Tired of endlessly scrolling through without a clue what to watch? Well worry no more as we are all about making your lives easier and we’ve rounded up the top dramas from the last year, as well as new shows coming very very soon…
The latest dramas | Unmissable drama | The funniest comedies
The latest dramas
Strike: The Ink Black Heart
Stream on BBC iPlayer
Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger have retunred to our screens with their gripping sixth season! This time, the narrative revolves around the murder of popular cartoonist Edie Ledwell who co-created the cartoon, The Ink Black Heart! Get ready for more mystery and many twists and turns!
SAS Rogue Heroes (Season 2)
Stream now on BBC iPlayer
After a highly rated and loved first season, the SAS are back with stakes higher than ever! It’s now 1943 and the SAS must shift their focus from North Africa to mainland Europe in order to prove that they remain essential to the war! Starring Connor Swindells, Jack O’Connel and Gwilym Lee.
Playing Nice
Stream on ITVX and STV Player
A parent’s nightmare comes true in this new psychological thriller. Set against the stunning Cornish landscape, two families discover that their toddlers were switched at birth in a hospital mix-up and face the horrifying dilemma of what to do now. With hidden motives at play, how far can each couple trust the real parent of their child?! Starring James Norton, Niamh Algar, James McArdle and Jessica Brown Findlay.
Out There
Stream now on ITVX and STV Player
This excellent drama shows the lengths a father will go to in order to protect his son. Life for rural farmer Nathan Williams (Martin Clumes) changes when local county-lines drug dealers start using the British countryside for their dealings. When his son gets involved, Nathan does what he can to get his son out, before it's too late!
Patience
Stream now on Channel 4
Based off the extremlyyyy popular Astrid: Murder in Paris series, Patience takes it to a new level! This six-part police drama is set in York where young autistic Patience Evans (Ella Maisy Purvis) works in the criminal records department of the Yorkshire police. After forming an unlikely duo with detective Bea Metcalfe (Laura Fraser) a brand new door is opened for Patience. With an instinctive eye for crime scenes as well as problem solving, Patience quickly finds all eyes on her!
Unmissable dramas
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
Available now on ITVX and STV Player
This true to life drama dives into the extremely corrupt post office scandal navigating the extraordinary and heart-breaking story of one of Britain’s biggest miscarriages of justice ever, where hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters and post-mistresses were wrongly accused of theft and fraud due to a defected IT system. Starring Toby Jones, Shaun Dooley and Katherine Kelly.
After the Party
Stream now on Channel 4
The life of Penny Wilding (Robyn Malcolm), a high school teacher falls apart when she catches her husband engaging is a sexual act with a minor and absolutely nobody believes her! Five years later, when her now ex-husband returns to her town she is more determined than ever to prove his guilt! With many twists and turns along the way you will be questioning EVERYTHING!
Red Eye
Stream now on ITVX and STV Player
This six-part British drama-thriller dominated the screens last year and still hasn’t left our thoughts! Getting on a flight can be stressful at the best of times but for Dr Matthew Nolan (Richard Armitage) it turns to the next level! After being put on a plane back to China due to a murder accusation following a near fatal crash on Beijing, things go from bad to worse when people on the flight start dying around him and London police officer DC Hana Li (Jing Lusi) finds herself entangled in this escalating conspiracy!
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light
Stream now on BBC iPlayer
After it's award-winning first season, this star-studded show returns 9 years later with it's final part! Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light follows Thomas Cromwell (Mark Rylance) as he navigates the brutal court of Henry VIII (Damian Lewis). Covering the period following the death of Anne Boleyn, the show follows Cromwell as he ascends to riches and power, but not without a price...
Joan
Stream on ITVX and STV Player
Inspired by the real life of Joan Hannington, Joan delves into her incredible story as she transforms herself from a penniless single mother to an accomplished jewel thief in an attempt to get her daughter back and give her the best life! Starring Sophie Turner.
Vera (Season 14)
Available now on ITVX and STV Player
Vera returns, one very last time giving us two finallll feature-length episodes! Murder mysteries combined with Vera’s (Brenda Blethyn) heartfelt personal journey to create THE best (emotional) goodbye!
The Jetty
Stream on BBC iPlayer
Inspired by the Me Too movement, this thought provoking and powerful series sees the wonderful Jenna Coleman star as Detective Ember Manning. After investigating a fire in a Lancashire town, Manning must work out how it connects a podcast journalist investigating a missing persons cold case as well as a sickly illicit ‘love’ triangle between a man in his twenties and two underage girls.
The funniest comedy dramas
We Might Regret This
Watch now on BBC iPlayer
This comedy drama is not one to miss! 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 as she moves to London to live with her boyfriend Abe (Darren Boyd). After struggling to find a carer to help with Freya’s disability she offers her chaotic and impulsive best friend the job – what could go wrong?!
Colin from Accounts (Season 2)
Stream now on BBC iPlayer
After saying farewell to their fluffy companion at the end of the first season, Ashley (Harriet Dyer) and Gordon (Patrick Brammall) do everything they can to get their disabled dog back! With their relationship also on the line, will Colin bring them back together?
We are Lady Parts (Season 2)
Stream now on Channel 4
This exhilarating comedy series returned with a new kind of energy and we loved it! After a magic summer tour, Lady Parts set out to record their debut album only to discover a rival band trying to threaten their status quo! With their careers on the line and of course their passion for change, what will they do? Starring Anjana Vasan, Sarah Kameela Impey, Juliette Moatmed and Faith Omole.
Douglas is Cancelled
Catch up now on ITVX and STV Player
After a year of MAJOR celebs (and new reporters) getting cancelled this show came at the right time! Douglas Bellowes (Hugh Bonneville) is a TV news anchor who has his entire life come shattering down after he allegedly makes a sexist joke at his cousin’s wedding. When a fellow guest shares it on social media and it goes viral, Douglas and his team try their hardest to get ahead of the scandal…
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
Stream on BBC iPlayer
We hope you’re not bored of comedy dramas because this American miniseries is HILARIOUS! Tackling the pains and also the gains of midlife challenges, this show sees a group of friends face the tribulations of marriage, parenting, health, romance and identity as they revisit and redefine their friendships! With a huge star-studded cast, expect to see Harold Perrineau, Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs and Regina Hall!
Ludwig
BBC One, from Wednesday 25th September at 9pm
Get ready for a whole load of laughs as David Mitchel is the star of this comedy-drama! Puzzle setter John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor’s life of solitude comes to a swift end when his identical twin DCI James Taylor mysteriously disappears. Convinced by his sister-in-law Lucy (Anna Maxwell Martin) to assume his brothers identity, John tries to investigate what happened to his brother whilst also infiltrating a Major Investigations Team, gathering intel andddd solving a completely unconnected murder!
And of-course there are some absolute faves that deserve a mention like the shocking but excellent newly awarded Emmy winner Baby Reindeer, the modern-classic love story of One Day and of course if you’re looking to add a sprinkle of superheroes to your day then don’t miss The Boys.
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