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Death Valley Season 2 – 4 August
Series. The unlikely crime duo is making a welcomed return for Season 2 of the hit Welsh comedy-crime drama, Death Valley. Picking up months after the events of Season one, Janie, played by Gwyneth Keyworth, has been promoted to Detective Inspector and is busier than ever, with paperwork stacking up quicker than she can clear it.
To make matters worse, she’s been ignoring John, played by Timothy Spall, following an unexpected revelation. This season we will see the pair put aside their conflicting differences and work together as they’re called in to bring justice back to the mid-Wales region.
Starring Timothy Spall (Harry Potter, Mr. Turner, Sweeney Todd, Secrets & Lies), Gwyneth Keyworth (Misfits, Hidden, Black MIrror), Alexandria Riley (Torchwood, The Pembrokeshire Murders, Silo), Rithvik Andugula (O’Dessa, Extraordinary, The Children), and Steffan Rhodri (Submarine, Harry Potter, Wonder Woman).
The Salisbury Poisonings Season 1 – 6 August
Series. This three episode, fact-based drama is about the the 2018 Novichok poisoning crisis in the UK city of Salisbury.
Litvinenko: The Mayfair Poisoning – 7 August
Documentary (2022). Covering the events relating to the infamous assassination of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 and promising the real story of a murder inquiry and a shocking radiation health emergency.
BritBox: recent highlights
Exile – 30 July
Series. This BAFTA-nominated psychological thriller follows Tom Ronstadt, a disgraced London journalist who returns to his hometown in Lancashire after 18 years to care for his estranged father, Sam, who is suffering from advanced Alzheimer’s disease.
As Tom confronts the traumatic events that drove him away, he starts to uncover long buried secrets, a web of corruption and a devastating crime with ties to his family.
This gripping and emotionally powerful drama explores memory, guilt and redemption, building to a series of thrilling revelations that challenge everything Tom thought he knew about his past.
Starring John Simm, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman and Nico Mirallegro.
Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators Season 5 – 22 July
Series. The charming crime-solving duo return to the cobbled streets of Shakespeare’s birthplace for more witty mysteries and murders most foul.
After going their separate ways, grumpy ex-detective Frank Hathaway, played by Mark Benton, and warm-hearted ex-hairdresser Lu Shakespeare, played by Jo Joyner, find themselves drawn back together when a new case reignites their unlikely partnership. With their witty assistant alongside them, the team tackles a fresh collection of baffling crimes and eccentric suspects.
Starring Mark Benton, Jo Joyner and Patrick Walshe McBride.
Mint Season 1 – 17 July
Series. A reimagined Romeo & Juliet set against two rival gangs in industrial Scotland, where loyalty and love collide.
Written and directed by Charlotte Regan (Scrapper, Standby, The Responder), this beautifully shot series is celebrated for its distinctive, dreamlike aesthetic, drawing on her background in music videos and a bold streak of magical realism.
The series follows Shannon, played by Emma Laird, the daughter of a powerful crime family, whose world unravels when she falls for someone from the opposing side. Loyalty, betrayal, and impossible choices follow.
Starring Emma Laird, Laura Fraser, Sam Riley and Benjamin Coyle-Larner.
Bodies in the Snow: The Murder of Joanna Yeates – 10 July
Documentary (2025). Following the case of Joanna Yeates, who was found murdered in 2010 in Bristol England, after which her innocent landlord was wrongly accused before a Dutch national was caught and sent to prison.
Father Brown Season 13 – 30 June
Series. Season 13 sees the surprise return of parish secretary Mrs McCarthy, who joins Father Brown to solve one final case. Meanwhile, Father Brown becomes entangled in a dangerous mission to visit his nemesis Father Lazarus in prison, and he faces a race against time to find the newly appointed bishop before his consecration.
Starring Mark Williams, Tom Chambers, Claudie Blakey and Ruby-May Martinwood.
