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WHAT TO WATCH 31 May - 6 June

  • May 31, 2025
  • 4 min read

Who'll win BIG at this year's British Soap Awards?


This week's best telly includes the live Britain's Got Talent final, the return of The British Soap Awards, hosted by Jane McDonald and BBC Three's new coming-of-age drama What It Feels Like for a Girl.


Elsewhere, there are two new comedies to get stuck into, St. Denis Medical on BBC One and Stick on Apple TV+.


Here are 5 TV shows you can't miss this week...

1

 LIVE FINAL

BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT

Saturday 31st May at 7pm on ITV1


After weeks of auditions and live semi-finals, the time has come to crown this year's Britain's Got Talent winner.


Those hoping to walk away with £250,000 and a spot on the bill at this year's Royal Variety Performance, are The Blackouts, singer Vinnie McKee, guitarist Olly Pearson, singer Stacey Leadbetter, drag queen and opera singer Jasmine Rice, dance group Ping Pong Pang, comedian Joseph Charm, Post Office choir Hear Our Voice, magician Harry Moulding and gymnast Benita.


As well as crowing the series 18 champion, Saturday's live final will also see guest judge KSI take to stage to perform his new single.


STREAM ON ITVX

2

 BRAND NEW DRAMA

WHAT IT FEELS
LIKE FOR A GIRL

Tuesday 3rd June at 9pm and 9.45pm on BBC Three


BBC Three's new Y2K spin on a coming-of-age drama, What It Feels Like For A Girl, launches this week and has been inspired by Paris Lees’ acclaimed memoir of the same name. The The eight-part drama is described as a raw, heartbreaking and hilarious drama that explores escape, self-discovery and self-destruction.


It's a new millennium and there's a whole world to explore. But teenager Byron, played by Ellis Howard, is stuck in a small working-class town that hasn’t been the same since the coal mine shut down in the 80s. Byron needs to get away and doesn’t care how.


Life explodes in a rush when Byron escapes to Nottingham’s vibrant underworld, discovering a realm of drink, drugs, and a chaotic family of troublemakers “The Fallen Divas”. Byron finds a gang of kindred spirits in the mesmerising Lady Die, played by Laquarn Lewis, Sticky Nikki, played by Alex Thomas-Smith, Dirty Damian, played by Adam Ali, while an intense rivalry brews between Byron and the beautiful, acid-tongued Sasha, played by Hannah Jones.


Between them, they beg, steal and skank their way on a rollercoaster ride of hedonism at the heart of the UK’s early 2000s club scene. The party can't last forever though, and when Byron is seduced by bad-boy Liam, a shocking encounter occurs that will change life forever.


 8 EPISODES  CONTINUES WEEKLY

 STREAM ON BBC IPLAYER  ALL EPISODES AVAILABLE

3

 BRAND NEW COMEDY

STICK

Wednesday 4th June on Apple TV+


Owen Wilson leads Apple TV+'s new sports comedy Stick, created by Jason Keller, playing Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago.


After the collapse of his marriage and getting fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store, Pryce hedges his bets, and future, entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom named Santi.


Stick promises to be a heartfelt, feel-good sports comedy about a found family and their relationships set within the world of golf as it has never been shown before.


 10 EPISODES  CONTINUES WEEKLY

 STREAM ON APPLE TV+  3 EPISODES AVAILABLE

4

 RETURNING AWARDS

THE BRITISH SOAP
AWARDS 2025

Thursday 5th June at 8pm on ITV1


The most glamorous night in the soap calendar is back after a year away, as Jane McDonald returns to host The British Soap Awards, celebrating our nation’s most loved soaps; Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks.


The awards will take place in London's Hackney Empire on Saturday 31st May with (keep away from any spoilers) the ceremony airing a few days later on ITV1.


Each soap will battle it out for one of the many highly sought after awards. So expect some of the biggest faces from all four soaps to be hitting the red carpet for the most star-studded and exciting event in the soap calendar.


The awards will celebrate a year in our soaps with awards voted for by the public as well as an expert judging panel. But who will win BIG on the night? You'll have to tune in to find out!


 STREAM ON ITVX

5

 BRAND NEW COMEDY

ST. DENIS MEDICAL

Friday 6th June at 10.40pm on BBC One


This week sees the hit US sitcom St. Denis Medical arrive in the UK. Set in an underfunded and understaffed Oregon hospital, it follows the dedicated doctors and nurses trying their best to treat patients whilst maintaining their own sanity.


It's quite the operation. The eclectic team of dedicated medical staff are trying their best. But have they got the patience for their own patients?


The series stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, Allison Tolman, Josh Lawson, Mekki Leeper, Kaliko Kauahi, Kahyun Kim and David Alan Grier.


 18 EPISODES  CONTINUES WEEKLY

 STREAM ON BBC IPLAYER  ALL EPISODES AVAILABLE



 
 
 

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