Get strapped in because this month's new shows are next level and we can’t wait! Some brand-new shows and some new seasons! Here are our top picks of what to watch this month! So, keep reading...
BBC | ITV and STV | Channel 4 | Channel 5 | U
New on BBC and BBC iPlayer
Alma’s Not Normal (Season 2)
BBC Two + BBC iPlayer, from Monday 7th October
Sophie Willan is back on our screens for her highly anticipated and much loved second season of Alma’s Not Normal. Written by herself and based on her own experiences of the care system, this series follows Alma, a working-class aspiring actress in her thirties as she tries to give her life meaning whilst coping with her strained family relationships. With a BAFTA award for her writing in the first season, we expect BIG things for season 2!
The Cleaner (Season 3)
BBC One + BBC iPlayer from Friday 4th October, 9:30pm
This hilarious dark-comedy series is heading back to our screens and we couldn’t be more excited! Paul “Wicky” Wickstead (Greg Davies), a government certified cleaning technician has a very important job, to remove all signs of death and hazardous materials from crime scene! Despite facing all sorts of blood and gore on a day to day basis, Wicky always has time to gossip with the very varied people he meets, sometimes including the murderers themselves!
Showtrial (Season 2)
BBC One + BBC iPlayer from Sunday the 6th October at 9pm
With a fresh story and a fresh cast, Showtrial is back for it’s highly awaited second season! After a high profile activist is left to die following a violent hit and run, he spends his final moments identifying his killer- a policeman. This British drama explores the worlds of cocky officer Justin Mitchell (Michael Socha), anxious defence solicitor Sam Gill (Adeel Akhtar) and Leila Hassoun-Kenny (Nathalie Armin) the lawyer leading the case of the accused.
Ludwig
BBC One + BBC iPlayer, Wednesday at 9pm
Everyone wondered what would happen if you threw an extremely intelligent puzzle maker into the heart of a crime scene? Well in Ludwig this is exactly what happens and we LOVE it! Following the disappearance of his twin brother DCI James Taylor, John Taylor (known under the alias of Ludwig, an excellent puzzle maker), is talked into impersonating his brother to try and discover where he’s gone and why! With many twists and turns and a few laughs along the way, if you love a crime drama then be sure to watch! Starring David Mitchell.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK (Season 6)
BBC Three + BBC iPlayer from Thursday 26th September
Makeup? Check! Style? Of course! Drama? Always! RuPaul's Drag Race UK is back and ready to once again document RuPaul and a panel of judges as they search for the UK’s next drag superstarrrrr!
What’s new on ITV and ITVX (STV and STV Player in Scotland)
Joan
Watch on ITV1 and STV, Sundays and Mondays at 9pm + ITVX and STV Player (Scotland)
The show we have all been waiting for! Drama season is kicking off with a BANG! 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 life she really wants! Wanna find out even more? Starring Sophie Turner.
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Coming soon to ITVX
In a city full of fight night anticipation, hustler Gordon “Chicken Man” Williams puts himself right in the middle of the action. With his big ambitions, and even bigger talk he ends up on a collision course of danger with Atlanta’s most ruthless criminals of the 1970’s! With its star studded cast of Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Hart and Don Cheadle this show promises big things and a lot of DRAMAAAAA!
Pan Am
Coming soon to ITVX
Pan Am is coming to ITVX and we can’t wait! Highlighting the lives of four flight attendants Laura (Margot Robbie), Kate (Kelli Garner), Maggie (Christina Ricci) and Colette (Karine Vanasse) as they make Pan AM the most glamorous way to fly!
Big Brother
Watch on ITV2 from Sunday 6th October
After a very successful two seasons, this London detective drama returns to our screens! This season, the team become immersed in the world of a major South London drugs gang! DI Sarah Collins (Gemma Whelan) returns to investigate two murders linked to the gangs, unknown to her, Kieran Shaw (Emmet J. Scanlan) is also leading an undercover team to bring down the mafia boss at the centre of it all!
What’s new on Channel 4
The Great British Bake Off (Season 15)
Watch on Channel 4, Tuesdays at 8pm
Ready, steady, BAKE! The ultimate baking battle continues this October as Britain’s best twelve amateur bakers have their skills put to the test by judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.
Secret Amazon: Into the Wild
Channel 4, from Monday 7th October at 10pm
Explorer Lucy Shepherd, known for her ground-breaking exploration work, heads to the Amazon for a fifty day expedition through the rainforest entirely by foot with her indigenous team! Battling extreme dangers that make those of us scared of spiders think twice, expect to see venomous snakes, swarms of huge wasps and big caimans; the team must coexist with the unforgiving jungle in order to survive!
Everyone Else Burns (Season 2)
Watch on Channel 4, Thursday 17th October
If you love a show that is guaranteed to give you side-splitting laughter then this coming-of-age comedy is the show for you! Simon Bird (The Inbetweeners) stars as David, the fanatical head of the Lewis family who are all members of an ultra-religious doomsday sect! With a strong believe that the age of the apocalypse is imminent, this sitcom follows their day-to-day lives!
What’s new on Channel 5
The Hardacres
Channel 5, from Monday 7th October at 9pm
This major new period drama is coming soon and it is not one to miss! This rags to riches tale follows the lives, loves and fortunes of the working-class Hardacre family as they climb the ranks from living in a grimy fish dock to owning of a vast country estate! This drama poses the age old question, can money buy happiness?! Starring Claire Cooper, Julie Graham, Adam Little, Liam McMahon and Zak Ford-Williams.
The Wives
Stream now on My5
Get your detective hats on because there is a crime to solve! This six-part mystery drama takes place a year after Annabelle Morgan disappeared while on holidaying in Malta with her daughter Sky and husband Charlie. After her phone was found by a cliff, it was concluded she fell to her death. However, a year later when Charlie shows up to the Morgan’s family holiday with a new young girlfriend, questions begin to resurface about what really happened!
What's new on U?
Hotel Portofino
Stream on U or watch on U&Drama, Fridays at 9pm
Set in the sun-drenched heart of the Italian Riviera during the roaring 20s, this drama sees a British family open a hotel for upper-class travellers as they try to escape the aftermath of the World War I! However, with staff shortages, hard-to-please customers and a corrupt local policeman, the Ainsworth family certainly have their work cut out! Starring Natascha McElhone and Mark Umbers.
Jamali Maddix: Follow the Leader
U&Dave, Tuesdays at 10pm
Over four episodes, comedian Jamali Maddix heads inside the minds of radicals as he meets the key figures and leaders from growing communities! From religious cults to political movements to ostracised groups, Jamali tries to understand how our post-pandemic world has splintered and reformed.
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