The BBC offers a wide collection of thrilling whodunnits. From tense Agatha Christie adaptations to lighthearted crime capers like Ludwig and Death in Paradise, there's an ever-growing list of bingeable shows available to stream on iPlayer – and its latest addition is shaping up to be another must-watch.
Lydia West (Big Mood, It's a Sin) stars in the Australian comedy-drama, He Had It Coming, which follows two mismatched university students who find themselves accidentally entangled in a murder mystery when their spontaneous feminist art activism is hijacked by a killer.
© BBCA chalk-and-cheese duo and a gripping murder mystery? Count me in!
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What is He Had it Coming about?
Created and written by Gretel Vella (Totally Completely Fine, The Great) and Craig Anderson (Double The Fist), the eight-part series follows Elise, an awkward British scholarship student who forms an unlikely friendship with fashion influencer Barbara.
Following a series of mishaps with men, both women decide they've had enough. Spearheaded by Barbara, the duo deface a statue of the university's male founder while drunk – but soon find themselves embroiled in a murder case.
© BBC/ 2025 Jungle Entertainment Pty Ltd, Stan Entertainment Pty Ltd, Screen Australia/Lisa TomasettiThe synopsis continues: "When the girls wake to discover that the university's star athlete has been murdered and displayed at the foot of their political statement, they must urgently erase all ties to the crime. With Detective Shepherd following the breadcrumbs they have been trying to sweep up, Barbara and Elise need to find the real culprit amid rising gender tensions on campus and a growing body count."
Nick Lee, Head of BBC Programme Acquisition, described the drama as a "fun, pacey campus whodunnit with a vibrant poke into gender politics." He added: "It's deliciously dark, comic and has a very bingeable vibe."
Who stars in He Had it Coming?
Alongside Lydia West, who plays Elise, Natasha Liu Bordizzo (Ahsoka: Star Wars, The Voyeurs) stars as Barbara, while Liv Hewson (Yellowjackets, Bombshell) plays Detective Shepherd.
© BBCHe Had it Coming is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
More murder mysteries to stream on BBC iPlayer
- Death Valley: The charming and witty crime drama follows an unlikely crime-solving duo - retired actor John Chapel (Timothy Spall) and eager Welsh detective Janie Mallowan (Gwyneth Keyworth) - as they solve crimes in a bucolic Welsh village.
© BBC/BBC Studios/Jay Brooks- Ludwig: David Mitchell stars in this excellent detective series as puzzle setter John 'Ludwig' Taylor, whose quiet life is suddenly upended when his identical twin brother, DCI James Taylor, mysteriously vanishes. Drafted in by his sister-in-law Lucy (Anna Maxwell Martin), John agrees to impersonate James as a detective in the Cambridge Police Authority to uncover the truth.
- The Hairdresser Mysteries: One for cosy crime fans, Sally Phillips stars as Lily Petal, a hairdresser who trades city life for a charming, 1970s-style salon in a rural village, where she begins to solve its mysteries.
