As Paul “Wicky” Wickstead, he’ll work for Shropshire-based cleaning contractor Laussen to remove the gruesome messes left behind by criminals. Milburn’s son Otis (Asa Butterfield, Merlin) is an insecure teenager who teams up with a classmate to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school. Venn is a bit different from the standard issue “hard-boiled” detective with drinking and relationship problems. A series of events leads to a major breach of patient confidentiality, showing us how power can warp the best of us. This upcoming eight-part drama is an adaptation of Harlan Coben’s bestselling novel of the same name. Isabella Rossellini stars in Sky's 10-part political period epic based on the power struggles … The first season will restage events as depicted in Anthony Minghella’s The Talented Mr Ripley, when a young grifter in 1960s New York is hired by a wealthy man to convince his wayward, hedonist son – played by Emma and Beast’s Johnny Flynn – to return home from Italy. Was Frannie really responsible? The pandemic has changed everything, and television production is no exception. Written by and starring brothers Brian and Domhnall Gleeson, this series focuses on Frank Marron (Brian Gleeson, Peaky Blinders), a 32-year-old misanthropic musician who lives in Dublin with his mother (Pom Boyd, Rosie). Born to a working-class Leicestershire family, “Elephant Man” John Merrick rose from the workhouse and poverty to become a cultural icon before his death at the age of 27 in London. This miniseries will follow the life of controversial television star Jimmy Savile, a man who was successful in his lifetime, but whose name is now synonymous with scandal and sexual abuse. In this original six-part BBC One thriller, screenwriters Penelope and Ginny Skinner (pictured above) tell the story of two very different women, both of whom are being conned by the same man. The gnome version. Based on the acclaimed young adult novel by author Frances Hardinge (The Lie Tree, Fly By Night), this six-part fantasy series is coming to Netflix. Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins (both of Great British Bake Off) will be returning for another round of episodes in this series about two middle-aged friends who happen to work as assassins. It was only announced in late 2020, so don’t expect it for a little while. This eight-part series recounts Leonardo da Vinci’s incredible life and work. He has to transport her to a trial, but first he has to deal with a challenging road trip across a not-so-modern landscape full of civil war, famine, and disease. It will surprise few to know that Sally Wainwright’s adaptation of Lister’s diaries was commissioned for a second series almost immediately. The eight-episode first season was co-created by screenwriter Siân Robins-Grace (Kaos, Sex Education) and Gangs of London (pictured above) production manager Lucy Gaymer. Adapted by Sara Collins from her own Costa Prize-winning novel of the same name, The Confessions of Frannie Langton is a four part murder mystery set in Georgian London. Jack Thorne (pictured), the busiest screenwriter in the UK is returning to BBC One fresh from His Dark Materials series two with a new original four-part drama partly inspired by the real-life Charlie Gard case. This series previously had a working title of “Boys”. Sherlock and Fleabag’s Andrew Scott will play Tom Ripley in a new TV adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith five-strong novel series for Showtime and Sky Atlantic. It’s the story of “the epidemic, the pain of rejection and the prejudices that gay men faced throughout the decade.” Filming began on the five-part series in October 2019, with a cast including Olly Alexander, Neil Patrick Harris, Keeley Hawes, Stephen Fry, Tracy Ann Oberman and Shaun Dooley. This six-part prison drama takes a serious look at the life of prison officers in an all-male British prison. Though it was one of the first productions to get back to work, filming was paused due to a positive COVID-19 test on set. This sun-drenched crime drama pairs stuffy English detective Miranda Blake (Elen Rhys, Ordinary Lies) with laid-back German detective Max Winter (Julian Looman, Pagan Peak). It’s about a body discovered on a British nuclear submarine, investigated by military detective Danielle Lewis. Series four began filming in January, but production was suspended with the pandemic. Based on Sarah Pinborough’s 2017 novel of the same name, this psychological thriller follows a single mother, Louise (Simona Brown), who begins an affair with her new boss, David (Tom Bateman). A four-part true crime series about ‘Mansfield Murderers’ Susan and Christopher Edwards is on its way to Sky Atlantic and HBO. As with the original, Roy Clarke (Last of the Summer Wine, Keeping Up Appearances) is the writer. Schwimmer plays an American NSA agent assigned to act as a liaison to the unit, but his brash style quickly creates conflict. Series 1 saw Suranne Jones assume the role of real-life Yorkshire lesbian Anne Lister, a woman who was very much ahead of her time. Later in 2021 on ITV Brenda Blethyn is returning as DCI Vera Stanhope in the ITV detective drama Vera, set as ever against the wild backdrop of Northumberland. Line of Duty actor Vicky McClure (pictured above) and creator Jed Mercurio are collaborating on a new ITV thriller about a bomb disposal expert. Series 2 and 3 are scheduled to be filmed back-to-back during the summer of 2021, with the second series to be broadcast later that year. The first involves the 25-year-old death of a teenager whose unsolved murder has become the subject of a true crime podcast. Giri/Haji creator Joe Barton is writing the series, with Andy Serkis among the producers. He’ll play detective Roy Grace (from Peter James’ award-winning novels), a man who fights crime in the coastal city of Brighton, England. A detective constable (Noel Clarke, pictured) sets up a surveillance op in the flat of a local woman and watches the tight-knit community of the missing woman. The upcoming series will adapt three of the Dalgliesh novels: Shroud for a Nightingale, The Black Tower, and A Taste for Death. She’d undergone police training when younger, but when her life got pushed off course, she never found her way back to it. After 18 years of hearing about the dangers of the outside world, he must leave home and face reality. The initial installment of six episodes used the first two novels (Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies), and the upcoming production will finish the series. This time travel romance/adventure series heads back to the set in early 2021, this time filming episodes based on Diana Gabaldon’s sixth novel, A Breath of Snow & Ashes. Amy Huberman returns for another season of this Irish Acorn TV Original series. Given everything that happened in series 1, there are certainly a lot of directions they could take it in. With Netflix money behind it, this could be a great deal of fun. This eight-episode series will tell the life of artist Leonardo through the story of his masterpieces. The commission was announced in July 2019 and filming was due to begin in 2020. For those who aren’t familiar with the series, it follows the goings on in a police anti-corruption unit. It’s described as “a flat-share comedy where the nightmare tenants…are the voices in your head.” Gbemisola Ikumelo (Famalam) will star. Based on real historical characters, it follows the ascendancy of Livia Drusilla through the Roman political ranks, as she strategizes her way to the top, driven by revenge. A second series was commissioned almost immediately, but it’s uncertain whether the pandemic will impact the premiere date. From the creators of Shameless comes six-part crime drama Wolfe, which stars Guerilla‘s Babou Ceesay (pictured above) as an expert forensic pathologist and university professor described as “half genius, half liability”. In October, it was announced that Doctor Who had begun production for Series 13. COZY MURDER MYSTERIES - PERIOD DRAMAS - CLEVER COMEDIES - AND OF COURSE, DOCTOR WHO... We work hard to create this content. Romina. When lockdown restrictions eased and filming was again permitted, many productions found themselves with scheduling nightmares as productions that wouldn't have normally overlapped all tried to get back up and going at once. Screw promises to show “the uncensored, terrifying and often darkly funny reality of life as a prison officer in an all-male prison in 21st century Britain.” The story focuses on veteran officer Leigh, who’s trying to keep her past buried, and mouthy new recruit Rose. For us, it's always the mysteries first, followed by the new comedies – and with Dalgliesh, Whistable Pearl, Karen Pirie, and The Long Call + new Endeavour and Death in Paradise and Vera and Shetland…it's going to be a good year. There are 31 novels in total, the latest one finished with the help of Rod Green after M.C. This dramedy is based on Nancy Mitford’s novel of the same name, and it went into production in summer 2020. A Closer Look…, Check out the original German series (with subtitles) HERE, If you have a region-free DVD player, you can get Series 1 HERE, If you have a region-free DVD player, you can get this one on DVD, final installment in her Wolf Hall trilogy. This series is based on the true story of serial killer Charles Sobhraj, a man responsible for the murder of as many as 20 Western travellers in India, Thailand, and Nepal during 1975 and 1976. Right now, there’s no information on casting or release date. In a recent interview, director Anthony Byrne revealed that the next season would pick back up at the same moment the last one left off (we’re being intentionally vague to avoid spoilers). Filming began in Liverpool in late 2019, then was put on hold thanks to Covid-19 but it’s still due to arrive in 2021. Coming to ITV, it’s a four-part thriller about two grown-up sisters who become entangled in a tense mystery when their children are involved in the disappearance of a 10-year-old local boy. The premise of Sarah Lotz’ trilogy sees four planes crash on the same day in four different countries, leaving three children as the miraculous survivors… Wolf Hall’s Peter Straughan was attached as adapting this eight-part drama but as yet, it’s still to appear on his IMDb credits. Somehow, though, it’s managed to weather the changes and keep going. It was quickly renewed for a second series, and we’ll soon be seeing Morven Christie and her Morecambe colleagues back for a new mystery. Siobhan Finneran (Downton Abbey) will play Alma’s dysfunctional mother Lin, while Lorraine Ashbourne (Peak Practice) will play her Grandma Joan. This comedy series follows Nikki (Esther Smith, Cuckoo) and Jason (Rafe Spall, Black Mirror) after they decide to pursue adoption. And everything else to look forward to in 2021. Filming is due to begin in the summer on ITV’s No Return, a Manchester-based four-part drama from Danny Brocklehurst (The Stranger, Shameless). I Heart British TV Will Pivot to Focus on Japanese TV Instead. This series begins when a young British-Indian doctor (Amrita Acharia) heads to India to practice medicine after a breakup. Ultimately, say the Clarksons, “it’s the story of friendship told through the prism of a classic horror-thriller.”. List of the latest British TV series in 2021 on tv and the best British TV series of 2020 & the 2010's. It’s the story of a man recruited into an organisation formed to stop global catastrophes, who ends up reliving the same day again and again. Unfortunately, the delays created scheduling conflicts, leading Ersted Rasmussen to pull out of the role of Eskel. Things get strange when she also starts to become friends with his wife Adele (Eve Hewson). Following the enormous success of Normal People – the story of young Irish couple Marianne and Connor navigating love, sex, university, class, friendship and mental health – the BBC and Hulu are collaborating on an adaptation of author Sally Rooney’s debut novel, Conversations with Friends. This two-part BBC drama stars Stranger Things’ Charlie Heaton (pictured) and is written by Moorside’s Neil McKay. It’s the circle of life: New TV shows are born, old TV shows get canceled (either before their time or at a natural ending point). Suranne Jones and Sophie Rundle have both returned, and filming is already underway in West Yorkshire. Though it received a lot of criticism for the modern day setting, Netflix renewed it for a second series. Filming began in November on four-part BBC One thriller Ridley Road, adapted from Jo Bloom’s 2014 novel of the same name. The first series will be made up of six episodes, and filming began in September 2020. Detectorists fans will recognize “Louise” (Laura Checkley) in the role of wife Terri King. Shooting was originally scheduled for summer 2020, but not surprisingly, it was postponed. The story’s a high-concept thriller about a woman trying to solve a murder who keeps waking up in somebody else’s body every time she gets close to the answer. Martin Freeman (Sherlock) and Daisy Haggard (Episodes) star in this sitcom about two parents struggling with their new roles as keepers of small humans. Though the fifth and final series was originally intended to come in one large chunk, the pandemic disrupted filming and they opted to make the first eight episodes available in August 2020. The BBC is preparing a feature-length adaptation of Kit de Waal’s novel My Name is Leon, the 1980s-set story of a nine-year-old biracial boy forced to cope with his mother’s breakdown. This Ricky Gervais-penned sitcom surprised more than a few people with the depth and sensitivity it brought to the story of a man grieving his late wife. These particular African immigrants were unique because they arrived in England as free people, not slaves. Vanity Fair and Five Days screenwriter Gwyneth Hughes. It’s 20 years since the release of Ginger Snaps, the first in a trilogy of now-cult horror films, and, according to Sid Gentle Films, high time for a live-action TV adaptation. Adapted by Hannibal and The Punisher’s Steve Lightfoot from Sarah Pinborough’s 2017 novel, it’s the story of a woman who becomes involved in an unconventional love triangle that develops into a dark, twist-filled web of secrets. It’s the story of three characters whose dark secrets threaten to destroy their lives. Originally premiering in 2018, Innocent introduced us to David Collins, an innocent man convicted of murdering his first wife. Suddenly, everything good in her life implodes. Sheridan Smith and Jamie Winstone will star alongside Stephen Merchant as Port. She creates problems within the family, and deaths aren’t far behind. The biopic will tell the story of Merrick’s life from the start to the end and promises to “explore the man behind the myth”. This five-part crime drama follows an intense police surveillance operation in Manchester, examining whether it’s possible for officers to remain truly objective about those they observe. This English-language version is set in Bristol and stars Lesley Sharp, Vincent Regan and Patrick Gibson. All three collaborate on the series. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. It’s about a young child with a life-threatening condition whose medical team judge it in her best interests that she be allowed to die, a decision her family can’t support and fight every step of the way. In series 2, the concept will continue with a new scenario and set of characters. Over the years, this sitcom has gone from fun singles comedy to a more family-oriented show. The new crime drama comes adapted from the first in McDermid’s five-book series The Distant Echo by Harlots and Save Me Too’s Emer Kenny. The series is set to be filmed in the UK in 2021. Unfulfilled by her job, she turns to darker pursuits outside of work, because who would ever suspect her? When it comes to gritty drama it’s difficult to imagine a grittier combo than Stephen Graham … With series 7 set in 1970, we can reasonably expect series 8 to fall somewhere around 1971 or 1972, roughly 15 years away from the original Inspector Morse’s 1987 beginnings. The European-funded series stars David Tennant as Verne’s famous explorer Phileas Fogg. Panasonic released a number of new OLEDs last year, including the HZ1000, HZ1500, and an entry-level HZ980 model – but its the HZ2000 that shows … This historical fantasy offers up an imaginative version of Britain in the year AD 43, showing us a land ruled by druids and powerful women. Based on Sally Green’s celebrated book trilogy of the same name, Half Bad will be an eight-part one-hour Netflix fantasy drama. Best New TV Shows To Watch in 2021 in the UK The TV Shows You Won’t Want to Miss in 2021, From BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Netflix, and More 22 March 2021 by Navi Ahluwalia Chernobyl‘s Emily Watson (pictured above in BBC One’s Apple Tree Yard) stars in this meaty psychological three-part thriller coming to ITV. With a complicated home life and a varied work team including a child prodigy, Wolfe uses his unusual expertise to solve a case of the week. Whether they'll keep him around or not is anyone's guess. The first film revolves around a cold case and a groom who goes mysteriously missing just days before his wedding. Robson Green has mentioned that Geordie and Will will be heading down a self-destructive path in the upcoming series, and a lot of big changes lie ahead for the detective, the vicar, and everyone else around them. Aside from the actual lockdowns, it takes more time and money to film safely with social distancing. His physical deformities were both unique and extreme, but they opened the door for him to meet lifelong friend Dr. Frederick Treves at a London human oddities show. By persuading four female informants to testify – and helping them live to see their court dates – she can help them start new lives. After a five-month pandemic-related delay, the series resumed filming in August 2020. 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