COLD CALL

BRAND NEW

18th November 9pm, Channel 5

Sally Lindsay stars in this four-part psychological thriller set in Manchester which tells the story of a single mother caught up in a fraudulent cold call scam that threatens to see her life unravel.

MICHAEL MCINTYRE'S BIG SHOW

SERIES 5

23rd November 8.10pm, BBC One

Sally Lindsay stars in this four-part psychological thriller set in Manchester which tells the story of a single mother caught up in a fraudulent cold call scam that threatens to see her life unravel.

VIC & BOB'S BIG NIGHT OUT

SERIES 2

27th November 10pm, BBC Two

Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer return with another series of the show which features special effects, songs, stunts and plenty of surprises.

UPRIGHT

BRAND NEW

28th November Sky One

Tim Minchin stars in a new comedy drama about two misfits who forge the unlikeliest of bonds in their quest to get a precious piano from one side of Australia to the other.

TRACES

BRAND NEW

9th December Alibi

Martin Compston and Molly Windsor star in this new six-part crime drama which sees forensic science take centre stage as the three main leads attempt to uncover the truth about an unsolved murder case.

ADAM HILLS: TAKES HIS LEGS

BRAND NEW

13th December 11.30pm, Channel 4

A documentary following comedian and The Last Leg host Adam Hills as he embarks on a personal, physical and emotional journey to live out his boyhood dream to play competitive rugby league.

DIAL M FOR MIDDLESBROUGH

FEATURE-LENGTH SPECIAL

14th December Gold

Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson return for another comedy murder mystery as the next outing sees Gemma and Terry thrown into jeopardy when their coach breaks down in the middle of a fierce thunderstorm. Jason Donovan, Sally Lindsay and Joanna Page also star.

GAVIN & STACEY

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

25th December BBC One

The hit sitcom written by James Corden and Ruth Jones returns this Christmas for a one-off special almost 10 years to the day since the New Year's Day finale in 2010.

THE BOXER & THE BALLROOM DANCER

BRAND NEW

December ITV2

Love Island favourites Tommy Fury and Curtis Pritchard switch jobs for this new three-part series.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

BRAND NEW

December BBC One

A new three-part adaption of the timeless Charles Dickens classic written by Steven Knight starring Guy Pearce as Ebenezer Scrooge alongside an all-star cast including Andy Serkis, Stephen Graham and Charlotte Riley.

CINDERELLA:

AFTER EVER AFTER

BRAND NEW

December Sky One

David Walliams, Sian Gibson, Celia Imrie and Sir Tom Courtenay star in this original Christmas special which turns the classic Cinderella story on its head,

KYLIE'S SECRET NIGHT

BRAND NEW

December Channel 4

Fans will see a specially invited audience arrive for what they believe is a Kylie themed fan extravaganza hosted by Alan Carr. Little do they know they’re going to be spending a secret evening with the lady herself…

MARTIN'S CLOSE

BRAND NEW

December BBC Four

Peter Capaldi stars in this stand-alone 30-minute drama based on M.R. James' chilling ghost story of the same name. It has been adapted and directed by Mark Gatiss.

THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE

BRAND NEW

December BBC One

Rob Brydon, Sally Hawkins and Dame Diana Rigg voice this new adaptation of the favourite children's picture book which is a beautiful tale of an unlikely friendship.

THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA

BRAND NEW

December Channel 4

A new hand-drawn animated special of Judith Kerr OBE’s beloved picture book featuring the voices of Benedict Cumberbatch, Tamsin Greig, David Oyelowo, David Walliams and Paul Whitehouse.

WORZEL GUMMIDGE

BRAND NEW

December BBC One

Mackenzie Crook stars in a dazzling, modern two-part adaptation of Worzel Gummidge, inspired by the classic books of Barbara Euphan Todd.

THE NATIONAL TELEVISION AWARDS 2020

28th January ITV

A new presenter takes on hosting duties for one of the biggest nights in the television calendar, live from London's O2.

DANCING ON ICE

SERIES 12

January ITV

12 new celebrities including Michael Barrymore, H from Steps and Maura from Love Island will take to the ice to impress Torvill and Dean, Ashley Banjo and new judge John Barrowman.

THE GREATEST DANCER

SERIES 2

January BBC One

Todrick Hall joins Cheryl, Mathew Morrison and Oti Mabuse as a dance captain on the new series of the hit talent show, fronted by Alesha Dixon and Jordan Banjo. Curtis Pritchard joins as receptionist.

LOVE ISLAND

SERIES 6

January ITV2

Caroline Flack returns to host a winter edition of the popular reality TV show, this time from South Africa.

THE NEW POPE

SERIES 2

January Sky Atlantic

Jude Law and John Malkovich return alongside Silvio Orlando, Javier Cámara, Cécile de France, Ludivine Sagnier and Maurizio Lombardi in the follow-up to The Young Pope.

THE VOICE UK

SERIES 9

January ITV

The return of the hit talent show, hosted by Emma Willis in which will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones, Olly Murs and new coach Meghan Trainor must rely on the voice alone to decide whether they want someone on their team.

INTELLIGENCE

BRAND NEW

18th February Sky One

David Schwimmer stars alongside Nick Mohammed in this new workplace comedy based in Cheltenham and set in the UK’s highly regarded Government Communications Headquarters.

THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: LIVE FINAL

2020

16th May BBC One

Live coverage from the 65th Eurovision Song Contest which will be held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

A new four-part crime thriller which opens with a brutal murder before rewinding back 15 days to embark on a nail-biting countdown to find out why, how and who is responsible for the chilling crime.

As the series returns, Matthew and Diana are hiding in time in the fascinating and treacherous world of Elizabethan London, here they must find a powerful witch teacher to help Diana control her magic.

Andrew Davies' new eight-part drama is adapted from Vikram Seth’s international bestseller and is a modern classic about a young woman’s search for love and identity in a newly independent, post-Partition India.

A new four-part drama following Jolene Dollar, a mum-of-three who's been working in the porn industry her entire adult life and for two decades has been a leading British porn star.

Ricky Gervais returns as Tony who had a perfect life until his wife Lisa died. After contemplating taking his own life, the first series saw him punish the world by saying and doing whatever he likes.

A new six-part comedy that will follow the mostly off-the-pitch misadventures of three young football players on a fictional Premier Club team.

A comedy pilot from Sophie Willan, set in her home town of Bolton, which draws on her own unusual life experiences by following Boltonian wild-child, Alma Nuthall and her family of eccentric, unruly women.

A new four-part drama about Anne Williams, the inspirational woman who dedicated her life to campaigning for justice following her son’s death at Hillsborough.

This new series takes place two years on from the end of the second series and Joe is now 10 and living in two places at once, processing the seismic change in his life through the filter of his autism.

Comedy starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb which follows Stephen as he tries to follow in his recently deceased father’s footsteps and take over the family business.

Bertie Carvel, Neil Maskell and Youssef Kerkour star in this new drama. It's October 2003 and Baghdad has been occupied by American forces for six months; but there's no one in charge and no effective rule of law.

Sarah Parish returns to the role of ruthless Elizabeth Bancroft in four new episodes of the hit drama. Isolated and estranged from her beloved son, she faces increasing pressure as a result of her dangerous pact.

A new three-part drama starring Stephen Merchant and Sheridan Smith telling the story of convicted serial rapist and serial killer Stephen Port who drugged and murdered four men which he met on a dating app.

Morven Christie and Daniel Ryan reprise their roles as DS Lisa Armstrong and DI Tony Manning in this drama set in Morecambe.

A new four-part drama from Luther creator Neil Cross which exposes the quiet terror of a man trying to escape his past. Based on Neil's novel Burial. 

Julian Fellowes returns with a new six-part series. Adapted from his best-selling novel, this is a story of secrets and dishonour amongst the upper echelon of London society in the 19th Century.

A new four-part series from Jack Thorne about a family driven apart after being told that Andrew and Nicci’s daughter, Marnie, has a life-threatening condition. The doctors believe it is in her best interests to be allowed to die, but her loving family disagree.

Gemma Arterton takes the lead role in this adaptation from BAFTA award-winning writer Amanda Coe of Rumer Godden’s iconic tale of sexual repression and forbidden love.

A second series of the Channel 5 drama starring Adrian Dunbar as local GP and father of three Jim Hogan. New cast members include Ian Lloyd Anderson, Fiona Bell and Denis Conway.

A new five-part drama from Russell T Davies which follows the story of the 1980s, the story of AIDS, and the story of three boys, Ritchie, Roscoe and Colin, across the decade.

Joe Gilgun, Michelle Keegan and Damien Molony return for a second series of this comedy about a group of working-class friends finding unconventional ways to win at life in northern suburbia.

Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard star in this comedy that proves it is possible, to love your child to the horizon of the universe, while being apoplectically angry enough to want to send them there.

Ant & Dec return to host another series of the popular talent show, with Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams all expected to return to the judging panel.

Noel Clarke and Ashley Walters return as police partners and best friends Aaron Bishop and Ronnie Pike who once again will use their unconventional methods to fight crime.

A ninth series of the popular drama centred around the practice of midwifery in 1960s east London. A tenth and eleventh series have already been commissioned taking the series through to the late sixties.

90-minute drama which begins on one summer’s night in 1945, and follows child survivors and presumed orphans of the Holocaust. 

Set in the halls of Westminster, this new drama follows Prime Minister Robert Sutherland and his Chief of Staff Anna Marshall as they try to deal with a national emergency. Stars Robert Carlyle & Victoria Hamilton.

James Nesbitt, Hermione Norris, Robert Bathurst, Fay Ripley and John Thomson all return for a ninth series of the hit comedy drama about a group of friends living in Manchester.

New comedy starring Stephen Graham and Daniel Mays as two Detective Inspectors who are the top crime fighting duo in the Special Investigation Unit at the London Met.

Jayde Adams hosts this new Channel 4 competition which sees chefs Heston Blumenthal, Carla Hall and Niklas Ekstedt take on the roles of ‘Food Gods'.

Filmed in front of an audience, Dame Edna will host a very exclusive evening with celebrity chat, music and of course a few surprises direct from her luxury yacht, staffed by some familiar faces.

Christina Applegate returns as the hotheaded widow who in the first series was searching for the hit-and-run driver who mowed down her husband.

A new four-part drama which is a forensic examination of a tragedy and its effects on a small Scottish community and an exploration of the evil which can reside behind closed doors.

A ninth series of the popular drama starring Ardal O'Hanlon set on the Caribbean island of Saint Marie full of intriguing mysteries and cunning plot twists. A tent series have also been confirmed.

A new drama from Derry Girls writer and creator Lisa McGee alongside Tobias Bear. Centred around English student Ophelia, who falls in love with her married lecturer.

A third series of Lisa McGee's hit award-winning comedy set in Northern Ireland, which follows the lives of Erin, her cousin Orla and friends Clare, Michelle and Dylan, The Wee English Fella.

A new five-part drama which focusses on Leia who after a messy divorce finds herself falling in love with an intensity she’s never experienced before. But it's the wrong man at the wrong time.

Jodie Whittaker returns as The Doctor in another series of the hit BBC drama with Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill all expected to return.

Claes Bang stars as Dracula in Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ brand new mini-series inspired by Bram Stoker’s classic novel. These three feature length episodes will re-introduce the world to Dracula.

Katherine Ryan writes and stars in this sitcom about the powerful and problematic choices of a fashionably disruptive single mother living in London. Her daughter, Olive, is her greatest love so she debates a second child with her greatest enemy - Olive's dad. Can two wrongs make another right?

Charlie Heaton stars as Joseph Merrick, better known as The Elephant Man, in this new two-part drama which follows his compelling and extraordinary life from his working-class beginnings in Leicestershire.

This new 90-minute drama explores one woman’s struggle with dementia. When Elizabeth goes missing, best friend Maud is convinced that something terrible has happened, and sets out to solve the mystery.

10-part drama starring Harriet Walter & Frances O'Connor about three generations of a family with separate but intersecting obsessions trying to figure out how to die with dignity, live with none and make it count.

Shaun Evans reprises his role alongside Roger Allam as mentor DI Fred Thursday in the successful series which charts the early career of the young Endeavour Morse.

New drama from Julian Fellowes which charts the origins of football and how those involved in its creation reached across the class divide to establish the game as the world’s most popular sport.

Created by Riz Ahmed, this nine-part drama tells the story of three generations of a British Pakistani family. We follow them as they pursue their dreams over four tumultuous decades.

A second series of the comedy which finds Kazim and Jeremiah at a time when their delivery service Speedi-Kazz is growing in popularity, but times are tough after Kazim is kicked out of his mum's house.

Another series of the comedy sketch show where no area of the universe is off limits. Stars Samson Kayo, John MacMillan, Vivienne Acheampong, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Tom Moutchi and Roxy Sternberg.

This new comedy stars Charlotte Ritchie, Lisa Kudrow and Mae Martin who plays recovering addict and comedian Mae, whose life is complicated by a new and all consuming relationship with her new girlfriend George.

The modern story of three adult siblings  - Helen, Jake and Natalie - who are thrown into disarray when their recently widowed mother Vivien declares she's in love with a new man. 

This new 10-part drama explores the hidden heart of the world’s most dynamic multicultural capital and the turbulent power struggles between the international gangs that control it. 

A new 6-part comedy drama written and directed by Ben Wheatley, which sees rapacious baby boomers and disaffected teenagers at each other’s throats… this time quite literally.

A second series of Sally Wainwright's hit series which sees Suranne Jones play Anne Lister. 

Another series of the hugely successful sitcom about a young couple who unexpectedly inherit a grand country estate, only to find it is both falling apart and teeming with the ghosts of former inhabitants.

Dawn French stars in this new comedy drama that follows the stories and fall out for Maggie Connors who doesn’t pay attention to the cautionary adage that ‘those in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones’

A second series of the search for Britain’s next make-up star hosted by Stacey Dooley Industry icons Val Garland and Dominic Skinner will return to judge.

A new six-part comedy based on the The Play That Goes Wrong which sees The Cornley Drama Society undertaking another (overly) ambitious endeavour.

Set in Southern India, the six-part drama returns with Amanda Redman, Amrita Acharia, Neil Morrissey, James Krishna Floyd, Darshan Jariwalla, Sagar Radia and Nimmi Harasagama all returning.

A six-part drama based on Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett's novel , starring Michael Sheen, David Tennant. Jon Hamm, Miranda Richardson,  Anna Maxwell Martin, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Daniel Mays & more.

New comedy starring Mel & Sue as Hitmen about two best friends trying to make their way in the world with only each other to rely on. They also just happen to kill people for a living.

Rufus Jones returns alongside Rebekah Staton and Youssef Kerkour for another series of the comedy in which a Syrian immigrant lives with a family after hiding in their car in Calais.

Keeley Hawes stars as the real-life detective who brought five killers to justice in the heartbreaking true story of Banaz Mahmod, the young Londoner murdered by her own family for falling in love with the wrong man.

Billie Piper leads this eight-part drama about the moment in life when the mask slips. Suzie Pickles is a star on the wane who has her whole life upended when her phone is hacked and a photo of her emerges in an extremely compromising position.

The game of dinner party jeopardy returns with a new group of daring diners. As before, 5 famous faces meet at a restaurant and reluctantly surrender their credit cards, playing a series of funny and revealing games with the loser of the games having to pick up the bill.

A dark comedy series from writer Kayleigh Llewellyn, who has mined her own experiences to create this coming-of-age story about a teenage girl leading a double life. Follows a successful pilot.

Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton return with more twisted tales in this anthology series which guest stars Ralf Little, David Morrissey, Maxine Peake Jenna Coleman and many more.

David Schwimmer stars alongside Nick Mohammed in this new workplace comedy based in Cheltenham and set in the UK’s highly regarded Government Communications Headquarters.

A new four-part crime thriller from Steven Moffat about a prisoner on death row in the US and a woman trapped in a cellar under an English vicarage, who cross paths in the most unexpected way…

New drama which follows Ash, a young flight cadet falsely imprisoned before becoming embroiled in an audacious prison break-out. 

A new drama written by and starring Michaela Coel that explores sexual consent and how in the new landscape of dating and relationships, we make the distinction between liberation and exploitation.

Joe Lycett returns to battle both national business and solo rogues to seek justice for wronged consumers. And Mark Silcox returns as his consumer sidekick.

John Bishop takes a look back at the week’s events in his own inimitable style. He'll be joined by contributors and guests, some of whom may return, to dissect the news of the week in a light-hearted way.

A new factual drama from Reggie Yates which shines a light on the brutal side of reality TV, exploring the impact it has on participants, including instant fame, toxic masculinity, social media and suicide

A third series of the hit drama starring Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh as Villanelle and Eve, two fiercely intelligent women, equally obsessed with each other.

New sitcom from Tom Davis about Gary King and love-of-his life, Terri who bowl through family-life in suburbia. Gary’s quest to impress the neighbours and fill dad, Big Gary’s big shoes, might be more successful if he wasn’t such a drama-queen.

A new studio sitcom starring Brenda Blethyn and Jimmy Akingbola, written by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin, about a café owner who develops a strong friendship with an asylum-seeking African doctor.

Liam Williams' new comedy is set across two timelines, present day London & mid-2000s Leeds, as he reflects on lad culture, the formative experiences of his youth & searches for the secret to a less idiotic future.

A much-anticipated return of the series set in Halifax starring Derek Jacobi, Anne Reid and Sarah Lancashire.

Joanne Froggatt and Ioan Gruffudd star in the second series of the hit drama. Following series one's dramatic final episode, the new series will focus on who murdered Andrew Earlham.

A new six-part drama from Mike Bartlett which brings together four separate, deeply human and surprising strands to tell a larger story about what happens when we decide to step out of our own personal space and take a closer look into other people’s lives.

A sixth series of Jed Mercurio's hit series starring Adrian Dunbar, Martin Compston, Vicky McClure which follows the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anticorruption unit.

Caroline Flack returns to host the usual summer edition of the popular reality TV show from Mallorca.

Mike Bartlett's new three-part psychological drama centres on the personal and professional life of Thomas Benson; a hard-working father and husband and explores the corrosive effects of bullying.

This adaption of Eleanor Catton’s novel stars Eva Green, Eve Hewson, Himesh Patel and Ewen Leslie and tells a story of love, murder & revenge, as men and women travelled across the world to make their fortunes.

New drama set in Tangier in 1955, in the famous ‘international zone’ - one of the last outposts of colonial decadence, and a culture shock in more ways than one for troubled American debutante Lucy Savage.

Guz Khan's award-winning comedy returns for a third series and as we return to Small Heath, now that Mobeen’s life has been turned upside down. Has he passed the point of no return? And what path will he take?

Joel Dommett hosts the brand new UK version of the global hit in which 12 famous faces compete to pull off the best performance, with their identity elaborately and imaginatively concealed behind the mask.

Written by and starring O-T Fagbenle, this new comedy centres around Maxxx, a formerly famous boyband member turned drug-shamed tabloid laughing stock.

A second series of the global thriller created and written by Hossein Amini and James Watkins and inspired by Misha Glenny’s best-selling book of the same name.

A new 4-part series giving viewers an unprecedented insight into the life of one of the most fascinating and controversial figures in British sport, Tyson Fury.

A new sitcom starring Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont. Written by Lucy Beaumont and Tim Reid, the series offers a fictional window into the funny and frustrated marriage of Jon and Lucy.

Spencer Jones' new comedy which follows Leslie Winner, an eternally-optimistic klutz with his heart in the right place. The series also stars Lucy Pearman and Shaun Williamson.