BBC iPlayer is known (and loved) for all it’s great dramas, every single David Attenborough documentary – the man is a national treasure! – Doctor Who and more. Let’s face it, there’s loadssss to watch and even more we want to talk about, but we’ve rounded up some the best shows on BBC iPlayer that you can stream right now!
Everyday drama
Peaky Blinders
One word – epic. The award-winning Peaky Blinders is forever one of our faves of all time. If you love, style, period dramas gangsters and Cillian Murphy, you’ll love this.
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
Love a bit of crime, drama and a sprinkle of romance? Well you're in the right place! Pip Fitz-Amobi (Emma Myres) decides to reinvestigate a missing persons case for her college project! Determined that the killer is still walking free, the big question is, how for will she go for the truth ?!
Nightsleeper
This fast-moving heart-in-mouth action-adventure has so many twists and turns that you’ll be holding on to your seats! When a sleeper train is highjacked while travelling from Glasgow to London, the passengers find themselves on an uncertain journey with an extremely less certain destination. Starring Joe Cole, Alexandra Roach, James Cosmo and many others!
We Might Regret This
Get ready for some rib-tickling laughter! We Might Regret This dives into the life of Freya (Kyla 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?!
Suits
This smart, sexy and stylish legal drama is allll about the life of Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams), a college dropout with a photographic memory who despite never attending law school, becomes a lawyer at one of New York's most prestigious law firms!
Pure entertainment to add to your watchlist
Doctor Who
There was absolutely no way that sci-fi classic Doctor Who wouldn’t make this list. 60 years, 15 Doctors (counting David Tennant twice for being the 10th and 14th) and over 800 episodes, and we’re still just as captivated by the TARDIS as we were before. We’re true Whovians.
MasterChef
We love a cooking show (arguably more than most), which means of course we watch MasterChef every time it’s on, while trying to convince ourselves we “could definitely make that”.
Celebrity Race Across the World (Season 2)
Do you enjoy travelling and going on new adventures? We do too! Get ready for a whole new journey with Season 2 of Celebrity Race Across the World as they take on the challenge of travelling from Northern Brazil to the Andes with no phones, internet access or credit cards! Could you do it?
Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience
A music experience like no other! Cameras go behind closed doors as five British boys travel to South Korea for a three-month K-pop boot-camp where they find themselves immersed in the culture and put through the intense training sessions. With complicated choreography, vocal training and performance lessons the boys certainly have a challenge ahead of them!
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
There’s something about RuPaul’s Drag Race right now there are 6 seasons of Mama Ru and the the fabulous queens aiming to be the UK’s next Drag Race superstar. It might have something to do with the iconic one-liners, but we just can’t get enough!
P.S. Season 6 has just dropped in BBC iPlayer!
Comedy for Lots of Laughs
Colin from Accounts
This Aussie romcom sees two people brought together by fate, a car accident and a very cute dog! After a succesful first season, Season 2 sees Ashley (Harriet Dyer) and Gordon (Patrick Brammall)’s story continue as they try to get Colin back whilst dealing with the difficulties in their relationship!
We Might Regret This
Get ready for some rib-tickling laughter! We Might Regret This delves into the life of Freya (Kyla 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?!
The Outlaws
The Outlaws follows the lives of a group of people from all walks of life brought together for community service in Bristol, their lives change for better or worse when they find a big bag of money!
Boarders
Ever wondered what would happen if you combined Mallory Towers with Skins? Well, here’s your answer and we LOVE it! It’s new, exciting, eye opening and so full of drama that we are already counting down the days till season 2.
Sneakerhead
From the makers of People Just Do Nothing! Set in a fictional sports shop where the staff do almost nothing, newly appointed managed Russel struggles with the role after only gaining it simply because he’s been there the longest! With his Gen Z co-workers constantly trying to outwit him he certainly has his work cut out! Starring Hugo Chegwin and Big Zuu.
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