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Crime Drama
Bloodlands
New episodes every Sunday
At some point the past has to die. Doesn't it? Starring James Nesbitt.
Drama
Bates Motel: Series 1-5
All episodes available now
A boy's best friend is his mother. Before Psycho, there was Norman... and Norma.
Drama
Small Axe
Red, White and Blue. Directed by Steve McQueen
Can a young black man change racist attitudes - from inside the police? With John Boyega.
81 mins
Available for 9 months
Drama
Normal People
Get ready to fall in love
Popular Connell and aloof Marianne begin an electric affair that changes their lives.
Drama
The Serpent
All episodes available now
The twisting, real-life story of a murderer, thief and seductive master of disguise.
Drama
I May Destroy You
If you can't remember it, how could you consent?
Resisting the label of victim, Arabella takes on the freeing climb to who she could be.
Drama
Life
All episodes available now
Disruptions turn four people's lives upside down, setting off a chain of entwined events.
Crime Drama
Traces
All episodes available now
Evidence doesn't lie - people do. Can three women solve a murder that's close to home?
Crime Drama
The Fall: Series 1-3
To catch a murderer she'll have to embrace the darkness
Killer drama starring Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan.
Drama
Waterloo Road: Series 1-10
Back to school…
Affairs, scandals, blackmail and many, many headteachers. This is no ordinary school.
Drama
Pretty Little Liars: Series 1-7
All episodes available now
Pretty people, ugly secrets. How far will they go to keep them safe?
Crime Drama
Death in Paradise: Series 10
Life's a beach
DI Parker warms to island life with help from Florence and one or two familiar faces.
International Drama
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Crime Drama
DNA
How far would you go to uncover the truth?
A detective's life is wrecked when his baby goes missing. From the writer of The Killing.
Crime Drama
The Disappearance: Series 1
Lives change forever
Teenager Lea Morel doesn’t return home – and the search uncovers incredible secrets.
Crime Drama
The Bridge: Series 1-4
The Scandi Noir that redefined TV drama
A gruesome discovery starts an intense investigation for Detective Saga Noren.
Crime Drama
Twin
Identical faces. Different personalities. Deceiving everyone
Irresponsible Erik and straight-laced Adam are polar opposites. But Erik needs help.
Crime Drama
Mystery Road
An outback community is fractured by secrets
Detective Jay Swan hunts for a missing man – but not everyone welcomes the outsider.
Crime Drama
The Investigation
All episodes available now
Bringing truth to the surface - true crime drama of journalist Kim Wall's disappearance.
Crime Drama
Inspector Montalbano
A long spell in Sicily with the master detective
The stylish Sicilian detective takes on a host of compelling cases.
Drama
Spiral: Series 1-8
French police drama with a dark twist
Laure Berthaud and her detectives face organised crime. None will remain unscathed.
Crime Drama
The Valhalla Murders
The past will come back to haunt them
After a brutal murder, an ambitious Icelandic detective finds her career out of control.
Crime Drama
The Young Montalbano
The First Case
Promotion takes Montalbano to his hometown Vigata where he unravels an attempted murder.
Crime Drama
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Crime Drama
Strike: Series 1-4
Compelling drama by JK Rowling
He's wounded physically and emotionally, but Strike can crack the most complex of cases.
Crime Drama
Luther: Series 1-5
The detective who can’t let go of his past
Luther is trying to forget his old life – but can’t help being drawn into dark cases.
Crime Drama
Sherlock: Series 1-4
The game continues...
‘Miss me?’ Ghosts of the past bring adventure, romance and terror in their wake.
Crime Drama
McMafia
Welcome to the family business
There's no escape in this gritty tale of revenge and survival starring James Norton.
Crime Drama
Wallander: Series 1-4
Haunted by his past – and fearful for his future
Kenneth Branagh stars as the detective facing his most intractable adversary - himself.
Crime Drama
Baptiste
Julien is drawn into a web of lies
From the writers of The Missing, the insightful investigator faces his toughest case.
Crime Drama
Line of Duty: Series 1-5
Shocking. Intense. Unmissable.
On the trail of corrupt coppers - follow every twist of AC-12's investigations.
Crime Drama
The Fall: Series 1-3
To catch a murderer she'll have to embrace the darkness
Killer drama starring Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan.
Drama
Killing Eve: Series 1-3
A deadly, obsessive game of cat and mouse
Eve wants excitement. Villanelle wants to kill. Starring Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh.
Crime Drama
The Missing: Series 1-2
The acclaimed series that introduced Baptiste
The thrilling and heart-breaking story of lives consumed by a quest for the truth.
Crime Drama
Death in Paradise: Series 10
Life's a beach
DI Parker warms to island life with help from Florence and one or two familiar faces.
Crime Drama
Hidden: Series 1-2
The brooding depths of Wales hide murderous secrets
In beautiful, bleak North Wales, DI Cadi John must shine a light into dark places.
Teen Drama
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Drama
Looking for Alaska
Find your friends. Find yourself
Miles’ life is one big blah, until he meets sexy, screwed-up, fascinating Alaska Young.
Drama
Good Trouble: Series 1-2
New city, new lives, new loves
Sisters Callie and Mariana see if they can make it in LA.
Drama
Noughts + Crosses
A black ruling class, a white uprising. Welcome to Albion
Sephy and Callum are in love - and on the wrong side of a race war.
Drama
We Are Who We Are
All episodes available now
First love and finding out who you'll be. From the director of Call Me By Your Name.
Sci-Fi
Heroes: Series 1-4
Save the cheerleader. Save the world.
The Heroes discover what they can do for the world. And it's not always good.
Film - Fantasy
A Monster Calls
A 12-year-old boy finds hope in the wild
Conor is faced with a recurring nightmare. Can help be found at his bedroom window?
99 mins
Available for 27 days
Comedy Drama
In My Skin
Ridiculous, raw and heartbreaking
Bethan's mum's been sectioned and her dad's a Hell's Angel. It's hard being a teen.
Drama
Our Girl: Series 1-4
Gripping, explosive, heartbreaking
Army medics save lives on the frontline, but not all battles are fought in a war zone.
Drama
Pretty Little Liars: Series 1-7
All episodes available now
Pretty people, ugly secrets. How far will they go to keep them safe?
Crime Drama
Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists
UK premiere - all episodes
Life seems perfect for the students - but a mysterious figure fractures the illusion.
Drama
In The Flesh: Series 1-2
For the undead... life begins again
Kieren is back home, but doesn’t get the warmest of welcomes, being dead and all.
Drama
Clique: Series 1-2
Darkness lurks beneath the glamour
Holly and friends enter an exciting new world - are they heading for danger?
Sci-fi and Fantasy
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Film - Fantasy
A Monster Calls
A 12-year-old boy finds hope in the wild
Conor is faced with a recurring nightmare. Can help be found at his bedroom window?
99 mins
Available for 27 days
Drama
The Last Wave
Supernatural clouds gather in beautiful Biarritz
A group of surfers mysteriously disappear – before making a miraculous return.
Sci-Fi
Doctor Who: Series 1-12
All of time and space awaits the Doctor
Rose Tyler's life changes forever when she meets a mysterious stranger called the Doctor.
Drama
The Fades
When the dead turn on the living, it'll be hell
Horror fantasy. A teen haunted by terrible visions is drawn into a fight to save humanity
Sci-Fi
Battlestar Galactica: Series 1-4
All episodes available now
Humanity's last hope is a search for a place called Earth.
Sci-Fi
Ashes to Ashes: Series 1-3
Fire up the Quattro!
DI Alex Drake finds herself in familiar company when she travels back to 1981.
Sci-Fi
Torchwood: Series 1-4
The incredible adventures of Captain Jack
Captain Jack Harkness and his renegade investigators – fighting foes human and alien.
Drama
Fort Salem
Born witches. Made warriors.
As disaster looms, can three young witches work together to keep the world safe?
Fantasy
His Dark Materials: Series 1-2
One girl will change worlds
Missing children, mysterious Dust, shapechanging Daemons - it's our world, only not.
Sci-Fi
Heroes: Series 1-4
Save the cheerleader. Save the world.
The Heroes discover what they can do for the world. And it's not always good.
Sci-Fi
Life on Mars: Series 1-2
Take a look at the lawman...
Is he mad, in a coma, or has Sam Tyler really travelled back in time?
Fantasy
Atlantis: Series 1-2
All episodes available now
Jason lands on a mysterious island ruled by mythical creatures. Will he find his destiny?
Couples to fall in love with
Love Stories
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Drama
Normal People
Get ready to fall in love
Popular Connell and aloof Marianne begin an electric affair that changes their lives.
Period Drama
The Luminaries
A love story swirling with mystery, murder and magic
At the far end of the world, two young lovers fight for a fortune, and for freedom.
Drama
Small Axe
Lovers Rock. Directed by Steve McQueen
In 1980, black youths find freedom and romance, inspired by the sweet sound of reggae.
70 mins
Available for 9 months
Crime Drama
Strike: Series 1-4
Compelling drama by JK Rowling
He's wounded physically and emotionally, but Strike can crack the most complex of cases.
Film - Romance
The Notebook
You never forget first love
Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams star in this sweeping 1940s love affair.
115 mins
Available for 18 days
Comedy Drama
Fleabag: Series 1-2
The award-winning worldwide sensation
She’s angry. She’s messed-up. And she’s talking to you. The multi-award-winning comedy.
Drama
We Are Who We Are
All episodes available now
First love and finding out who you'll be. From the director of Call Me By Your Name.
Period Drama
A Suitable Boy
Love will push you beyond your boundaries
In 1950s India, passionate Lata is torn between family and the promise of romance.
Crime Drama
Jonathan Creek: Series 1-5
Impossible mysteries
Alan Davies stars as the reluctant duffle-coated detective, solving brain-bending cases.
Comedy Drama
State of the Union: Series 1
Is passion in the past?
Chris O’Dowd and Rosamund Pike star in Nick Hornby’s bittersweet take on marital strife.
Drama
Noughts + Crosses
A black ruling class, a white uprising. Welcome to Albion
Sephy and Callum are in love - and on the wrong side of a race war.
Drama
Last Tango in Halifax: Series 1-5
First love, second chance
Alan and Celia rekindle a relationship from decades ago. What will their families think?
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Doctors
Series 22: 6. Trouble
Young nurse Luca battles to help his patients whilst dealing with ghosts from the past.
28 mins
Available for 11 months
Drama
EastEnders
23/02/2021: Sharon puts her heart on the line
Ruby panics when Martin starts asking questions, and Sheree issues a warning.
20 mins
Available for 11 months
Drama
Holby City
23/02/2021: Ange blocks Dom's discharge
Alex makes a shocking discovery when a patient arouses his suspicions.
40 mins
Available for 11 months
Drama
Casualty
20/02/2021: Fenisha faces a moment of crisis
Grace turns out not to be the little girl Connie expected, and Ollie tries his luck.
39 mins
Available for 11 months
Drama
Doctors
Series 22: 5. The Garden
The truth about who really killed Tom and Ella’s mother comes as a shocking revelation.
27 mins
Available for 11 months
Drama
River City
22/02/2021: Poppy has no idea of the danger she's in
Poppy continues with her plan despite knowing the pain it will cause Stevie.
28 mins
Available for 11 months
Drama
EastEnders
22/02/2021: Kat steps up for Phil
Isaac is set up on a date, but things don’t go as planned.
22 mins
Available for 11 months
Drama
EastEnders 2008
05/12/2008: Roxy is backed into a corner
Whitney's guilt threatens to overcome her as Tony's affections shift towards someone else.
30 mins
Available for 11 months
Drama
Doctors
Series 22: 4. Pulling the Wool
Al worries that Lily’s latest move may have put his mother in danger.
28 mins
Available for 11 months
Drama
EastEnders
19/02/2021: Max makes a life-changing decision
Stacey is on a mission to prove Ruby's lies.
23 mins
Available for 11 months
Drama
EastEnders
18/02/2021: Martin doesn't know what to believe
With the evidence stacked against him, Phil is running out of options.
20 mins
Available for 11 months
Drama
Doctors
Series 22: 3. Impressions
Daniel is unimpressed when Zara spreads an intimate secret around the Mill.
28 mins
Available for 11 months
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