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A shocked-looking Keeley Hawes in The Assassin season 2.

Keeley Hawes confirmed to join returning TV thriller as "notorious prisoner" along with Practical Magic 2 star

Joe Cole and Nicola Coughlan sat on a sofa, talking. Nicola looks distressed as she leans in and Joe is looking away blankly.

Bridgerton and Peaky Blinders favourites' new TV drama gets release date confirmed with hopes to "shine a light on" key issue

Johnny Vegas in Beyond Paradise standing in front of a door with a Christmas wreath on it.

Beyond Paradise 2026 Christmas release date confirmed with special guest cast in new first look - including British comedy legend

Three adults stand shoulder to shoulder against a dark brick wall, facing the camera with serious expressions. The person in the center wears a dark tactical vest with police markings and a radio, over an olive jacket. On the left, a person wears a black police jacket with reflective check detailing. On the right, a person wears a blue suit with a white shirt and tie, hands in pockets. The lighting is dramatic and subdued, creating a tense, authoritative mood, with a green RT exclusive banner in the bottom right corner

Line of Duty season 7 tipped to air sooner than expected in 'vote of confidence' from BBC

Harry Richardson as Larry Russell talking with Louisa Jacobson as Marian Brook in a scene from The Gilded Age season 4.

ExclusiveThe Gilded Age season 4 cast react to "extremely risky" passion in premiere episode

Carrie Coon smiles in costume as Bertha Russell in The Gilded Age while holding a letter.

videoExclusiveThe Gilded Age favourite teases "rude awakening" for Bertha Russell with her troubled marriage in season 4

Rory Culkin as Karl Anders in Nocturne standing in a hallway in his prison uniform, looking nervous as he walks away from a prison cell.

videoNocturne stars reveal more about "ambiguous" Stephen Graham character dynamic – and the fact the storyline has an unexpected hidden layer

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Saoirse-Monica Jackson and Hannah Onslow star in This City Is Ours; in this scene, Diana takes a phone call at a restaurant, while Cheryl watches on in the background

This City Is Ours season 2 finds female characters in the firing line – but no damsels in distress

Amanda Abbington (Julie) / Alexandra Roach (Fran) / Christina Bennington (Charlotte) / Emily Barber (Vanessa) / Toni O’Rourke (Ros) in Hunting Alice Bell.

David Baddiel reveals how new drama Hunting Alice Bell explores cultural attitudes on evil and women – and how real-life case inspired it

Stephen Graham in Nocturne.

Jack SealeNocturne review: Stephen Graham does what he can with this overcooked drama ★★☆☆☆

Key art studio portrait of Beth [Romola Garai] and Tom [Dominic Cooper] in Adultery: Season 1

David BrownAdultery review: Romola Garai and Dominic Cooper lead middling midlife relationship drama ★★★☆☆

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Sarah Solemani, Luke Evans, Tom Cullen and Lydia Leonard in The Party, standing against a glittering backdrop.

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A scene from Jimmy McGovern's drama Time. David Tennant is dressed as a prison officer, wearing a radio, looking solemn

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Florence Pugh as Cathy Ames in East of Eden.

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Summer H Howell as Carrie in Prime Video's Carrie - she smiles on stage wearing a tiara.

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James McArdle as Nicholas Taylor & Sienna Miller as Carla Duval & Phoebe Fox as Serena Byrne in War

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Patrick Wilson, in a navy T-shirt, and Amy Adams, in a pale blue checked shirt, stand close together in a sunlit garden scene from Cape Fear (2026), both wearing tense, unsettled expressions as they look towards something off-screen.

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Tomer Capone as Billy Bones, Hayley Atwell as Bess Hawkins, David Oyelowo as Long John Silver, Tom Sweet as Jim Hawkins and Jack Huston as Mr Aaron Graham in Treasure Island, against a dramatic skyline with a parrot flying in the air.

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Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richie in The Bear, wearing a black shirt and looking forward.

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Key art of Steve Marchant in Emmerdale

Emmerdale confirms return of classic rogue Steve Marchant after 27 years away from ITV soap

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Stephen Graham as Jurek Walter standing in a prison cell, looking out of the window of his door and wearing a red jumper.

videoStephen Graham reveals why Nocturne role gave a chance to portray someone he would "never play"

A man in an ornate navy military coat and feathered bicorne hat stands before a grand domed building.

videoExclusiveLupin's Omar Sy addresses future of hit Netflix series - and reveals his ideal "end" for Assane

A bespectacled man sits at a computer as another man leans over his shoulder to look at the screen in a dimly lit office.

videoExclusiveLupin's Omar Sy reacts to major romantic twist in season 4: 'We wanted some changes'

Luke Grimes stars in Marshals: A Yellowstone Story – he is sat on a couch in a living room, wearing a jacket and a cowboy hat, looking over sternly at someone

videoYellowstone favourite admits he "never saw that coming" regarding key Marshals storyline

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Sally Bretton on Beyond Paradise, Not Going Out and the one thing about Death in Paradise that made her scream

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The Other Bennet Sister's Ella Bruccoleri on stepping into Austen's world and stepping away from Call the Midwife

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Jodie Whittaker on forgiving Suranne Jones, keeping Doctor Who secrets and the role she would have loved to play

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A woman stands indoors speaking on a corded telephone, looking concerned as she rests one hand on her hip. She is wearing a dark short-sleeved dress with gold detailing, statement earrings and a red hair accessory. Warm lighting, wooden panelled walls and houseplants can be seen around her, while blurred figures appear in the foreground.

Rivals season 2: Release date and latest news

Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell in The Diplomat, stood next to each other, both looking forward.

The Diplomat season 4: Release date and latest news

Noah Wyle and Patrick Ball in The Pitt. Wyle is wearing hospital scrubs and Ball is wearing a t-shirt. They are talking to one another in a hospital.

The Pitt season 3: Release date speculation and latest news

Siân Brooke as Grace Ellis in Blue Lights, wearing a police uniform, stood by a wall and looking at someone off screen

Will there be a Blue Lights season 5?