PICKS OF THE MONTH: OCTOBER 2025, NEW AND RETURNING TITLES REVEALED

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The new and returning programming airing this month across BBC, ITV and Channel 4 have been revealed.

The Celebrity Traitors

New Series

The fingerless gloves are ON as Claudia Winkleman returns to The Traitors castle with an all-star cast who are ready to play the ultimate game of deceit and betrayal. We're used to seeing Faithfuls and Traitors playing to win for themselves or their loved ones, but 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 charity of their choice.

Frauds

New series

Starring as the complex duo Bert (Suranne Jones) and Sam (Jodie Whittaker), their intertwined past resurfaces in the setting of Southern Spain after a decade of separation. As Sam has sought a low-key life, Bert’s release from a Spanish prison for compassionate reasons reignites her ambition for one final significant score. On the pretext of one final, multi-million-pound art heist, Bert attempts to lure Sam out of retirement, but at what cost?

The Wheel

Returning Series

Bafta Award-winning Michael McIntyre is back with his hit Saturday-night gameshow that's packed with huge stars, big laughs, and a colossal spinning wheel! Three contestants hope to answer their way to a fortune, guided by seven celebrities but can they help them to win life-changing cash? That all depends on the spin of The Wheel.

The Inner Circle

New Series

New quiz hosted by Amanda Holden. Across each episode, contestants will battle to win the cash prize and will be tested not just on what they know - but which of their fellow players they can trust. As the contestants make their way through a series of games and challenges they’ll need to decide which of their opponents they’d be prepared to join forces with in order to take home the prize…but in a gripping finale, could each of the final two face the ultimate betrayal?

Trigger Point

Returning series

The third series comprises six new episodes and sees EXPO Lana Washington (Vicky McClure) and her team investigate a bomb threat that soon reveals itself to be the start of a sinister vendetta: someone is targeting individuals and demanding revenge. Working alongside the Police Counterterrorism Unit, the Bomb Disposal Squad race against time to find the bomber before they claim their next victim.

Riot Women

New Series

A teacher, a police officer, a pub landlady, a midwife, and a shoplifting freeloader: five menopausal women form a punk rock band to take part in a local talent contest, and suddenly find they have a lot more to shout about than they ever imagined. As they become closer, the teacher, Beth, and freeloader, Kitty, discover a surprising, heartbreaking connection.

Blue Lights

New Series

Two years into their jobs as response officers Grace, Annie and Tommy are accustomed to life under the blue lights. But their work will take them into a sinister world hidden behind the veneer of middle-class life, the world of the accountants and lawyers who facilitate organised crime. The old political and criminal order has gone and a new global gang rule Belfast, bringing danger closer to home for our officers than ever before.

Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening

Returning series

The hit primetime celebrity game show which tests parents’ knowledge of their kids’ general knowledge will see Romesh team up once more with his hilarious score-keeping mum Shanthi. It’s the show where it doesn’t matter what you know, it’s what your mum or dad think you know - this series will see three celebrity pairings compete each week to win money for their chosen charity.

How Are You? It's Alan Partridge

New Series

We follow the beloved and, to be fair, revered broadcaster as he reintegrates into life in Britain after a year working in Saudi Arabia. But what begins as a documentary about homecoming soon morphs into something more personal as Alan realises that the happiness he thought he’d feel at being back in Norwich just hasn’t materialised. Something’s missing.

We follow Alan as he sets off on a quest to understand his funk and to share what he learns with the nation. And if he ends up being seen as a mental health champion for the middle-aged, who’s also a good fit to present other issues-led documentary strands, so be it.

Worlds Apart

New Series

All-new Channel 4 reality competition Worlds Apart introduces six pensioners to six Gen Z rookie travellers – some of whom have never left the UK – to compete as pairs in an extraordinary game of observation, 6,000 miles from home in Japan.

In a world where travel has become more about taking photos for social media than truly taking it all in, this five-part series challenges teammates to see the world differently, as their surroundings hold all the clues.

Big Brother

Series continues

Following a string of successful series which has seen the Big Brother brand exceed 100 million streams on ITVX, Big Brother returns for its third instalment this autumn on ITV2 and ITVX.

Hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best once again welcome a new batch of hopefuls, an eclectic mix of strangers from across the UK who will all become housemates living under one roof. The nation’s most renowned residence, the Big Brother house, will yet again play host to all the mischief and mayhem and has undergone a makeover that’s easy on the eye.

Married At First Sight UK

Series Continues

The new series will once again follow a fresh batch of singles, whose search for love and a happy-ever-after will lead them to saying “I do” to a complete stranger, whom they’ll meet for the first time on their wedding day.The forthcoming series promises to be bigger and more dramatic than ever before!

The Last Leg

Returning Series

The show sees the return of the all-encompassing question: Is It Ok? Viewers at home and the live studio audience will be encouraged to ask this question about anything from the week, without fear of judgement. Once again, our three hosts will attempt to step into the minefield of sometimes difficult and delicate areas and answer the questions with their own unique insight.