October is upon us, and that means it’s time for BritBox to get a new selection of streaming material for users to enjoy.
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Check out the complete list of the official BritBox additions for October 2025.
BritBox October 2025
October 2
- Karen Pirie Season 2 | BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, North America Premiere | 3 x 120’ | Released Weekly
In the societal turmoil of 1984, when the heiress to an oil fortune, Catriona Grant (Julia Brown, Shetland), is kidnapped at gunpoint and held to ransom with her young son, Adam, it’s assumed that the motivation is political.The huge investigation ignited an uncontrollable press storm, but when the culprits unexpectedly fall silent, the case runs cold. Catriona and Adam are never seen again.Forty years later, when a man’s body is discovered, Karen Pirie (Lauren Lyle, Outlander) is assigned to reopen the case in complete secrecy. With the first key piece of evidence in decades, Karen and the team delve into a history of love, deceit, political unrest, and class struggle in order to unlock one of Scotland’s most infamous mysteries, while avoiding media attention.What happened to Catriona Grant, and why do sinister forces want the secrets of her disappearance to remain hidden?
October 10
- Ripper Street Season 1 | New to BritBox | 8 x 60’ | Released All at Once
Haunted by the failure to catch London’s most evil killer, Jack the Ripper, Inspector Edmund Reid (Matthew Macfadyen, Stonehouse) now heads up the notorious H Division – the toughest police district in the East End.Charged with keeping order in the blood-stained streets of Whitechapel, Reid and his men find themselves fighting to uphold justice and the rule of law, but always in the background lurks the fear of the Ripper – is he back for another reign of terror?
October 14
- Beyond Paradise Season 3 | BritBox Original, BritBox Exclusive, North America Premiere | 6 x 60’ | Released Weekly
The hit spin-off from Death in Paradise returns as DI Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall, Sanditon) and fiancée Martha (Sally Bretton, Not Going Out) face more challenges in their new life by the coast.Set against the idyllic backdrop of Devon and Cornwall, the Shipton Abbott team solves more intriguing crimes, including a body found in the river on the county border, a baffling chocolate box poisoning, a historic farming feud, and a spiking incident on the water.Away from the police station, Martha and Humphrey try to overcome unexpected hurdles as foster parents, while the reappearance of Martha’s old flame Archie (Jamie Bamber, Law & Order: UK) presents an unexpected challenge.
Esther (Zahra Ahmadi, The Bay) navigates a surprise encounter in her private life, a health scare for Anne (Barbara Flynn, Kate & Koji) stirs up painful memories, and Kelby (Dylan Llewellyn, Derry Girls) embarks on a journey of personal growth.
October 17
- Ripper Street Season 2 | New to BritBox | 8 x 60’ | Released All at Once
The compelling crime drama returns, and the job of preventing Whitechapel from descending into hell has never been harder for Inspector Reid (Matthew Macfadyen, Stonehouse) and his loyal deputies.The memory of Jack the Ripper may have faded, but the Whitechapel streets he walked are more dangerous than ever. The men of H-Division are pushed to their limit, and they are undermined at every turn by the corrupt and amoral force in neighbouring K-Division.Drake (Jerome Flynn, The Change) is happily married to Bella (Gillian Saker, Lynely), though the unrequited love of Rose (Charlene McKenna, Peaky Blinders) still haunts him, and Jackson (Adam Rothenberg, Rivals) and Long Susan’s (MyAnna Buring, The Responder) tempestuous relationship boils over again.
October 22
- Apple Tree Yard Season 1 | New to BritBox | 4 x 60’ | Released All at Once
Dr. Yvonne Carmichael (Emily Watson, Chernobyl) has a high-flying career, a beautiful home, and a loving family. But appearances can be deceptive, and when a charismatic stranger approaches her, she soon finds herself taking risks that she had never dreamt of before.
September 19
- Escape to the Country Season 32 | New to BritBox | 55 x 60’ | Released 5x Weekly
Need an idyllic rural retreat? Tempted to quit the rat race for the peace of the countryside? Join country living experts as they help people achieve that dream by finding their ideal property.
October 24
- Ripper Street Season 3 | New to BritBox | 8 x 60’ | Released All at Once
The third season of this riveting crime drama opens with a cataclysmic event that reverberates throughout the eight episodes. Fifty-five souls are lost to a terrible locomotive disaster, with the wreckage landing right in the lap of ‘H’ Division – on Leman Street itself.From the twisted debris of the crash emerge clues that uncover long-hidden deceits. These crimes threaten not only to destroy Reid’s (Matthew Macfadyen, Stonehouse) iron grip on ‘H’ Division, but also to unravel his fragile psyche. The personal damage to Reid is profound, and there is no limit to what he will do to avenge his own, deep-seated grief.
October 29
- Ten Pound Poms | BritBox Exclusive, North America Premiere | 6 x 60’ | Released 2x Upon Premiere, Then Weekly
In 1956, a group of Brits responds to an emigration advertisement that promises a prosperous new life in Australia for just ten British pounds. Expecting to exchange rationed Britain for exotic food, whitewashed houses, and sun-soaked adventures, the new migrants arrive in Sydney to find that life down under is a far cry from what they were sold.
