dearengland-firstlookimages-bbcdramaThe BBC has released the first look at James Graham’s new drama Dear England. The four-part series is based on James Graham’s Olivier-award winning play of the same name, which is a fictionalised account of Gareth Southgate’s time managing the England men’s football team.   With the worst team track record for penalties in the world when he takes over as manager, Gareth knows he needs to open his mind and face up to the years of hurt to tak

This weekend's Strictly Come Dancing will give the couples an extra chance to dazzle viewers - in a very special relay performance.    Opening Saturday night's Musicals Week special, the five-minute spectacular will see each pair take to the floor as part of a high-energy celebration of musicals, dancing to songs from shows including My Fair Lady, Oliver!, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Mary Poppins Returns. Expect the best of London's East End via the West End, plus a whole loa

Rivals returns with an extended season of twelve episodes - and even more wit, desire, and dramatic twists. As power struggles escalate and rivalries deepen, ambition drives every move, pushing loyalties to the edge.  Set against the backdrop of the stunning Cotswolds countryside and the glamorous, high-stakes world of 1980s British television, the second instalment will see the return of the all-star cast that won the hearts of fans and critics alike as well as introducing b

Paramount+ reveals a first look for the upcoming original series GIRL TAKEN - previously announced as Baby Doll - starring Alfie Allen, Jill Halfpenny, Tallulah Evans, and Delphi Evans. Based on the novel Baby Doll by Hollie Overton, GIRL TAKEN follows the story of twin sisters Lily and Abby, whose lives are shattered when Lily is abducted from their quiet rural English town by beloved local teacher Rick Hansen. After years of abuse in captivity, Lily escapes - only to discov

Channel 5 have announced a huge 50 episode order for quiz format Celebrity Puzzling following its initial 8 episodes earlier this year. The format started life in 2023 as a primetime civilian format presented by Lucy Worsley. An exhilarating game show hosted by broadcaster Jeremy Vine, putting the nation's favourite stars through their paces through a series of mind-bending puzzles. Celebrity Puzzling is hosted by Vine with team captains, actress Sally Lindsay and quiz queen

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! continues tonight on ITV1 and ITVX with Ant & Dec back to host another bushtucker trial. Tonight, Tom and Martin faced today's Bushtucker Trial 'Lethal Libraries'. Working together as a team, they had to identify and find seven books hidden in the depths of the Lethal Library in order to win stars for camp.  I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! continues tonight on ITV1 and ITVX.

Stream the most talked-about shows and movies from HBO, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros.  Television, the DC Universe, New Line Cinema, Max Originals and more – all in one place when HBO Max launches in the UK in March 2026. HBO Original series include IT: Welcome to Derry, House of the Dragon, The Last of Us, The White Lotus, Euphoria, Industry, The Seduction, and the highly anticipated A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, set a century before Game of Thrones Max Original seri

Channel 4 has released the first look images for Daisy Haggard (Boat Story, Back to Life) and Two Brothers (The Tourist, Fleabag, The Assassin) brand new thriller Maya. Co-led by Daisy Haggard and Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us, Time) the 6x60’ fictional drama is written by Creator Daisy Haggard who is making her directorial debut co-directing the series alongside Jamie Donoughue (Doctor Who, The Last Kingdom).  Forced into a witness protection programme to escape a life-threat

BAFTA-winning actress Mia McKenna-Bruce (How To Have Sex) will take on the role of former royal aide Jane Andrews in the forthcoming 4-part drama The Lady written by Debbie O’Malley and produced by Left Bank Pictures for ITV and BritBox International. She will star alongside Natalie Dormer (Game Of Thrones, The Hunger Games, Tudors) who takes on the role of Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York and Ed Speleers (Outlander, Downton Abbey) who will play Thomas Cressman. The series wil

As another year draws to an end, Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra host an array of musical legends and brand new stars to take us into 2026. Joining Jools and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra are Ronnie Wood, Olivia Dean, Lulu, Jessie J, Craig David, Heather Small, The Kooks, Imelda May, Joe Webb, David Hermlin and Ruby Turner. Legendary Rolling Stone guitarist Ronnie Wood recently celebrated his 60-year career in music. He joins Jools to perform songs from his

Hit podcast The Rest Is Football, presented by Gary Lineker, is coming to Netflix as a daily visualised podcast show for TV during next year's FIFA World Cup. With over 7 million monthly streams, Lineker present the daily show live from New York each day and will feature analysis, interviews, insights and reporters on the ground soaking up the atmosphere. The show will be produced by Lineker's Goalhanger company. Gary Lineker commented: "We can’t wait to bring The Rest Is Foo

A heart-warming and hilarious festive drama written by Mark Chappell (BAFTA Film Award nominated See How They Run, Is This Thing On?, A Young Doctor’s Notebook, Cold Feet), produced by Big Talk Studios, and co-produced by South Shore Productions. Finding Father Christmas follows 16-year-old Chris (BAFTA TV Award winner Lenny Rush), who still wholeheartedly believes in Father Christmas. His concerned dad (BAFTA TV Award nominee James Buckley) decides it’s finally time to have

The five-part series follows Barclay (Russell Tovey), a low-level UNIT staff member whose ordinary life becomes a world of terror when an ancient species rises from the sea. Barclay becomes humanity’s ambassador when the mysterious Salt (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) emerges from the Tank at a summit on the Thames. UNIT, led by Kate Lethbridge-Stewart (Jemma Redgrave), fights for control as humanity faces destruction.   Alongside Russell Tovey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Jemma Redgrave, the ser

Following TV Zone revealing that the show had been pushed back from its originally 2025 date to 2026, ITV have now confirmed it intends to air new eight-part reality adventure series The Summit in the first quarter (January-March) next year. In this new adventure reality series, a group of 14 strangers will meet in the New Zealand wilderness to head out on an epic 100 kilometre journey across a wild, mountainous landscape. Their goal is to climb 8,500ft to the Summit of a dis

The BBC has acquired Hamburg Days, a forthcoming drama series recounting The Beatles’ early days as a band for BBC iPlayer and BBC One from Turbine Studios. The six-part series is a W&B Television (a LEONINE Company) and Turbine Studios production for ZDF, the BBC and AGC Television. Based on the autobiography by Klaus Voormann, who is also a consultant on the series, Hamburg Days is set in the early 1960s. In the smoke-filled clubs of Hamburg’s St. Pauli’s red-light district

ITV has released a first look at the second series of Piglets, one of its most talked about comedies of 2024, and also announced the show will air on ITV2 rather than ITV1 when the show returns early next year. The first series is one of the biggest comedies on ITVX and has so far reached 5.6m across its 6 episodes and launched last July with 2.8m viewers. Piglets follows a newly recruited group of six very different would-be cops and the handful of key staff whose thankless

ITV have released a first look image of Graham Norton on the set of major new reality series The Neighbourhood, set to launch on ITV1 and ITVX in 2026. The 12-part series, hosted by Norton, sees families and households compete in a street-sized reality game, battling it out for the chance to take home a life-changing cash prize. It marries high-stakes competition, epic challenges and relatable domestic drama, to offer a different flavour of reality. The Neighbourhood will see

The Voice UK has seemingly been pushed back in the schedules for a second time by ITV. TV Zone understands ITV originally pushed back The Voice UK from Autumn 2025 to January 2026 when the broadcaster made the decision to axe Dancing On Ice, with The Voice planned to take its Sunday night slot in January. However, with ITV today unveiling its Winter line-up of programming today, The Voice was mysteriously absent. TV Zone understands that The Voice now may not air until Autumn

It'll Be Alright On The Night is returning for its 37th series on ITV this Christmas, with new narrator Tom Allen stepping into David Walliams's shoes. Walliams had narrated the show since its rebirth in 2016. Now, comedian Tom Allen, who co-hosts ITV's Cooking With The Stars, is the new narrator when the show returns for a new series, starting with a Christmas special on Christmas Day. The last series featured bloopers which saw Bradley Walsh stumbling into an icy river, the

ITV have commissioned six-part police procedural, Winter, featuring an unconventional forensic pathologist, played by Richard Armitage (Missing You, Red Eye, Fool Me Once), whose brilliance, sharp intellect and rule-breaking approach helps the police solve some of the most complex murder cases.   Set in Bristol, Dr Ethan Winter is one of the most gifted pathologists of his generation. He possesses an extraordinary analytical mind, capable of impeccable deductive reasoning whi

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! continues tonight on ITV1 and ITVX with Ant & Dec back to host another bushtucker trial. Tonight, Jack faced today's gruelling Bushtucker Trial, 'Dangerous Discoveries' where he was tasked with navigating an archaeological dig, bravely plunging his hands into multiple hell holes in the search for stars. I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! continues tonight on ITV1 and ITVX.

Disney+ announces Mosquito, from acclaimed screenwriter Tony McNamara, comes a sardonic look at a young couple’s relationship, starring Golden Globe and Emmy® award-nominated Nicholas Hoult (Superman, Nosferatu) and BAFTA and Emmy® award-nominated Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People, Twisters). The British powerhouse leads play Kate and Ed, a recently married couple whose secrets begin to reveal as daily life chips away at the personas they present…all started by an intrusive mo

Sky have revealed the new and returning titles airing across its portfolio of channels in January 2026. Under Salt Marsh Under Salt Marsh is a limited series from writer, creator, and executive producer Claire Oakley, set in the fictional Welsh town of Morfa Halen, a tight-knit community precariously nestled between towering mountains and a fast-encroaching sea that threatens its very existence. As a once-in-a-generation storm begins to gather far out at sea, former detectiv

Clive Myrie asks the questions in a the classic quiz where celebrities go under the spotlight to brave the famous black chair and donate to their chosen charities. Episode 1: Journalist and news presenter Maryam Moshiri, singer-songwriter Chesney Hawkes, comedian Desiree Burch and Uncanny host Danny Robins go under the spotlight, answering questions on the Bridget Jones films, The Beatles’ White Album, the actress Viola Davis and the Star Wars television series, The Mandalori