Streaming on BritBox in January – quick links
Casualty Season 40 – 5 January
Series. Britain’s longest-running medical drama returns with a gripping new chapter, as Holby City Hospital’s Emergency Department faces one of its toughest years yet. As the department reels from senior nurse Charlie Fairhead’s retirement, the team is thrown into turmoil by a major incident that pushes resources (and tempers) to breaking point. Amid a spiralling drug crisis and mounting personal and ethical dilemmas, the staff must fight to hold the department together while navigating battles of their own.
Starring William Beck (Robin Hood, Snatch), Elinor Lawless (EastEnders, Doctors), Olly Rix (Call The Midwife, Of Kings and Prophets), Sammy T Dobson (The Duke, Lore, Almost Married), Melanie Hill (Bread, Coronation Street), Michael Stevenson (The Syndicate, Innocent), Charles Venn (EastEnders, Dream Team, The Dark Knight) and Milo Clarke (How to Navigate Being a Monster).
Keeping Faith Seasons 1-3 – 5 January
Series (2017-2020). New to BritBox, this gripping Welsh thriller follows solicitor Faith Howells, whose world unravels when her husband vanishes without warning – and the double life he was leading comes to light. As Faith digs deeper, she’s swept into a dangerous web of callous criminals, corrupt cops, disconcerting alliances, and long-buried family secrets. With her children to protect and the truth growing ever more twisted, Faith must fight to keep her life from collapsing as the stakes climb higher with every revelation.
Starring Eve Myles (Torchwood, Belonging), Bradley Freegard (Vikings: Valhalla, EastEnders), Mark-Lewis Jones (Outlander, The Crown), Eiry Thomas (Rillington Place, The Accident), Rhashan Stone (Midsomer Murders, Hollington Drive).
Richard Osman’s House of Games – 6 January
Series. Beloved British author and television presenter Richard Osman (creator of Pointless) is back with a new season of this popular quiz show. Each episode brings together a fresh line-up of celebrity contestants to face off in a fast-paced round of games, puzzles, and competitive banter as their general knowledge is put to the test.
Attenborough and the Giant Elephant – 8 January
Documentary (2017). David Attenborough explores the extraordinary life of Jumbo the elephant, the animal superstar said to have inspired Disney’s Dumbo, from his rise to global fame to the troubling legacy behind the world’s most iconic circus animal.
The Lost King – 9 January
Film (2022). This acclaimed drama follows the true story of amateur historian Philippa Langley, whose unwavering determination led to the discovery of King Richard III’s long-lost remains beneath a Leicester car park.
Starring Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water, Paddington, Paddington 2), Steve Coogan, Harry Lloyd, Mark Addy, Lee Ingleby and James Fleet.
Call the Midwife Season 15 – 13 January
Series. The much-loved period drama returns with its latest season, bringing viewers back to Nonnatus House in 1971. As the resident nurses and nuns navigate life-and-death medical emergencies with their trademark compassion and courage, the Women’s Liberation movement begins to ripple through their community, and some of the ladies are inspired to take a bold stand of their own. This season tackles a wide range of gripping cases, from premature births and tuberculosis to kidney cancer and slavery.
Starring Jenny Agutter (The Avengers), Linda Bassett (Lark Rise to Candleford), Judy Parfitt (Up the Women), Helen George (Dark Matters), Laura Main (Doctors), Stephen McGann (Casualty), Cliff Parisi (EastEnders), Annabelle Apsion (The Halcyon) and Georgie Glen (Hetty Feather).
The Last Station – 16 January
Film (2009). This moving historical drama chronicles the turbulent final months of Leo Tolstoy’s life, finding the celebrated Russian writer caught between his ideals, his devoted followers, and the fierce love of his wife, Sofya.
Starring Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer, Paul Giamatti, Anne-Marie Duff, Kerry Condon and James McAvoy.
The Guest – 22 January
Series. This brand new psychological thriller follows Ria Powell, a cleaner at rock bottom, whose chance encounter with the dazzling and wealthy Fran Sharp pulls her into a world of glamour and opportunity. But, it comes at a cost. As Ria becomes increasingly enmeshed in Fran’s luxurious orbit, their bond twists into a dangerous game of power, obsession and deceit. Stylish, tense and full of sharp social commentary, The Guest offers a gripping look at how easily admiration can curdle into something far darker.
Starring Gabrielle Creevy (In My Skin, Black Doves), Eve Myles (Torchwood, Killing Eve), Clive Russell (Game of Thrones, Ripper Street), Emun Elliot (Paradise, Game of Thrones), Julian Lewis Jones (Justice League, House of Dragons) and Sion Daniel Young (Lost Boys & Fairies, Slow Horses).
Rose West: Born Evil? – 30 January
Documentary (2021). This chilling made-for-television documentary re-examines the life of serial killer Rose West, probing her past, psychology and relationships in a bid to understand how she became one of Britain’s most notorious and sadistic criminals.
