Get the snacks ready… here’s our pick of the best TV shows due to air this year
This Town BBC1
From Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, this drama opens in 1981 and follows four young people who form a band at a time of social tension and unrest in the UK. The cast of this six-parter includes Geraldine James, Michelle Dockery and David Dawson.
Big Mood C4
Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan and It’s A Sin star Lydia West play best friends Maggie and Eddie in this six-part comedy. The girls have been pals for 10 years, but as they approach their 30s, their careers go in different directions and Maggie’s bipolar condition makes an unwelcome return. Will their friendship survive?
The Gentlemen Netflix
In this eight-part drama, a spin-off from Guy Ritchie’s 2020 film, Theo James stars as the son of an English aristocrat who finds himself doing battle with some unsavoury characters from the criminal underworld. Freddie Fox, Vinnie Jones and Joely Richardson also star.
Renegade Nell Disney+
There’s plenty of swashbuckling in this action-adventure series, which stars Derry Girls’ Louisa Harland as the quick-witted Nell who finds herself framed for a murder. Forced to go on the run, she becomes the most infamous highwaywoman in 18th-century England.
The Red King Alibi
This six-part thriller follows cop Grace Narayan (Anjli Mohindra), who comes across the unsolved case of a missing teenager. To get to the truth she faces some odd locals. Jill Halfpenny, Marc Warren and Adjoa Andoh also star.
Mary & George Sky Atlantic
Based on a true story, this seven-part drama chronicles the rise to power of George Villiers in the court of James I. Helped by his ruthless mother Mary (Julianne Moore), the pair’s outrageous scheming include George seducing the King and becoming his lover.
Nightsleeper BBC1
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