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Ciaran Hinds and Toni Collette.

Hereditary and East of Eden favourites confirmed for "uplifting, poignant" new TV comedy drama

Eve Myles in Gone, wearing a rust-coloured jacket and a blue shirt.

Keeley Hawes and Torchwood favourite's drama series finally gets future confirmed after acclaimed first run

Don Gilet as DI Mervin Wilson and Shantol Jackson as DS Naomi Thomas in a promo for the Death in Paradise Christmas special. Wilson sits at his desk and looks at the camera while Thomas stands behind him with her arms crossed looking intently at the camera. A Christmas tree stands behind her.

Death in Paradise 2026 Christmas special confirms surprise early release date as Coronation Street and Changing Ends favourites join cast

Martin McCann as Stevie Neil and Siân Brooke as Grace Ellis in Blue Lights, wearing police uniforms, stood in a store room and looking at the camera.

Blue Lights co-creators confirm exit from BBC police drama after season 4 as show's future in talks

Ella Bruccoleri as Mary Bennet and Dónal Finn as Tom Hayward sitting close together at the table and gazing at one another.

ExclusiveThe Other Bennet Sister's Ella Bruccoleri teases Mary's dilemma in the Christmas special and the show's future

A formally dressed group stands outside a building. At the front, a man in a dark suit wears a large ceremonial medallion; beside him are a woman in a black dress, white hat and gloves, and men in a checked suit and a cream suit with a straw hat.

videoExclusiveThe Greatest star Jaalen Best reveals the approval he received from Muhammad Ali's family

Three women stand against a wall, looking to the left looking shocked in All's Fair

Kim Kardashian reveals how she manages critics of panned TV drama All's Fair ahead of season 2 premiere

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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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James Nelson-Joyce stars in This City Is Ours season 2; in this scene, Michael holds a small cup of tea to his face, while staring intensely ahead of him

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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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The new green Xbox logo.

Xbox Game Pass games: Confirmed new free titles to play in November 2026

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Freddie Highmore and Keeley Hawes in The Assassin, sat next to each other at a table in front of a swimming pool, looking at one another.

videoThe Assassin's Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore tease why their characters are "back to square one" in season 2

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

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"

The Big RT Interview

A woman with shoulder-length hair stands outdoors by the water, wearing a dark coat and looking confidently towards the camera, with buildings blurred in the background.

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

A woman with short dark hair and bangs looks at the camera, wearing a white collared shirt with a decorative brooch and a black dress, against a green gradient background.

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

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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?