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 to watch right now? Whether you're into gripping crime thrillers, family sagas, historical epics, or laugh-out-loud comedy-dramas, we’ve got your next TV obsession covered!
From Tom Cullen's Trespasses to the The Forsytes, keep scrolling for our ultimate guide to the best dramas on TV!
Romance | Crime | Unmissable drama | Comedy
Love, lust and drama
Mint
BBC One + BBC iPlayer, from Monday 20th April
From the award‑winning creator of Scrapper comes Mint, a darkly comic and wonderfully offbeat drama that dives into the inner world of a powerful crime family. At the centre is Shannon (Emma Laird) – a hopeless romantic raised inside a brutal criminal dynasty – whose carefully protected life is shaken up when Arran (played by Loyle Carner in his acting debut) arrives and everything she thought she knew about love and power is thrown into chaos. What follows is a whirlwind mix of romance, heartbreak, danger and family madness as Shannon tries to figure out who she is in the strange, violent world she’s grown up in.
A Woman of Substance
Channel 4
Based on the multi-million bestselling novel, A Woman of Substance whisks us back to 1911 where Emma Harte – an ambitious, impoverished Yorkshire maid – sets out on a journey to become the world’s richest woman. This rags to rich story sees her defy expectations, challenge the role’s she’s given and never (we repeat NEVER) deviate from her masterplan: get to the top, no matter what it takes!
Starring Brenda Blethyn (Vera) and Jessica Reynolds as the two versions of Emma.
Normal People
Stream now on BBC iPlayer
If you loved Skins, Gossip Girl or Gilmore Girls, then this coming-of-age drama is an absolute must-see! Normal People follows the on-again, off-again relationship between Marianne (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Connell (Paul Mescal), tracing their secret romance from secondary school through to university. It’s a raw, beautifully honest exploration of class, love, trauma, and growing up – the kind of show you can’t help but fall in love with. (And yes, it's totally bingeable)!
Trespasses
Stream on Channel 4
Set in 1975, during the height of the Irish Troubles, Catholic schoolteacher Cushla (Lola Petticrew) meets Michael (Tom Cullen), a married Protestant man. Despite being worlds apart, they are irresistibly drawn to each other sparking trouble all around them. Starring Gillian Anderson. Interested in other Irish dramas?
The Forsytes
Stream on 5
Immerse yourself in the dazzling, elegant world of late-Victorian London in this thrilling new reimagining of the Nobel Prize–winning series The Forsyte Saga. This adaptation sweeps you into the lavish lives of a powerful stockbroker family in the 1880s. Set against the ever-changing backdrop of a world on the edge between tradition and modernity, the Forsytes clash over status, expectations – and, of course, a delicious touch of forbidden love.
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Stream now on BBC iPlayer
A passionate love affair, a devastating war, and life after, that is The Narrow Road to the Deep North in a nutshell! We can already sense that this will be one of those dramas that will stick with your for longgg after the credits roll. Prepare to be whisked down three different timelines, showing World War Two Australian veteran Dorrigo Evans’s (Jacob Elordi) life – from the start of his military career and his affair, to being held captive as a prisoner of war in Thailand, and finally, his life in the present (the '80s).
Secrets, lies and crime
Secret Service
Stream on ITVX and STV Player
Calling all espionage fans! This five-part thriller follows Kate Henderson (Gemma Arterton, Made in Dagenham) a senior MI6 officer whose life to the onlooker seems very ordinary – happily married with two children and a job as a civil servant. However, her real job is heading up the Russia Desk of Secret Intelligence Service! When her undercover ops reveal intel that a senior UK politician is a high-level Russian asset, she finds herself racing against time, balancing national security with looming election pressure. Expect a tense, politically charged cat-and-mouse game that explores loyalty, trust, and the personal cost of espionage.
Half Man
Watch on BBC iPlayer
Baby Reindeer's Richard Gadd is coming back to your screens in this new six-part BBC drama. Gadd is joined by Jamie Bell (All of Us Strangers). Together, they play brothers (not related in blood but the closest you can get) Ruben and Niall, whose surprise reunion after years of estrangement sparks an explosion of violence – taking us on a journey through their lives over the course of the series. Spanning four decades – from the 1980s to the present day – Half Man explores the highs and lows of their relationship, from troubled teens to their eventual falling out as adults, capturing all the good, bad, and challenging moments along the way. Mitchell Robertson (Curfew) and Stuart Campbell (The Winter King) portray Ruben and Niall in their younger years.
Bergerac (Season 2)
Stream now on U
Picking up months after the events of Season 1, the Jim Bergerac (Damien Molony, Being Human) is back on Jersey, tentatively rebuilding his personal life while a high-profile murder at a wedding forces him back into action. As he pieces together the victim’s cryptic final words and uncovers buried secrets, he’s confronted by a web of old convicts, simmering family tensions, and unexpected romance. Across six episodes, this character-driven mystery weaves together grief, fresh beginnings, and a deeply tangled case!
The Lady
Stream on ITVX and STV Player
Brought to you by the makers of The Crown, this new royal crime drama explores the real-life events of Sarah Ferguson’s formal royal dresser Jane Andrews (Mia McKenna-Bruce, Tracey Beaker Returns), whose rags to riches fairy-tale fell apart when she was convicted of murdering her partner in 2001. It’s a story of romance gone wrong, with disastrous consequences.
Also expect to see Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones, Hunger Games), Ed Speelers (Downton Abbey), Mark Stanley (Game of Thrones) and Laura Aikman (Gavin & Stacey, Joan).
Gone
Stream on ITVX and STV Player
This gripping psychological thriller is set at a prestigious private school where headmaster Michael Poley (David Morrissey) becomes the prime suspect in his wife Sara’s mysterious disappearance. Michael is a man obsessed with order… but Detective Annie Cassidy (Eve Myles) isn’t about to let him control the narrative. What follows is a tense game of cat and mouse – and no one is playing nicely.
Betrayal
Stream on ITVX and STV Player
Time to dive into some espionageee! Shaun Evans stars as John Hughes, an MI5 operative who’s brilliant, brave, and just slightlyyyyyy out of sync with the modern world. When he goes rogue to investigate a gang with Iranian ties, he sparks chaos inside and outside the agency. With the clock ticking, John races to uncover the truth before everything crashes down around him (literally).
Coldwater
Stream now on ITVX and STV Player
Looking for your next goosebump-inducing binge? Coldwater follows John (Andrew Lincoln), a middle-aged man craving a fresh start who uproots his family to a remote Scottish village — only to find himself drawn into a chilling friendship with his unsettling neighbour, Tommy (Ewen Bremner). Secrets spiral, tensions rise, and what begins as a new life soon unravels into a dark, edge-of-your-seat nightmare!
The Gold (Season 2)
BBC One and BBC iPlayer
The Gold is a gripping true-crime drama that dives into one of Britain’s most infamous heists — the 1983 Brink’s-Mat robbery. Season one cracked open the case, revealing the shocking truth behind the theft and the convictions that followed. Now, season two takes you deeper into the dark underworld of money laundering and organised crime, chasing the missing fortune and uncovering the dangerous power it created. If you love a real life mystery, you're going to want to watch this!
Starring Hugh Bonneville, Charlotte Spencer, Emun Elliott and Tom Cullen.
Looking for more true story dramas?
The Bombing of Pan Am 103
Stream all episodes on BBC iPlayer
Settle in for a powerful and unforgettable drama with Pan Am 103. This tear-inducing miniseries delves into the heartbreak and heroism behind the 1988 Lockerbie disaster. With powerful real-life stories at its heart, this gripping miniseries follows the fight for answers, justice, and healing after the unthinkable. It’s heartbreaking, honest, and absolutely unmissable!
Starring Connor Swindells, Patrick J. Adams and Eddie Marsan.
Unmissable drama
Dirty Business
Stream on Channel 4
If you loved Mr Bates vs The Post Office, this explosive new docu-drama is a must-watch!
Dirty Business plunges into the murky world of Britain’s sewage industry, following two Oxfordshire neighbours who set out to uncover why their local river suddenly turned brown. What begins as a handful of innocent questions to Thames Water spirals into a decades-long investigation involving illegal waste dumping – and even a fatality. Starring David Thewlis, Jason Watkins and Charlotte Ritchie.
The Other Bennet Sister
Stream on BBC iPlayer
It’s Mary Bennet’s time to shine! This new adaptation gives one of Austen’s most overlooked sisters her own story as she sets out of her sisters’ shadows. Ella Bruccoleri stars as Mary on a journey of self-discovery, unexpected romance and long-overdue confidence. Pride and Prejudice vibes with a brand-new twist? We are soooo here for it!
Looking for more Victorian dramas to stream?
Outrageous
Stream on U
Journey back to the 1930s in Outrageous—a juicy six-part drama diving into the real-life rollercoaster of the Mitford Sisters. From political flirtations with fascism to secret affairs and literary fame, this series unpacks their chaotic lives! Expect fiery family feuds, forbidden love, and enough scandal to make the tabloids blush!
Pssst we've even got an exclusive interview with the cast!
Riot Women
Stream on BBC iPlayer
Happy Valley fans, buckle up because the creator Sally Wainwright is delivering us a show that might juuuust top it!
Riot Women follows five menopausal women from totally different walks of life (we’re talking a teacher, a police officer, a pub landlady, a midwife, andddd a shoplifting freeloader) who decide to enter their local talent comp as a freshly formed punk-rock band. What starts as a wild idea soon explores into something much bigger because these women have a lottttt more to shout about than they ever realised!
Starring Joanna Scanlan, Rosalie Craig, Lorraine Ashbourne, Amelia Bullmore, Taj Atwal and Macy Seelochan.
King and Conqueror
Stream now on BBC iPlayer
A story of a clash so big that it defined the future of not only a country but also a continent, for a thousand years! King and Conqueror sees Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy as allies, neither with a design on the British throne who suddenly find themselves forced by both circumstance and obsession into a war for the crown! With eight 60-minute episodes we are BIG things and some excellent mis-en-scène (scenery and props)! Now if you’re getting Game of Thrones vibes from the premise then prepare to be even more excited because Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jamie Lannister, Game of Thrones) stars as William alongside James Norton (Happy Valley)! Want to find out more?
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.
Lord of the Flies
BBC One + BBC iPlayer, from Sunday 8th February
Get readyyyyy for BBC’s adaptation of the iconic Lord of the Flies. This series follows a group of schoolchildren stranded on a tropical island with no adults after a plane crash. Attempting to remain civil, the boys organise themselves and assign tasks, but Jack – in charge of the signal fire – begins to lure them away from order and hope… towards tragedy.
Laugh out loud comedy-drama
Twenty Twenty Six
BBC iPlayer
Coming to our screens from the BAFTA and British Comedy Award-winning team behind W1A and Twenty Twelve, this new series sees Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey) reprise his role as Ian Fletcher. Now Director of Integrity, Ian joins the team planning the biggest football tournament ever – with 47 countries taking part and 16 venues spread across North America. Thousands of miles, endless logistics… what could possibly go wrong?
House
Stream on Channel 4
The brilliant, grumpy, and endlessly brilliant Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) has landed on our screens! This medical drama follows House and his team as they tackle the most baffling, life‑threatening cases while he dispenses sarcasm, genius diagnoses, and causes a lot of chaos. With eight seasons of jaw-dropping medical mysteries, shocking twists, and unforgettable characters, it’s the perfect binge for drama fans who love their medicine served with a side of wit. Ready to get hooked all over again?
Small Prophets
Stream on BBC iPlayer
Enter the world of the supernatural in this new sitcom. Small Prophets centres on Michael Sleep (Pearce Quigley), a lonely man living in a cluttered home still haunted by the disappearance of his partner seven years earlier. When he discovers an old journal, he turns to alchemy in a quest to create life in his shed and uncover the truth. Weird? Yes. Wonderful? Absolutely.
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!
We are Lady Parts (Season 2)
Stream now on Channel 4
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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.
Ludwig
Stream on BBC iPlayer
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!
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