What to watch - Page 13 Last Updated On | 21 Apr 2026
From twisty murder mysteries to forbidden romances, passionate period pieces and hit medical dramas, these picks will kick-start your New Year The BBC's Titanic Sinks Tonight uses eyewitness accounts and passenger testimonies to revisit the infamous night in 1912 Run Away is based on Harlan Coben's 2019 novel of the same name and stars James Nesbitt, Ruth Jones, Minnie Driver and Annette Badland From a beloved legal show to a hit period drama and heist thriller series, here are the Netflix shows that you absolutely need to binge in the next few days Father Brown is based on GK Chesterton's short stories and stars Mark Williams, Tom Chambers, Claudie Blakley and Ruby-May Martinwood Call the Midwife stars Jenny Agutter, Judy Parfitt, Helen George and Stephen McGann and picks up in 1971 for a highly anticipated season 15 Midsomer Murders stars Neil Dudgeon and Nick Hendrix, who return as DCI John Barnaby and DS Jamie Winter for another murder mystery-filled season on ITVX The Gladiators star is more commonly known as Legend, the alter-ego he plays in the BBC's revival of the endurance game show Sinners stars Michael B. Jordan in the dual role of twin brothers Stack and Smoke Moore, as well as Hailee Steinfeld and Wunmi Mosaku The pop icon first found fame in 1991 with his hit single The One and Only, and went on to marry his wife, Kristina Hawkes, in 1997 Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie, who play Shane and Ilya in Heated Rivalry, have voiced an audio romantasy that will tide fans over until season 2 12 celebrities journey to Lapland, the home of Santa Claus, to create and market Christmas biscuits in aid of BBC Children in Need The Claudia Winkleman Show will be produced by the same company behind The Graham Norton Show, and promises a "sofa full of stars" Can You Keep a Secret? stars Dawn French, Mark Heap and Craig Roberts, who play a family fraught with deception, fraud and drama After The Flood season two sees the return of Peaky Blinders actress Sophie Rundle and Sherwood's Lorraine Ashbourne as Jo and Molly Marshall Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer and Anthony Edwards, first hit screens back in 1986 and became the highest-grossing film of the year The Great Flood is not just a survival thriller, but a moving family drama that focuses on a mother's love for her young son The Hunting Wives first hit US screens in July, and all eight episodes are now available to watch for free in the UK on ITVX Apex stars Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton and Eric Bana in a tense cat-and-mouse thriller set in Australia's Wandarra National Park The 2025 Christmas Special, which was set in Hong Kong, aired as an epic two-part event across Christmas Day and Boxing Day In a fantastic year for TV, here are the Best Quality Designer Handbag team's top series, from award-winning spy dramas to razor-sharp comedies TV personality Scarlett Moffatt, best known for appearing on Channel 4's Gogglebox, called her Strictly Christmas Special win the "greatest gift" Lucy Punch has starred in TV shows like Let Them Eat Cake, Midsomer Murders and Doc Martin, as well as films like Hot Fuzz, St Trinian's and Bad Teacher Rachel Shenton, who plays Helen, was absent at the end of season six, due to the birth of her son, who she welcomed in April The eight-part Italian series, Stranded, takes place at a luxury ski resort after an avalanche leaves the guests stranded Henry Cavill starred in Night Hunter back in 2018, and while it was critically panned, fans are rediscovering the film on Paramount+ Sally Lindsay reprised her role as amateur sleuth Jean White in The Madame Blanc Mysteries Christmas Special aired on Channel 5 on Tuesday night Netflix's new Scandi Noir series, Land of Sin, follows two detectives as they investigate the murder of a young teen. The drama arrives on 2 January The festive special marks Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly's final episode after hosting the show together for over a decade Marta Dusseldorp stars in the Australian crime drama, Bay of Fires, as corporate CEO Stella, who is sent to live in a Tasmanian town after being targeted by hitmen Kris Marshall stars as Detective Inspector Humphrey Goodman, alongside Sally Bretton as Martha Lloyd in the Death in Paradise spin-off, Beyond Paradise Dove Cameron and Avan Jogia star in the raunchy thriller 56 Days, which is based on Catherine Ryan Howard's bestselling novel The actress, who stars in The Madame Blanc Mysteries, became a grandmother last year when her stepdaughter welcomed a baby boy Tom Hardy is known to viewers thanks to Peaky Blinders and the Venom franchise, but his film debut was in 2002 with Black Hawk Down – and fans can now stream it Sarah Drew plays a sleuthing shop owner with a secret past in the Hallmark crime drama, Mistletoe Murders, which is currently topping ITVX's most-watched chart. Hugh Bonneville stars opposite Maggie Siff in the upcoming West End production, Shadowlands, about the love story between author C.S. Lewis and poet Joy Davidman The series, starring Will Sharpe as iconic composer Mozart, follows his intense rivalry with envious court composer, Antonio Salieri, in 18th-century Vienna Ethan Hawke stars as a small town citizen journalist in the neo-noir crime drama, The Lowdown, which comes to Disney+ on 26 December Selwyn Patterson (played by Don Warrington) stepped down from his role as police commissioner at the end of Death in Paradise series 14 The Amadeus and White Lotus star is married to Loki actress Sophia Di Martino, with whom he shares two children with and has been dating since 2009 The Royal Variety Performance aired on ITV on Sunday night, and saw performances from Jessie J, Stephen Fry and the cast of Paddington: The Musical Heathcliff will reimagine the missing years of Emily Bronte's famous anti-hero's life and star Peaky Blinders actor Daryl McCormack