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Death in Paradise Christmas Special 2025 (29 December)
Genre: Crime and Comedy Drama
Format: 1 x 90’ Episode
This Christmas is anything but merry as four co-workers discover a dead body floating in the pool.
In this exclusive Death in Paradise Christmas Special, the morning after a Christmas party delivers quite the shock. DI Mervin Wilson (Don Gilet) and his team face one of their trickiest cases yet when four co-workers wake up from the hangover from hell to find a stranger shot dead in their villa’s pool. This Christmas special promises to be thrilling and suspenseful, as the detectives scramble to solve a baffling crime while Mervin juggles his own family dilemmas too.
Starring Don Gilet (Sherwood, EastEnders), Don Warrington (Rising Damp, Beyond Paradise), Shantol Jackson (Sprinter, Yardie), Ginny Holder (The Saint, London Has Fallen), Elizabeth Bourgine (A Heart in Winter, My Best Friend).
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Call the Midwife Christmas Special 2025 Parts 1 & 2 (27 December)
Genre: Period Drama
Format: 2 x 60’ Episodes
Join Nonnatus House this festive season as senior midwives embark on a mercy mission to Hong Kong.
In this exclusive two-part Christmas special, Call the Midwife transports viewers to Hong Kong, as senior members of Nonnatus House embark on a mercy mission while the younger midwives hold down the fort in Poplar. The story alternates between the two locations, this Far East mission will prove to be the perfect opportunity for them to spread their wings and grow professionally.
Starring Helen George (Strictly Come Dancing, The Three Musketeers, The Monster), Jenny Agutter (The Avengers, Child’s Play 2, The Railway Children), Judy Parfitt (Maurice, Hamlet), Linda Bassett (Kinky Boots, Dinnerladies), Cliff Parisi (EastEnders).
Beyond Paradise Christmas Special 2025 (22 December)
Genre: Crime Drama
Format: 1 x 60’ Episode
Martha devises a secret Christmas surprise for DI Humphrey while the team races to solve a flurry of festive crimes.
Beyond Paradise embraces the festive season with a twist, as DI Humphrey Goodman, played by Kris Marshall (Love Actually, Sanditon), tackles a flurry of holiday crime cases. Meanwhile Martha, portrayed by Sally Bretton (The Office, Not Going Out), hatches a secret plan to give him the ultimate Christmas surprise.
Starring Kris Marshall (Love Actually, Sanditon), Sally Bretton (The Office, Not Going Out), Zahra Ahmadi (Closed Circuit, Doctor Who), Dylan Llewellyn (Derry Girls, Hollyoaks, Big Boys), Felicity Montagu (I’m Alan Partridge, Bridget Jones’ Diary).
Marlow Murder Club Season 1 (4 December)
Genre: Crime Mystery
Format: 4 x 45’ Episodes
An amateur detective trio unearths a shocking murder mystery.
Retired archaeologist Judith Potts’s quiet evening in Marlow is shattered by the sound of a gunshot from her neighbour’s garden. Convinced she’s witnessed a murder, Judith reports it to authorities only to be ruthlessly ignored. So, she enlists the vicar’s wife Becks and dog-walker Suzie to help her investigate.
Starring Samantha Bond (GoldenEye, Downton Abbey), Cara Horgan (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas), Jo Martin (Doctor Who, Holby City).
Alice and Jack Season 1 (19 November)
- Genre: Drama
- Format: Series
Andrea Riseborough and Domhnall Gleeson star in this emotionally charged romantic drama about two people whose connection endures through decades of love, heartbreak and circumstance. Created by Victor Levin (Mad Men), it’s an intimate portrait of human connection, flawed but magnetic, told with cinematic flair. Watch the trailer.
