemed out of balance. A new Detective Inspector had taken charge at Scotland Yard; one with no intention of enlisting her services. But true to form, Eliza didn’t back down. Through grit and brilliance, she earned the DI’s respect. And Eliza’s maternal housekeeper deci

The latest schedules have been confirmed for week commencing 25th October 2025. The full rundown of the new and returning programmes can be found below. Dates Confirmed Michael McIntyre's The Wheel (New Series) - Entertainment Saturday 25th October, 8:20pm, BBC One Trigger Point (New Series) - Drama Sunday 26th October, 9pm, ITV1 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing (New Series) - Fact Ent Sunday 26th October, 9pm, BBC Two Daisy May And Charlie Cooper's Night Watch (New Series

UKTV have recommissioned the classic car series, Dream Car Fixers (6x60’) for a third series for leading factual channel U&YESTERDAY and free streaming service, U.  The series is produced by Wiser Films.    The programme follows mechanic and classic car enthusiast Sheldon Nichols as he tries to find his clients’ dream cars within their tight budgets. Be-it a feisty little Fiat or a classic Capri, Sheldon has his nose to the ground and always manages to find something close to

This gripping series, from the frontlines of the war against the Islamic State group, tells the story of British photojournalist John Cantlie who was kidnapped in Syria alongside his American friend James Foley. The pair were on assignment covering the civil war in 2012 when they were taken hostage and handed over to the infamous gang of British jihadis who became known as "The Beatles". Building on the success of The Times podcast Last Man Standing, by Anthony Loyd and Manve

The BBC have pulled the plug on comedy Spent after one series, The Sun newspaper has revealed. In Spent, Michelle de Swarte stars as Mia, a former catwalk model who is on the run, mainly from herself. Long term it’s a story of personal renewal but for now, the stark reality is that her career is over, she’s flat broke and she’s homeless. This is a woman who despite her humble beginnings has become accustomed, possibly even addicted, to the finer things in life. Unfortunately,

Filming has commenced on It Gets Worse, a brand-new comedy series written, created by and starring Leo Reich, produced by A24 for Channel 4, and co-commissioned by Bell Media’s Crave for Canada. Joining the ensemble cast will be Emily Fairn (House of Guinness, The Responder), Olive Gray (Save Me, Halo), Sean Delaney (Killing Eve, Life After Life), Dane Williams (What It Feels Like for A Girl, House of David), India Mullen (Normal People, Brassic), and Edinburgh Comedy Award 2

She has fast become one of the most talked about showbiz faces of the year, and now ITV are serving up double the trouble as The Princess Diaries returns for two series broadcasting and streaming in 2026.  Chronicling the life of fledgling fashion icon and social media sensation Princess Andre, The Princess Diaries (produced by Optomen, part of All3Media) will be back on ITV2 and ITVX in 2026 with two separate four part series.  The first series, which charted Princess’ endea

Production company Banijay Entertainment has acquired the rights to produce international editions, including potentially the UK, of strategic reality show Werewolves. Based on the classic boardgame, the rights have been acquired from Studiocanal and Dreamspark. Based on a successful boardgame, Werewolves is a nail-biting strategy game unfolding in real time, and built on deception, skill and trust. In a remote village deep in the forest, thirteen strangers known as the ‘Vill

Spinning back to BBC One and iPlayer, Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel has been handed a double recommission with the BBC ordering a sixth and seventh series of the hit primetime gameshow. Three contestants hope to answer their way to a fortune, guided by seven celebrity experts - but can they help them to win life-changing cash? That all depends on the spin of The Wheel. In each show, seven fantastic celebrities are strapped to the circumference of the giant wheel. Each celebrit

Return To Paradise returns for its second series on Friday 31st October at 8pm on BBC One. Coming soon to BBC iPlayer and BBC One, the 6x60' series sees Detective Sergeant Mackenzie Clarke (Anna Samson) still trapped in her hometown of Dolphin Cove to solve more perplexing cases, while grappling with the end-of-series-one bombshell that her ex-fiancé, Glenn (Tai Hara), still has feelings for her. The new images reveal Detective Sergeant Mackenzie ‘Mack’ Clarke back on the cas

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! returns to ITV1 and ITVX, which means it’s time for a brand-new cast of celebrities to battle it out in TV’s toughest entertainment challenge. ITV have unveiled a new logo and branding for the upcoming series of the hit reality format. The opening titles have also undergone a refresh for the forthcoming series, where eagle-eyed fans of the show will notice a few star-quality changes. BAFTA Award-winning hosts Ant & Dec are back to present

Here's a full rundown of what to expect in tonight's episode of Big Brother, which continues on ITV2 and ITVX. CAROLINE IS READY TO ‘GET DOWN AND DIRTY’  Caroline is speaking to Big Brother in the Diary Room about being immune from the next two evictions.  Caroline says, “When my parole is over, I know damn well they’re all going to come and get me so I might as well enjoy it while I can.” Caroline adds, “If they’re going to get me out I might as well ruffle all their feath

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown is returning to the studio this Autumn to record a brand new series which is expected to air on Channel 4 in the new year. Audience tickets are available via SRO Audiences. Jimmy Carr will once again host the famous words and numbers quiz with two teams of celebrities playing against each other. Countdown’s resident lexicographer Susie Dent, mathematician Rachel Riley will also make a return to the new series. 8 Out of 10 Cats does Countdown wa

The Celebrity Apprentice is making a snow filled return to BBC One and iPlayer this festive period as a Christmas treat ahead of the milestone 20th series in 2026. For the first time ever, Lord Sugar will be partnering with Pudsey for BBC Children in Need to bring viewers two, one-hour episodes set in the snowy setting of Lapland where the task is tougher and the stakes are higher. Produced by Naked, a Fremantle label, 12 celebrity candidates will head to reindeer-filled Lapl

Comedians, writers, performers and podcasters Joe Wilkinson and David Earl will bring their camaraderie and love of comedy to U&Gold for Joe & David’s Magical Sitcom Tour (3x60’). Part travelogue, part buddy comedy and part retrospective, in Joe & David’s Magical Sitcom Tour Joe Wilkinson and David Earl will explore their love of classic British sitcoms, with an episode each devoted to The Office, Porridge and Fawlty Towers. In the episode exploring The Office, Joe & David me

Emmerdale will air three special standalone episodes featuring key storylines this autumn. With April Dingle (Amelia Flanagan) at the mercy of the merciless drug dealers, we hope that her ever present and worried father Marlon (Mark Charnock) can get through to her. A special episode will explore this fragile and possibly broken relationship between a father and his daughter as she slips further from his grasp. We will take a reflective look behind the bars of Robert Sugden’s

Fan-favourite Dame Prue Leith will be taking viewers back to her idyllic Cotswold home kitchen as the national treasure finds more guests to invite into her home, cooking more of her all-time favourite dishes and sharing her kitchen hacks in the second series of Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen. Her husband and right-hand man, John, will also return with more country-living tips and humour. With the first series having an impressive double-digit consolidated audience share throu

Jimmy and Shivi's Farmhouse Breakfast is set to return to ITV weekend mornings next year for a brand new second series, again produced by produced by Rock Oyster Media. Hosted by Jimmy Doherty a nd Shivi Ramoutar , the pair will provide viewers with a show packed with food, family and lifestyle from the barn on Jimmy’s thriving family farm in the beautiful Suffolk countryside - Farmhouse Breakfast HQ. Transmission details will be announced in due course.

Channel 4 have commissioned Blink Films to make a new three-part documentary series investigating what DNA may tell us about Hitler. Three years in the making, the three-parter uses a sample of Adolf Hitler’s DNA -confirmed by rigorous scientific testing- to show whether his genes played a part in influencing his psychology and behaviour. Jonah Weston, Commissioning Editor at Channel 4 says: “Nothing can ever fully explain Adolf Hitler’s evil.  But finding Hitler’s DNA is an

In 1972, 18 months into his brutal regime, Idi Amin declared that all Asians had just 90 days to leave Uganda, forever. Unpredictable and charismatic, Amin said he was acting after God appeared to him in a dream. Asian families were the bedrock of the Ugandan economy, and many had lived there for generations. But for Idi Amin, their presence and status were a reminder of a colonial past. Told as a historical thriller; Escaping Idi Amin (w/t) reveals the extraordinary story of

Joining Claudia in the Scottish Highlands for The Celebrity Traitors are: Alan Carr, Cat Burns, Celia Imrie, Charlotte Church, Clare Balding, David Olusoga, Joe Marler, Joe Wilkinson, Jonathan Ross, Kate Garraway, Lucy Beaumont, Mark Bonnar, Nick Mohammed, Niko Omilana, Paloma Faith, Ruth Codd, Stephen Fry, Tameka Empson and Tom Daley. The celebrities will play the ultimate game of detection, backstabbing and trust, in the hope of winning a cash prize up to £100,000 for a cha

The BBC has confirmed that Denise Welch will be returning to the hit drama, reprising her role as the iconic Steph Haydock in the next series of Waterloo Road coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One early next year.     Denise Welch played Steph Haydock from series 1 (2006) to series 5 (2010). Fans of Waterloo Road will remember her as the school’s Head of French, known to bend the rules whenever she needed to. Whilst she may have been hopeless on the teaching front, the students a