What's on TV - Page 5 Last Updated On | 19 Jun 2026
The BBC's Dragon Slayers will see Matthew Rhys step into the role of Sir Harry Evans, the former editor of The Sunday Times The Number One Fan star previously married Craig Conway, before dating her long-time partner Matt Janes, who sadly passed away in 2017 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was Henry Thomas's breakout role and, despite loving his craft, he struggled to adjust to life in the spotlight From the return of Amandaland and Rivals to the new Yellowstone spin-off, Dutton Ranch, these are the nine top picks to binge-watch this May Man on Fire is based on A.J. Quinnell's 1980s book series and has already climbed to the most-watched spot on Netflix's TV charts Greta Lee and Wagner Moura star in The Last House, which follows a family of four who are suddenly sealed inside their house House of David fans are currently waiting for news on the historical epic's third season, meaning there's plenty of time to catch up on the series hailed by fans as "excellent" From a Scrubs reboot to a fresh-faced version of Baywatch, Monarch of the Glen, and Malcolm in the Middle, summer TV just got a whole lot hotter! Izuka Hoyle stars as a prison officer tasked with transporting a dangerous criminal to court in the new Sky thriller, Prisoner Matthew Rhys stars as the mayor of a small, sleepy New England town in Apple TV's new horror comedy, Widow's Bay Clive Owen stars in the 1963-set detective series, Monsieur Spade, as Detective Sam Spade, who is pulled out of his peaceful life of retirement after a brutal murder The hit detective drama, starring Don Gilet as DI Mervin Wilson, will return to BBC One with two more seasons and two Christmas specials Alastair Mackenzie, Richard Briers, Susan Hampshire and Dawn Steele starred in the original BBC drama, Monarch of the Glen, which is being reimagined by Channel 5 The Chase presenter joins Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar and Emma Thompson in the guest cast of the stage show, Whodunnit [Unrehearsed] 4 The true crime series explores how forensic pathologist Caroline Muirhead faced an impossible choice when her fiancé made a shocking confession This Is Not a Murder Mystery stars Stephen Tompkinson as Scotland Yard's DI Thistlethwaite, who is tasked with hunting down a killer at a country estate The Woods is a new Harlan Coben thriller coming to Netflix. Production is underway on the series, which stars Michelle Keegan and Tom Bateman Adrian Lester said there are "always conversations" about the return of the BBC's hit crime drama Hustle, which concluded in 2012 The true story-inspired drama, The Witness, dramatises the murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common in London in 1992 Steve Coogan and Tom Burke lead the cast of Legends, Netflix's six-part series about a group of ordinary British Customs officers who infiltrate a notorious drugs gang David Dickinson has been one of the biggest faces on TV screens since 1995, and the Dickinson's Real Deal host is happily married to a famous singer Gemma Arterton stars in the five-part spy thriller, Secret Service, as an M16 officer and agent runner heading up the Russia desk Anthony Horowitz is adapting his Hawthorne novel series for the small screen, which is described as a 'whodunnit to end all whodunnits' The BBC's six-part series, Peelers: The PSNI For Real, shows the realities facing the police force patrolling the streets of Northern Ireland Emma Laird and Loyle Carner lead the cast of the BBC's gritty, beautiful crime drama, Mint The Unforgotten actress stars opposite Jemaine Clement in Disney+'s new comedy drama, Alice and Steve, which arrives in June The popular period drama, The Forsytes, which follows the lives of the Forsytes family living in 1880s London, is returning with a second season Prey originally aired on ITV in 2014 and starred John Simm and Rosie Cavaliero as cat-and-mouse detectives Marcus Farrow and Susan Reinhart Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha lead the Liverpool-set crime drama, The Cage, which follows two casino workers who start skimming cash from the safe The Bikeriders first premiered in 2023 and sees Tom Hardy star alongside Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Mike Faist – catch it on Prime Video now Luke Grimes plays Kayce Dutton in the latest spin-off, Marshals: A Yellowstone Story – but he was initially unsure about the decision to kill off Monica Dutton Half Man is created by Richard Gadd, who stars as the formidable Ruben opposite Jamie Bell's Niall in this twisty psychological drama Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien lead the cast of the gripping and gruesome survival thriller, Send Help, which comes to Disney+ in May Lucy Punch leads the cast of the BBC's smash hit comedy, Amandaland, which returns with its highly anticipated second season in May Filming is underway in Belfast on ITV's new thriller, First Woman, starring Adolescence actor Ashley Walters and Oscar nominated actress Andrea Riseborough Channel 5's popular period drama, The Hardacres, returns to TV screens this spring. Watch the gripping trailer here Billy Nighy and Helena Bonham Carter lead the cast of California Avenue, the BBC's upcoming six-part drama set in a 1970s caravan park Joséphine Jobert and Allan Hawco play two clashing detectives in the French crime drama, Saint-Pierre, which has finally arrived on British TV screens… The 42-year-old Irish actor plays Jim Bergerac in the new UKTV reboot of the BBC's classic crime drama starring John Nettles The two actors starred as on-screen lovers Effie and Freddie in the Channel 4 teen drama, which ran for seven seasons from 2007 until 2013 Kate Hudson stars in Running Point as LA executive Isla Gordon, who unexpectedly becomes the head of her family's professional basketball team Wednesday night's episode saw Peter Moss take his father's prisoner of war publication to bookbinder Chris and The Repair Shop regular Will Kirk