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The latest dramas | Unmissable drama | The funniest comedies
The latest dramas
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
Stream on ITVX and STV Player
This four-part drama will introduce you to the untold story of Ruth Ellis (Lucy Boynton), a nightclub manageress and convicted murderer who became the last ever woman to hang in the UK! With a toxic love triangle at the centre and an extremely abusive husband, get ready for the roller-coaster of Ruth Ellis’s life! Want to know more?
Dope Girls
Stream now on BBC iPlayer
This MAJOR series will take you back to the end of the First World War touching in a subject still regularly discussed today, women’s rights! As Britain celebrated armistice day, men returned home expecting to re-join the society they knew before, not expecting to find a newly empowered generation of woman, adamant to not go back to the kitchens! Dope Girl’s depicts the birth of the British underground!
Protection
Stream on ITVX and STV Player
Have you ever wondered what life is like working in the high-stakes world of witness protection? Well this brand-new conspiracy thriller/ police drama will answer allllll your questions and more! Meet DI Liz Nyles (Siobhan Finneran) as she juggles her challenging job alongside her demanding family, a difficult ex and her dad recovering from a stroke! With a big secret and trouble brewing at work, Liz certainly has her work cut out!
Get Millie Black
Stream now on Channel 4
Already out in the US, this crime drama is heading to Channel 4 very soon and we cannot wait! This series portrays a deepy personal and completely authentic version of Kingston Jamaica. Told through the perspective of former Scotland Yard detective Millie-Jean Black (Tamara Lawrence), Get Millie Black sees Millie get thrown into the deep end of a missing persons case all whilst coming to terms with her identity as both British and Jamaican! Starring Chyna McQueen, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr and Joe Dempsie. Wanna find out more?
The Vanishings
Stream now on 5
This gripping crime drama is so full of suspense you’ll be gripping your chair! In a desperate bid to prevent the closure of a women’s shelter, journalist Lisa Wallace (India Mullen) publishes an article about her own experience with violence against women – her mother’s murder. She soon receives a letter from her mother’s killer that hints at the kidnapping of another women! She teams up with Detective David Burkley (Allen Leech) to try and solve what’s going on!
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!
Bergerac
Stream now on U
Get ready to immerse yourself in the life of Jim Bergerac once again! This six-part U&Original series will see Damien Molony take on the role of Bergerac in this modern re-imaging of the hit 80s show. Unlike the original, this new series will see one character-led mystery run across all six-episodes!
Jim Bergerac is a broken man, dealing with the recent passing of his wife and trying to raise his child alone. However, when a wealthy woman is murdered, Jim must push aside his personal struggles to become the talented investigator he once was!
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.
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!
Belgravia: The Next Chapter
Stream on ITVX
Set thirty years after Belgravia, this drama will tell the love story of Frederick Trenchard (Benjamin Wainwright)– now grown up to be Lord Glanville and his new love interest, society newcomer Clara Dunn (Harriet Slater). When an age-old secret comes to the surface, Frederick becomes deeply insecure about his marriage to Clara! If you’re looking for a show with mystery, drama and a big dose of romance then you can’t miss this!
The funniest comedy dramas
Amandaland
Watch now on BBC iPlayer
Motherland fans, get ready and get excited (we certainly are) because the highly anticipated Amandaland is here! Following on from her divorce, Amanda (Joanna Lumley) relocates and downsizes with her teenagers to South Harlesden. Balancing both the teenage drama and modern parenting issues alongside her mother’s loneliness!
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.
Am I being Unreasonable (Season 2)
Stream on BBC iPlayer
It’s been two and a half years since we were left with a shocking truth at the end of the first season. But now season two will begin where the first left off, mid panic attack! We won’t reveal any more in case you haven’t watched this hilarious comedy filled thriller but just be prepared for so much twists and turns you will be questioning everything! Starring Daisy May Cooper.
Big Boys (Season 3)
Stream on Channel 4
It’s the return of Jack Rooke’s BAFTA nominated comedy and we are sooo here for it! Series 3 sees the gang enter their final year at Brent uni and facing all the highs and lows, from dissertations, to deadlines and very disappointing for Jack, the departing of Louis Walsh from X-Factor! With Jack and Danny’s friendship being tested to it’s limits as adult life is just around the corner, will they still choose each other? Or is this the end of the road?!
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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