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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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).
