8 New British TV Shows Still To Come In 2025

The leaves are crunching beneath our sandals and the heady heat is being broken up by sporadic showers: autumn is almost here. And while we never want to wish the summer away, for TV fanatics, autumn is truly the best season. The gloom heralds a hot new slate of meaty dramas to sink our teeth into, from a menopausal punk band to a forbidden romance during The Troubles. Here’s what we will be watching this season.

Best British TV: Autumn/Winter 2025

Bill Nighy & Sam Claflin in Harlan Coben’s Lazarus. (© Ben Blackall/Prime)

Lazarus

After two consecutive New Year’s Day drops, we are accustomed to bingeing Harlan Coben thrillers after Christmas – but this new offering from Prime Video will quench our thirst well ahead of time. Launching in October and starring Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy, Lazarus is not the Coben we are used to. Working with frequent collaborator Danny Brocklehurst, this six-part thriller is a ghost story, centring on a tortured forensic psychologist experiencing inexplicable visitations in the wake of his father’s death. Find out what to expect here. 22 October, Prime Video

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Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson in “Down Cemetery Road,” premiering 29 October 2025 on Apple TV+.

Down Cemetery Road

A new detective drama is coming to Apple TV this autumn – penned by the same man who brought us Slow Horses. Mick Herron has published four novels centred on private detective Zöe Boehm, and Down Cemetery Road will bring the first, published in 2003, to the small screen for the first time. Starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson, Down Cemetery Road opens with a house exploding in a sleepy Oxford suburb and a girl going missing. Worried neighbour Sarah (Wilson) becomes obsessed with finding the girl, and enlists the help of Boehm (Thompson) to crack the case. Here’s everything we know so far. 29 October, Apple TV

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Rafael Mathe as Bunny Junior & Matt Smith as Bunny Munro in The Death of Bunny Monroe. (© Sky UK)

The Death Of Bunny Munro

Doctor Who alum brings musician Nick Cave’s sophomore novel to life on Sky this season in the titular role of The Death of Bunny Munro. But the series opens with a different death: that of Bunny’s wife, the mother of his son Bunny Jr. Grieving but resistant, lothario Bunny sets out to drown his sorrows on a blow-out road trip, bringing his young son along for the ride. Find out more here. 20 November, Sky

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Lola Petticrew as Cushla Lavery & Tom Cullen as Michael Agnew in Trespasses. (Channel 4)

Trespasses

There’s nothing more salacious than a forbidden romance – but how about one between a Catholic teacher and an older protestant barrister in 1970s Belfast? This is the set-up of Trespasses, starring Lola Petticrew, Tom Cullen and Gillian Anderson. Set to launch before the end of the year, earlier this year Cullen described filming the four-part drama as ‘one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences of my life’. Here’s exactly what to expect. November, Channel 4

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Juliet Lonsdale (EVE BEST) in Wild Cherry. (© BBC/Firebird Pictures/Natalie Seery)

Wild Cherry

What does your teenage daughter do when you drop her off at school, or at a friend’s house? When she attends an elite private school and she and all of her friends live in an exclusive enclave in the leafy Home Counties, you have to assume there can’t be much going wrong. But, as Lorna (Carmen Ejogo) and Juliet (Eve Best) are about find out, pretty much the opposite can be true.⁠ This is the premise of a delicious new series penned by BAFTA winner Nicôle Lecky (who also stars) set to launch this winter. Find out more about Wild Cherry here. November, BBC

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Ruth Jones & James Nesbitt in Run Away. (Netflix)

Run Away

It’s an annual tradition: a new Harlan Coben drama drops on Netflix on New Year’s Day. We’ve had Fool Me Once and Missing You, and now it’s time for Run Away which we think could be the best yet. Led by James Nesbitt and based on Coben’s 2019 novel of the same name, we follow a father desperate to bring his run-away daughter back home. Here’s exactly what to expect. 1 January 2026, Netflix

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(© Steffan Hill/HBO)

A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms

While we impatiently await House of the Dragon season 3, Game of Thrones fans can enjoy a new spin-off centred on the adventures of hedge knight Ser Duncan the Tall (aka Dunk; played by Peter Claffey) and his squire Prince Aegon Targaryen (aka Egg; played by Dexter Sol Ansell). Filmed in Belfast with a cast chock-full of Brits, we think this just about counts as a new British release. Find out more here. 19 January 2026, Now TV

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Yerin Ha as Sophie Beckett & Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton in episode 401 of Bridgerton. (Liam Daniel/Netflix © 2025)

Bridgerton

The highly anticipated fourth season of Bridgerton turns its attention to bohemian son Benedict (Luke Thompson) who falls in love with his mysterious Lady in Silver (Yerin Ha) at a masquerade ball. Find out more here. 29 January 2026, Netflix

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Tom Hollander as Cameron and Niamh Algar as Iris in The Iris Affair. (© Sky)

Recent Releases To Stream Now

• Riot Women: Sally Wainwright’s latest drama set in Hebden Bridge and exploring the lives of five women who start a punk band together. bbc.co.uk/iplayer
• The Iris Affair: A country-hopping espionage drama starring Niamh Algar and Tom Hollander. nowtv.com
• Blue Lights: This beloved Belfast cop drama returned for a third series at the end of September. bbc.co.uk/iplayer
• Coldwater: A six-part drama about masculinity, religion and murder, marking Andrew Lincoln’s return to British TV. itv.com
• Slow Horses: Apple TV’s longest-running drama returned for its anticipated fifth series. tv.apple.com
• The Guest: A four-part drama about an intertwined friendship that turns toxic. bbc.co.uk/iplayer
• The Hack: Jack Thorne’s latest real-world drama delving into the phone hacking scandal, led by David Tennant. itv.com
• Leonard and Hungry Paul: An Irish board game comedy narrated by none other than Julia Roberts. bbc.co.uk/iplayer
• House of Guinness: A Succession style drama centred on the famous beer making family in the 19th century. netflix.com
• I Fought The Law: A a four-part series led by Sheridan Smith detailing bereaved mother Ann Ming’s 15-year fight for her daughter’s justice. itv.com
• Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue: A suspenseful plane-crash murder mystery penned by Anthony Horowitz. bbc.co.uk/iplayer