5 must-watch shows to binge this week on Netflix, the BBC and more


From a new Agatha Christie murder mystery to the return of the BBC's Call the Midwife, these are the series to know about


Agatha Christie's Seven Dials and Tell Me Lies © Simon Ridgway/Netflix/Disney/Ian Watson
Abby Allen
Abby AllenTV writer
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With January edging slowly towards its midpoint, viewers across the nation can rest assured that a new week brings with it a fresh slate of must-watch shows to binge.

While you may already be caught up on Netflix's new murder mystery His & Hers or the return of the BBC's The Traitors and the highly anticipated Sky and NOW release of Heated Rivalry, we've collated the latest shows landing across the streamers this week, from the BBC and Netflix to Disney+ and Apple TV.

Whether you're looking for a twisty Agatha Christie series or a tense heist thriller starring Idris Elba, here are the five must-watch shows you need to know about this week…

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Trixie Franklin (HELEN GEORGE), Rosalind Clifford (NATALIE QUARRY), Joyce Highland (RENEE BAILEY)© BBC / Neal Street Productions / Luke Ross

Season 15 explores the Women's Liberation movement

Call the Midwife season 15

A stalwart of the BBC, Call the Midwife makes its welcome return for another season filled with touching and heart-wrenching moments for the team at Nonnatus House. Returning cast members include Helen George, Jenny Agutter and Judy Parfitt as the midwives and nuns navigate a new era of the 1970s.

As someone who's seen a sneak peek of the first episode, I can promise it has all the heartwarming, joyous and, at times, very moving elements that have made this show one of the BBC's most successful and long-running series.

Call the Midwife lands on BBC One and iPlayer on Sunday 11 January at 8 pm

WATCH: Industry Series 4 Official Trailer

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Whitney Halberstram (MAX MINGHELLA), Harper Stern (MYHA'LA) © BBC/Bad Wolf Productions/HBO/Simon Ridgway

Max Minghella joins the cast opposite Myha'la

Industry season 4

The hit series returns for more high-flying drama, this time with the addition of new cast members including Charlie Heaton (Stranger Things), Max Minghella (The Handmaid's Tale), Toheeb Jimoh (Ted Lasso) and Kiernan Shipka (The Last Showgirl).

Season four finds Harper (Myha'la) and Yasmin (Marisa Abela) exactly where they've always strived to be: at the top of their game. But it wouldn't be Industry without that never-ending desire for power and the women are soon pulled into a dangerous cat-and-mouse game when a splashy fintech figure bursts onto the scene.

Industry lands on BBC and iPlayer on Monday 12 January at 10.40 pm

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Grace Van Patten and Jackson White star as Lucy and Stephen© Disney/Ian Watson

Grace Van Patten and Jackson White return as Lucy and Stephen

Tell Me Lies season 3

Fans of this twisty, toxic romance drama will be pleased to know it returns to Disney+ with another tumultuous season that finds Lucy (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen (Jackson White) back together just in time for spring semester at Baird College.

Speaking to HELLO! exclusively, Sonia Mena, who plays Pippa, teased a "chaotic, messy and ugly" season three, while Diana actress Alicia Crowder added: "You really feel like there's a snowball effect and everything's coming to a head. It's like, 'Wow, what's going on?' It's chaotic."

Tell Me Lies lands on Disney+ on Tuesday 13 January

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man moving through train carriage © Apple TV

Idris Elba plays negotiator Sam Nelson

Hijack season 2

If it's a gritty heist thriller you're after, then Idris Elba's second season of Hijack promises to satisfy. In this new instalment, which stars Christine Adams and Max Beesley opposite Idris, expert negotiator Sam Nelson is once again taken hostage, this time while onboard an underground train in Berlin.

Idris's season one performance as Sam earned him an Emmy Award nomination, so it's safe to say viewers are in for another gripping turn this time around.

Hijack lands on Apple TV on Wednesday 14 January

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Mia McKenna Bruce and Nabhaan Rizwan star in Seven Dials© Justin Downing/Netflix

Mia McKenna-Bruce and Nabhaan Rizwan star in the Christie adaptation

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials

The queen of crime is getting another adaptation of her 1929 novel, The Seven Dials Mystery, and this Netflix production features a stacked cast including Helena Bonham Carter, Martin Freeman, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Corey Mylchreest, Edward Bluemel and Nabhaan Rizwan.

Set in the 1920s English countryside, the series begins at an opulent country house party where a seemingly harmless prank turns into a twisty murder mystery. The synopsis promises: "A witty, epic and fast-paced drama from the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, is brought to life in a thrilling new version for Netflix."

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials lands on Netflix on Thursday 15 January

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